Data Impact blog

How reading books helps me generate impact

• 23 August 2021

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.…

Why and what do we need to know about data pre-processing?

• 18 August 2021

Anran Zhao discusses the importance and challenges of good data preparation.…

Older and…? The challenges of accessing demographic statistics within the ageing population

• 4 August 2021

Tom Wilson from Independent Age discusses the ‘data accessibility gap’ in the representation of sub-groups of older people and introduces the In Focus: Experiences of older age in England report.…

For Replicability Sake! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Data Management

• 29 July 2021

Esmeralda Bon, one of our #DataImpactFellows, reflects on how challenging – and essential – good data management is.…

ONS Research Excellence Awards 2021. Apply now!

• 12 July 2021

Louise Corti and Callum Barnes on the importance of recognising and celebrating impactful research through the ONS Research Excellence Awards.…

The Smart Energy Research Lab – the next generation of energy research?

• 5 July 2021

James O’Toole introduces the Smart Energy Research Lab – and its benefit to researchers.…

Census 2021 Outputs: Hiding an elephant amongst all the hippopotamuses

• 29 June 2021

Stephanie Blanchard introduces the Office for National Statistics’ approaches to ensuring individuals and households aren’t identifiable in the 2021 Census outputs.…

Networking in a time of pandemic

• 24 June 2021

Janet Bowstead, one of our Data Impact Fellows, discusses how networking opportunities, a vital part of developing research and impact communities, have been changed by Covid-19.…

Success in strange times: the UK Data Service Secure Lab during the pandemic

• 15 June 2021

James Scott offers some insight into running the Secure Lab during the Covid-19 pandemic.…