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Changing Perceptions Challenge – the winning entry

  • 5 May 2022

Congratulations to Lily from the Tiffin Girls’ School who has won the Changing Perceptions Challenge. Here is her winning entry. 

Competition winner – Changing Perceptions Challenge

  • 4 May 2022

We’re pleased to announce the winner of our Changing Perceptions Challenge!

What is the Changing Perceptions Challenge and where did the idea come from?

  • 1 November 2021

The UK Data Service has recently launched the Changing Perceptions Challenge, a competition aimed at sixth form and college students. Ben Brindle explains where the idea came from and how students will benefit from taking part.

Why is understanding trade union membership from survey data harder than it might first seem?

  • 24 February 2020

Rhys Davies explores how he uncovered problems with official UK government figures on trade union presence and coverage – and how the government recognised and corrected the error.

The impact of Brexit uncertainty on UK exports

  • 20 September 2018

Oliver Exton, one of our Data Impact Fellows, explores how uncertainty over Brexit is affecting firms which export.

5 things that official inflation figures don’t tell you about the minimum cost of living

  • 12 July 2018

Professor Donald Hirsch examines how current measures for inflation don’t always reflect costs of living.

Taking Brexit to the Data: Which Sectors are Most Exposed to ‘No Deal’?

  • 21 March 2018

Oliver Exton is one of our UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows for 2017. Oliver is an ESRC funded PhD student in Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge whose research focuses on firms and workers in international trade. In this blog, he explores the potential impacts of a ‘no deal’ Brexit on exports by UK firms.

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