Smart Data Research UK
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The UK’s national programme for smart data research, home to six data services. Our mission is to unlock the power of data to improve lives. Funded by UKRI: www.sdruk.ukri.org. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/44bEXBN.
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Check out our latest blog post about the Web Archives for Social Sciences Datathon.
The Datathon was organised as part of the @sdruk.bsky.social project 'An Atlas of Economic Activities in the UK: tapping into web archives for social science research'.
Read the blog post: tinyurl.com/57fseyvw
The Datathon was organised as part of the @sdruk.bsky.social project 'An Atlas of Economic Activities in the UK: tapping into web archives for social science research'.
Read the blog post: tinyurl.com/57fseyvw
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Check out our latest blog post about the Web Archives for Social Sciences Datathon.
The Datathon was organised as part of the @sdruk.bsky.social project 'An Atlas of Economic Activities in the UK: tapping into web archives for social science research'.
Read the blog post: tinyurl.com/57fseyvw
The Datathon was organised as part of the @sdruk.bsky.social project 'An Atlas of Economic Activities in the UK: tapping into web archives for social science research'.
Read the blog post: tinyurl.com/57fseyvw
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⏰ One week to go until our Data on young people and education at the UK Data Service webinar.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
⏰ One week to go until our Data on young people and education at the UK Data Service webinar.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
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📢 New funding call from Population Research UK! Over £900K available to establish a policy exchange connecting policymakers & LPS researchers. Join our webinar on 28 January to learn more about the scope, expected deliverables and how to apply. Register: shorturl.at/Bf07f
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
📢 New funding call from Population Research UK! Over £900K available to establish a policy exchange connecting policymakers & LPS researchers. Join our webinar on 28 January to learn more about the scope, expected deliverables and how to apply. Register: shorturl.at/Bf07f
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📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available!
'Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Supermarket Loyalty Card Data'
Blog post by Laura Fryer
This seedcorn project was supported by Huw Day Huw Day
Read more now: tinyurl.com/2pmwe3ms
'Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Supermarket Loyalty Card Data'
Blog post by Laura Fryer
This seedcorn project was supported by Huw Day Huw Day
Read more now: tinyurl.com/2pmwe3ms
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📰 2024/25 JGI Seedcorn project blog post now available!
'Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Supermarket Loyalty Card Data'
Blog post by Laura Fryer
This seedcorn project was supported by Huw Day Huw Day
Read more now: tinyurl.com/2pmwe3ms
'Visualisation tool for Enhancing Public Engagement Using Supermarket Loyalty Card Data'
Blog post by Laura Fryer
This seedcorn project was supported by Huw Day Huw Day
Read more now: tinyurl.com/2pmwe3ms
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📢 AI Workshops alert!
We’re bringing together researchers from the LPS community to co-design a new AI training platform. Join one of our workshops:
✅ Beginners – 26 January 2:00 – 3:15pm
✅ Experts – 23 February 2:00 – 3:15pm
👉 Complete the quick form to find your fit: shorturl.at/cE4uX
We’re bringing together researchers from the LPS community to co-design a new AI training platform. Join one of our workshops:
✅ Beginners – 26 January 2:00 – 3:15pm
✅ Experts – 23 February 2:00 – 3:15pm
👉 Complete the quick form to find your fit: shorturl.at/cE4uX
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
📢 AI Workshops alert!
We’re bringing together researchers from the LPS community to co-design a new AI training platform. Join one of our workshops:
✅ Beginners – 26 January 2:00 – 3:15pm
✅ Experts – 23 February 2:00 – 3:15pm
👉 Complete the quick form to find your fit: shorturl.at/cE4uX
We’re bringing together researchers from the LPS community to co-design a new AI training platform. Join one of our workshops:
✅ Beginners – 26 January 2:00 – 3:15pm
✅ Experts – 23 February 2:00 – 3:15pm
👉 Complete the quick form to find your fit: shorturl.at/cE4uX
🚍 Billboards, Bus Stops and Obesity
New restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods have tightened rules for TV and online – but one area remains largely untouched: outdoor advertising.
A new blog explores how smart data and people power could play a part in addressing the gap.
bit.ly/4jCCgPU
New restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods have tightened rules for TV and online – but one area remains largely untouched: outdoor advertising.
A new blog explores how smart data and people power could play a part in addressing the gap.
bit.ly/4jCCgPU
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
🚍 Billboards, Bus Stops and Obesity
New restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods have tightened rules for TV and online – but one area remains largely untouched: outdoor advertising.
A new blog explores how smart data and people power could play a part in addressing the gap.
bit.ly/4jCCgPU
New restrictions on advertising unhealthy foods have tightened rules for TV and online – but one area remains largely untouched: outdoor advertising.
A new blog explores how smart data and people power could play a part in addressing the gap.
bit.ly/4jCCgPU
🎓 UK students! Applications open for the 2026 Masters Dissertation Scheme, run by our Geographic Data Service.
Work with top organisations on real-world, data-driven projects.
