David Kingman from HM Treasury discusses how reading books on R and Python has helped him achieve more impact from his work as a data scientist.
Category: Data science
Anran Zhao discusses the importance and challenges of good data preparation.
Joseph Allen discusses how researchers can benefit from using Twitter data for research, and how to get started.
Louise Corti shares the challenges and opportunities from this year’s successful virtual Big Data Summer School at the University of Essex.
Sam Milsom shares how Open Data Manchester has developed over ten years and during the lockdown, while Julia Kasmire from the UK Data Service shares the contribution the Service made to ODM’s Pick N Mix workshops.
Jen Buckley introduces the winners of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award, exploring the work the undergraduate researchers have undertaken and what they hope to do next.
Diarmuid McDonnell discusses how social scientists can access real-time datasets on the Covid-19 outbreak, and how this data might be used to inform policy relating to the crisis.
Julia Kasmire has recently joined the UK Data Service to develop a training programme on New Forms of Data. But what exactly does that entail?
Anca Vlad of the UK Data Service investigates the range of data in the UK Data Service collection related to Brexit.