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Not real – but really useful: synthetic data – a cost-benefit analysis of its practical value

  • 26 August 2025

Jools Kasmire and Christina Magder introduce synthetic data, how it’s used, and what fidelity means, before introducing us to a project exploring the benefits of low-fidelity synthetic data.

Collecting new data for innovative research

  • 5 August 2025

Jim Vine from Understanding Society gives an overview of the new types of data being collected as part of the Innovation Panel, the UK Household Longitudinal Study’s test bed for survey methods.

A steadying voice in the world of Data Science and AI: contribute to RSS’s Data Science publications

  • 8 July 2025

Annie Flynn from the Royal Statistical Society introduces the launch of a new open access journal, RSS: Data Science and AI, and the relaunch of the digital platform Real World Data Science.

Celebrating 21 years of the Secure Research Service (SRS)

  • 2 June 2025

Bill South and Louise Corti, based at the Office for National Statistics, reflect on some of the highlights from the Secure Research Service accomplished over the past 21 years. 

Getting hands-on with real-world research: data hackathon and visualization events as pedagogical and knowledge exchange tools

  • 3 March 2025

In this post Christian Reynolds, Reader in Food Policy at the Centre for Food Policy, City University, London, introduces the upcoming H3 X Food & You 2: Data Hackathon and Visualization Event.

Boosting Computational Skills in Data Services

  • 18 February 2025

Vanessa Higgins shares about an exciting new project that seeks to develop computational skills in social science data services. She explains how the project will work and how it will benefit data service staff around the world.

What is impact evaluation and why do we need it? – Part 2

  • 11 February 2025

In the second part of this blog post, Dan Muir, Senior Economist at Youth Futures Foundation discusses what impact evaluation is and why it matters. 

What is impact evaluation and why do we need it? – Part 1

  • 4 February 2025

In this two-part blog post, Dan Muir, Senior Economist at Youth Futures Foundation discusses what impact evaluation is and why it matters. 

A new Data Explorer, a new use for DotStat

  • 14 November 2024

Dave Rawnsley, Senior Technical Co-ordinator for the UK Data Service, gives an overview of a new data platform that will make it easier to access International and Census data.

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