Sponsors include Experian, Kainos, Geolytix, Jollyes Pets, and more.
Apply now 👉https://bit.ly/4sEmdFp
Work with top organisations on real-world, data-driven projects.
Sponsors include Experian, Kainos, Geolytix, Jollyes Pets, and more.
Apply now 👉https://bit.ly/4sEmdFp
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🎓 UK students! Applications open for the 2026 Masters Dissertation Scheme, run by our Geographic Data Service.
Work with top organisations on real-world, data-driven projects.
Sponsors include Experian, Kainos, Geolytix, Jollyes Pets, and more.
Apply now 👉https://bit.ly/4sEmdFp
Work with top organisations on real-world, data-driven projects.
Sponsors include Experian, Kainos, Geolytix, Jollyes Pets, and more.
Apply now 👉https://bit.ly/4sEmdFp
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Taking place this Wednesday. Book your ticket now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Webinar: Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Taking place this Wednesday. Book your ticket now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
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🎫 Connect - online tickets now available. Join us for the full event or simply tune in to the sessions that interest you most. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hrfh-conne...
January 9, 2026 at 9:09 AM
🎫 Connect - online tickets now available. Join us for the full event or simply tune in to the sessions that interest you most. Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hrfh-conne...
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Reminder - Webinar: Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection
Our next webinar is taking place soon on Wednesday 14 January, 2026 3pm-4pm, GMT. Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Our next webinar is taking place soon on Wednesday 14 January, 2026 3pm-4pm, GMT. Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Reminder - Webinar: Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection
Our next webinar is taking place soon on Wednesday 14 January, 2026 3pm-4pm, GMT. Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Our next webinar is taking place soon on Wednesday 14 January, 2026 3pm-4pm, GMT. Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
What a year! Thanks for being part of the Smart Data Research UK community - here's to 2026 👏
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What a year! Thanks for being part of the Smart Data Research UK community - here's to 2026 👏
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Webinar: Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Webinar: Advancing cardiovascular monitoring: from radar sensing to wearable emergency detection
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
Wednesday 14 January, 2026 | 3pm-4pm, GMT | Book now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
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Internal displacement is hard to measure, esp. in the early phase of a crisis when operational decisions must be made with limited info. Our recent work explores whether privacy-preserving GPS mobility data can contribute to short-term displacement estimation.
Paper: doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Internal displacement is hard to measure, esp. in the early phase of a crisis when operational decisions must be made with limited info. Our recent work explores whether privacy-preserving GPS mobility data can contribute to short-term displacement estimation.
Paper: doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Estimating internal displacement in Ukraine from high-frequency GPS mobile phone data - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Estimating internal displacement in Ukraine from high-frequency GPS mobile phone data
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Internal displacement is hard to measure, esp. in the early phase of a crisis when operational decisions must be made with limited info. Our recent work explores whether privacy-preserving GPS mobility data can contribute to short-term displacement estimation.
Paper: doi.org/10.1057/s415...
Internal displacement is hard to measure, esp. in the early phase of a crisis when operational decisions must be made with limited info. Our recent work explores whether privacy-preserving GPS mobility data can contribute to short-term displacement estimation.
Paper: doi.org/10.1057/s415...
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Fantastic our @moragtreanor.bsky.social latest research has produced a report with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social and @opfs.org.uk - highlighting new research revealing the burden of debt is falling on women. #debt #poverty #female
@adr-uk.bsky.social @sdruk.bsky.social
@adr-uk.bsky.social @sdruk.bsky.social
Thrilled to see our own @moragtreanor.bsky.social's latest report with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social published 🙌
Already picked up by The Independent, The Herald, The London Evening Standard, Third Force News, The Morning Star & media in 🇮🇳 🇲🇾
Read: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...
Already picked up by The Independent, The Herald, The London Evening Standard, Third Force News, The Morning Star & media in 🇮🇳 🇲🇾
Read: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Fantastic our @moragtreanor.bsky.social latest research has produced a report with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social and @opfs.org.uk - highlighting new research revealing the burden of debt is falling on women. #debt #poverty #female
@adr-uk.bsky.social @sdruk.bsky.social
@adr-uk.bsky.social @sdruk.bsky.social
📅 Webinar: Understanding barriers and avenues to data scraping
1 December 2025, 12:00pm to 1:45pm
Join Smart Data Research UK’s Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a webinar exploring the key challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
1 December 2025, 12:00pm to 1:45pm
Join Smart Data Research UK’s Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a webinar exploring the key challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 Webinar: Understanding barriers and avenues to data scraping
1 December 2025, 12:00pm to 1:45pm
Join Smart Data Research UK’s Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a webinar exploring the key challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
1 December 2025, 12:00pm to 1:45pm
Join Smart Data Research UK’s Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a webinar exploring the key challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
📅 New webinar: Understanding barriers and avenues to data scraping. On 1 December at 12:00pm, join our Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a session exploring the challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 Full info: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
👉 Full info: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
Webinar on data scraping
Join Smart Data Research UK's Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a webinar on data scraping.
www.sdruk.ukri.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📅 New webinar: Understanding barriers and avenues to data scraping. On 1 December at 12:00pm, join our Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce for a session exploring the challenges that researchers face when scraping data.
