UK Data Service Impact
ukdsimpact.bsky.social
UK Data Service Impact
@ukdsimpact.bsky.social
Supporting the impact of the UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social
Data Impact blog: http://blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk
Other impact activities: https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/impact/
Email us at: [email protected]
What a fantastic day it was! Delighted you found it helpful
#UKDSperspectives
The @ukdsimpact.bsky.social Perspectives on Engagement and Impact event was wonderfully inclusive, insightful, and inspiring!
Talking to previous Data Impact Fellows and stakeholders about maximising research impact, particularly through responding to Gov. ARIs helps ensure meaningful application!๐ŸŒ
February 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We're very glad you joined us ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Yesterday I attended the Perspectives on Engagement & Impact event hosted by @ukdataservice.bsky.social - a valuable opportunity to reflect on what meaningful research impact looks like in practice.

#impact #research #ECR
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
There are some incredible discussions about different perspectives on impact and engagement at our stakeholder 'speed dating' session

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February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Weโ€™re now hearing honest and insightful reflections from our previous Data Impact Fellows on the opportunities and challenges theyโ€™ve faced along their impact journeys so far, along with personal experiences of essays worked in engaging.

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February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Lots of intense thought and activity in the policy-writing brief exercise

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February 11, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Excellent advice to write blog posts to get your message across in accessible ways to different audiences

We always welcome contributions to the Data Impact blog (and are happy to support you to develop your voice)

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk

#UKDSperspectives
February 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Love the different layers in the 'wedding cake' approach - taste, snacks, feed

Different size portions for different audiences, needs and attention spans

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February 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Some great information about aligning your message to real world challenges and the routes to get your messages through

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February 11, 2026 at 11:29 AM
"I'm sick to death of getting briefings that are just full of academic jargon." Member of Parliament

Brutal. But an important point about engaging with policymakers

#UKDSperspectives
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
What really influences policymakers?

Scientific evidence is not enough!

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February 11, 2026 at 11:13 AM
We are now diving into our next session: a hands-on workshop with CLOSER on how to craft an effective policy brief. Weโ€™re ready to build skills and confidence!
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February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
What a powerful set of keynotes from Chimdimma Noelyn Onah, Tom Potrill, Rhiannon Williams Adam Davis

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February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Weโ€™re welcoming people to Perspectives of Engagement and Impact. Weโ€™re looking forward to the day. Whether youโ€™re joining us here in Manchester or catching up with the session recordings after the event, we're sure you get a lot from it!
#UKDSperspectives
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Alice Varley, one of our Data Impact Fellows, explores why access to mental healthcare matters and how a new composite measure can better capture accessibility to mental healthcare.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/rethinking-m...
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

In this post, the UK Data Service shares information on the stakeholders attending their upcoming event: Perspectives on Engagement and Impact.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/early-career...
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

The Odyssey team explore how targeted training, clearer career pathways, and better recognition can support data professionals to thrive and strengthen data services across the UK in the newest Data Impact blog.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/optimizing-d...
January 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the UK Data Service Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

In this post, the UK Data Service delves deeper into what you can gain from joining the upcoming event: Perspectives on Engagement and Impact.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/early-career...
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the UK Data Service Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

John Sanderson, Deputy Director of the UK Data Service, discusses how the infrastructure of the Service increases the time researchers can spend analysing data versus finding and preparing it.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/john-sanders...
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Concetta Gigante, PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Liverpool, explores the impact of pay transparency policies and how geographies shape the UKโ€™s gender wage gap.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/gender-pay-g...
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Professor Jake Anders, Principle Investigator if the COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study shares insights and opportunities from the study's second wave of data collection in the newest Data Impact blog.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/cosmo-wave-2/
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

We welcome fresh voices, new perspectives and compelling stories connecting data to real-world change. If you have a story that connects data to people, policy or practice โ€“ we would love to hear it.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/write-for-da...
January 6, 2026 at 9:43 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Finn Dymond-Green, Director of Impact at the UK Data Service, reflects on a year of impact in the final Data Impact blog of 2025.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025-a-year-...
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Anastasia Fadeeva, one of our current cohort of Data Impact Fellows, reflects on her short-term placement at Chiba University and Kyoto University in Japan.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/reflections-...
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
๐ŸŽ‰New on the Data Impact blog๐ŸŽ‰

Camilla Philpot Thomsen reflects on the learning, collaboration and ideas that have made up her first year as Associate Director for Data Operations at the UK Data Service.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/a-year-in-da...
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Reposted by UK Data Service Impact
New blog post & case study: CAST affiliate, Dr John Kenny (@johnkenny.bsky.social) explores his climate change public opinion research and how his framework is shaping the design of public opinion surveys, on the UK Data Service's (@ukdsimpact.bsky.social) website. ๐Ÿ“ฃ

Read the blog post ๐Ÿ‘‡
How we put together a framework for classifying climate change questions used in public opinions surveys โ€“ Data Impact blog @ 10
John Kenny, from the Tyndall Centre, introduces a new UK Data Service case study. The case study explores his climate change public opinion research and how his framework is shaping the design of European public opinion surveys.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM