2022 has been another year full of engaging and thought-provoking posts on the blog. And, if you find yourself inspired by what you read here or have a passion to share how your work with UK Data Service data has created impact, been innovative or opened up ethical or other considerations, then we’d very much welcome talking to you, so do get in touch!
A highlight for 2022 was publishing a switzerland rcs data post by Full Fact, the fact checking organisation. Their Head of Automated Fact Checking, Andy Dudfield, explored why fact checking is so vital in supporting democracies and individuals. He also highlighted how Full Fact benefits from being able to access data from the UK Data Service as part of their work.
While there may be challenges as the platform develops, we were able to showcase a mini-series in January exploring the challenges and ethical implications of using Twitter data.
Other mini-series during the year have included:
how research data generate societal impact
teaching data-driven entrepreneurship in the Netherlands (featuring one of our Data Impact Fellows)
Another of our Data Impact Fellows exploring the benefits of the SafePod network
We also checked in with the Catalogue of Mental Health Measures and revisited research on ‘first in family’ students first discussed on the blog in 2018. Meanwhile, Data Orchard who have been researching data maturity in the voluntary and charity sector since 2015 discussed how a key element is the people involved.