👉 Full info: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
👉 Full info: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/19/w...
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📣 Digital Research Community!
The new UK Adolescent Health Study will follow 100k young people (8–18yrs) for 10+ years. Please share what digital technology measures you think it should include.
Please complete this survey (by 24th November 2025 @ 9AM): cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
The new UK Adolescent Health Study will follow 100k young people (8–18yrs) for 10+ years. Please share what digital technology measures you think it should include.
Please complete this survey (by 24th November 2025 @ 9AM): cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Adolescent Health Survey - Digital Media
Expert guidance shaping digital media questions in upcoming Adolescent Health Study.
cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
📣 Digital Research Community!
The new UK Adolescent Health Study will follow 100k young people (8–18yrs) for 10+ years. Please share what digital technology measures you think it should include.
Please complete this survey (by 24th November 2025 @ 9AM): cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
The new UK Adolescent Health Study will follow 100k young people (8–18yrs) for 10+ years. Please share what digital technology measures you think it should include.
Please complete this survey (by 24th November 2025 @ 9AM): cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🤝 We're excited to announce a new partnership with the House of Commons Library, and POST, UK Parliament.
Starting this month, we're launching a monthly training series to help parliamentary researchers access and use smart data.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/12/s...
Starting this month, we're launching a monthly training series to help parliamentary researchers access and use smart data.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/12/s...
Smart data training for parliament
The House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology are launching a new training collaboration with SDR UK.
www.sdruk.ukri.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🤝 We're excited to announce a new partnership with the House of Commons Library, and POST, UK Parliament.
Starting this month, we're launching a monthly training series to help parliamentary researchers access and use smart data.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/12/s...
Starting this month, we're launching a monthly training series to help parliamentary researchers access and use smart data.
👉 Read the full story here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/12/s...
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🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
This year, the UK Data Service reached an incredible milestone – over 10,000 data collections are now discoverable through our Data Catalogue. In this two-part series we discuss the journey to this milestone and why it matters.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/10000-data-c...
This year, the UK Data Service reached an incredible milestone – over 10,000 data collections are now discoverable through our Data Catalogue. In this two-part series we discuss the journey to this milestone and why it matters.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/10000-data-c...
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
This year, the UK Data Service reached an incredible milestone – over 10,000 data collections are now discoverable through our Data Catalogue. In this two-part series we discuss the journey to this milestone and why it matters.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/10000-data-c...
This year, the UK Data Service reached an incredible milestone – over 10,000 data collections are now discoverable through our Data Catalogue. In this two-part series we discuss the journey to this milestone and why it matters.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/10000-data-c...
🎥 Missed our webinar?
Catch up on 'Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards'.
Learn how new data sources, such as banking and online activity, can unlock fresh insights into productivity, jobs, and living standards.
👉 Watch now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/11/c...
Catch up on 'Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards'.
Learn how new data sources, such as banking and online activity, can unlock fresh insights into productivity, jobs, and living standards.
👉 Watch now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/11/c...
Catch up on SDR UK's webinar
Catch up on SDR UK's webinar - Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards, which took place in November 2025.
www.sdruk.ukri.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎥 Missed our webinar?
Catch up on 'Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards'.
Learn how new data sources, such as banking and online activity, can unlock fresh insights into productivity, jobs, and living standards.
👉 Watch now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/11/c...
Catch up on 'Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards'.
Learn how new data sources, such as banking and online activity, can unlock fresh insights into productivity, jobs, and living standards.
👉 Watch now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/11/11/c...
📈 Event: 11 November 2025 - Smart Data Research UK hosts a webinar on "Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards". Our panel will discuss how smart data can help reshape economic analysis and shape the future of policymaking. Sign up here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
📈 Event: 11 November 2025 - Smart Data Research UK hosts a webinar on "Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards". Our panel will discuss how smart data can help reshape economic analysis and shape the future of policymaking. Sign up here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
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🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
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📣 The Future Data Services report is out! We’re proud to have contributed to this review, and we look forward to working with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support the implementation of its recommendations.
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Future Data Services Phase 1: Fixing the Data Pipeline
ESRC has a proud history of investing in data services. Since our formation, 60 years ago, we have invested in a diverse range of infrastructures to cater for a variety of traditional and new data typ...
zenodo.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📣 The Future Data Services report is out! We’re proud to have contributed to this review, and we look forward to working with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support the implementation of its recommendations.
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Evidence Week at Westminster, organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social, has been a valuable opportunity to demo the power of smart data to inform policymaking.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Evidence Week at Westminster, organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social, has been a valuable opportunity to demo the power of smart data to inform policymaking.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
We’re at Westminster today for #EvidenceWeek with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers, and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We’re at Westminster today for #EvidenceWeek with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers, and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK