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Specifically, we focus on the interaction of university-based researchers\u2019 constructs about data with the material conditions of health data circulation in the UK and how these dynamics drive greater circulation of health data through the data sharing infrastructure. Building on our empirical research, we identify four data valences or expectations about data present in the discourses of university-based researchers \u2013 vanguard, discovery, truthiness and actionability \u2013 and three material factors \u2013 investment in data, infrastructure and labour. We argue that the interaction of these factors has created a favourable environment for making data flow from the healthcare sector into the hands of university-based researchers. 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