Images are a powerful medium for reflecting reality and also identifying bias. For example, how well do Google image search results of gender-neutral professions match the reality of the workforce? Oliver Duke-Williams of UK Data Service Census Support, digs in to 2011 census data and Google image search results to find out more.
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Dr Paul Williamson of the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool discusses the InfuseR Innovation Fund project, which will provide a script-driven interface to all UK Data Service aggregate census data holdings.
As 2023 draws to a close, our Research Impact and Engagement Manager, James Lockwood, looks back over some of the impact highlights of the year.
Tej Nathwani introduces a new area-based measure of deprivation created by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Dr J. Kasmire, who works at the UK Data Service and the Cathie Marsh Institute at the University of Manchester, discusses what research questions are, and what makes a good one.
In this post, Allan Figueroa, software developer in the Census and International Macrodata team at the UK Data service, discusses a new extension that has been implemented into the Census bulk download tool, CKAN.
Cameron Hurst, Data Engineer at the UK Data Service, shares the inside information about the IEA datasets now available to users, and the process of making these data accessible.
In this post Daniel Yu discusses the Landscaping International Longitudinal Datasets project which seeks to improve access to mental health research data.
In this post we talk to Dr Victoria Moody, Deputy Director and Co-Investigator at the UK Data Service. In this first part we discuss a bit about her career path to these roles, how she’s seen the Service change in her time and how important impact should be for researchers.