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Mary Gregory
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Director, Population Statistics, Office for National Statistics. RSS William Guy Lecturer 24-25. All views my own.
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jun 17
Today the UK Statistics Authority has recommended Government commissions a census of England and Wales in 2031.

Subject to Government approval, along side growing use of administrative data this will support a system of population & migration statistics which best meets the needs of users.
Recommendation from the UK Statistics Authority on the future of population and migration statistics in England and Wales
Statistics for the Public Good
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · May 22
Latest ONS data shows long-term international migration falling by nearly half since a year earlier.

Take a look at my blog to find out more about what’s driving this and our future plans👇
What’s driving the fall in net migration?
Following policy changes, there was a record fall in net migration in 2024. With fewer people arriving on work and study-related visas and emigration returning to pre-pandemic levels, net migration is
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · May 15
Take a look at this really important role in the Office for National Statistics, including leading on international migration estimates. Deadline Tuesday 3rd June. Locations Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), Manchester & Darlington.

Please share!

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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Apr 26
Another enjoyable morning at the @ri-science.bsky.social Y5 Maths Masterclass. It’s such a brilliant scheme with impressive participants! It’s been fun doing the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social William Guy Lecture as a workshop, demonstrating the importance of maths and statistics in our everyday lives!
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Mar 15
Had a really enjoyable morning @ri-science.bsky.social doing an extended workshop version of my @royalstatsoc.bsky.social William Guy Lecture. It’s a great way to finish my activities for #BritishScienceWeek!
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Mar 7
We’re celebrating the start of British Science Week!

There is brilliant stuff going on at ONS including the partnership with BBC and @microbit.org some amazing ONS STEM Ambassadors, and lots of STEM related apprentices! I cannot do it justice here, so read the blog!
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Mary Gregory | National Statistical
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Feb 28
This week we published information on methods development for migration, and proposed publication schedule and revisions for population and migration. blog.ons.gov.uk/2025/02/26/w....

If you have any feedback to support our continuous improvement please do get in touch via [email protected]!
Working to improve estimates of EU and British international migration
Since accelerating the move from travel survey findings to administrative data gathered by government bodies, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been continuously improving the way it estima
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Feb 12
This is a brilliant initiative and I’ve been so impressed with all the children I’ve spoken to so far! They have had brilliant questions and it’s been a lot of fun. So if you’re thinking about applying just go for it!
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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · Feb 12
Applications are open for our William Guy Lectureships!

The theme is Statistics and AI - its role in daily life, ethical issues, & environmental impact.

If you're a data professional with a passion for inspiring the next generation about stats submit a talk proposal!

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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jan 31
UKSA is recruiting for a chair for the National Statistician’s advisory panel on migration statistics. Take a look at the UKSA website for more info! Closing date for applications is 26th February. uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/vacancy...
Vacancy: Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Chair
The closing date for applications is 26th February 2024 at 23:55pm About the Advisory Panel on Migration Statistics Understanding International migration is fundamental to our understanding of the UK ...
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jan 31
Alongside this, we have also published information on our criteria for assessment of our readiness to move to admin-based population estimates as our official estimates: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Criteria for moving to admin-based population estimates as official estimates of population - Office for National Statistics
The criteria for acceptance of the admin-based population estimates (ABPEs) as the official estimates of the population.
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jan 31
We’ve just published our latest quarterly update so you can see more about our plans for population and migration statistics outputs: www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Quarterly update on population and migration statistics - Office for National Statistics
Improvements to how we estimate UK population and migration, providing an update on our progress and plans.
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jan 28
Today the Office for National Statistics published the latest UK population projections. Take a look at this blog to find out more, including information on variant projections and a link to our new interactive tool: blog.ons.gov.uk/2025/01/28/n...
National population projections: past, present and future | National Statistical
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Jan 8
I really enjoyed my first RSS William Guy Lecture talk for 2025, delivered online this morning!

If you work with primary school age children and are interested in the talk please get in touch!

There is an online version and more information here:
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
It’s been a privilege to work on such important areas during 2024, and I can’t wait for what’s to come in 2025!

So I’ll finish by wishing everyone a healthy and happy 2025!

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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
We’ve also had a range of publications, including estimates of the very old (www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...) and an explainer “How is the fertility rate changing?” - well worth a read! 👇
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How is the fertility rate changing in England and Wales? - Office for National Statistics
How births and the fertility rate has changed in England and Wales
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
The autumn has also seen a focus on work underpinning our admin based population estimates. We’ve been engaging with Local Authorities to get their feedback and working to make the production process more sustainable.
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
Autumn also saw my cohort of the GSS Fast Stream move from their first postings. It’s been brilliant to get a small insight into the experiences and enthusiasm of these individuals. I also shared this blog, inspired by questions from this cohort. 👇
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Government Statistical Service (GSS) Fast Stream – Government Analysis Function
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
September was a busy month for conferences! With the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social and @bspsuk.bsky.social conferences and the International Census Forum. It was great to share what we are doing and hear more from others across the UK and beyond!

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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
In August the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social shared the William Guy Lecture videos. rss.org.uk/policy-campa.... This is a fantastic way to share statistics in the real world with school age children. I’m really looking forward to visiting primary schools in 2025 to do my talk in person! 9/14
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
In July, we published 2023 mid-year population estimates. Alongside these we published more information on our admin-based population estimates (ABPEs), this represents a huge step forward in our plans to make greater use of administrative data.

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Our population is changing and so is the way we measure it | National Statistical
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
The summer brought a chance to celebrate the team, with the collaboration on the Refugees Integration Outcome Cohort Study being highly commended in the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social awards for excellence in official statistics. As well as celebrating ONS winners! 👏

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Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics: 2024 winners
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
May, was a busy month, with our Long Term International Migration estimates and the first of our new quarterly updates giving people more information on what they can except to see from us (latest updates from October linked 👇)

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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
Followed closely by Families and households in the UK.

In 2023 there were 19.5 million families in the UK, an increase of just over 1.1 million families since 2013.

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Families and households in the UK - Office for National Statistics
Estimates of families (with and without children), people living alone and people in shared accommodation, broken down by size and type of household.
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
During the spring we published some of our (relatively) less high profile but still hugely insightful publications. One of these was Milestones: journeying through modern life. See how much things have changed over time!

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Milestones: journeying through modern life - Office for National Statistics
Article exploring the age by which we hit key life milestones, and how that has changed over time
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Mary Gregory @marygregory.bsky.social · Dec 30
In February our collaboration with @microbit.org and BBC was launched. We shared what it means to be a data scientist and engaged primary school children with data collection and analysis. You can see more - including what we found out - in my blog 👇

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Inspiring the Next Generation Through Playground Data
Following a collaboration with the BBC and Micro:bit Foundation ONS Director, Mary Gregory, shares how the results of a playground survey are only the start of the journey for the next generation of b
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