“The Science” and “The Politics”

Janet Bowstead, one of our #DataImpactFellows, shares her thoughts on how the often-made distinction between “the science” and “the politics” is not as simple as it might appear and how decisions of scale are relevant to both.…

What does impact mean to me?

Our #DataImpactFellows work in diverse areas, some of them combining more than one role. This gives them a great chance to explore the question “What does impact mean to me?” Here are David Kingman’s thoughts. …

Quality: The Trade-off of Working with Big Data

Esmeralda Bon, one of our #DataImpactFellows, was inspired to write this blog post by a reflective piece she wrote for this British Academy report, as well as discussions with peers that took place at a workshop held at the Sir Bernard Crick Centre, University of Sheffield last year.…

Change… to new ways of working

We’ve asked our #DataImpactFellows to write a post on the theme of ‘change’. Stuart Campbell reflects on the challenges and opportunities that the current crisis presents for the ways we work.…