Data for public good. Director Spatial Data Unit + Chief Data Officer @luhc. Was @DataSciCampus @ONS @UNstats @UKHSA @OCSI_UK, IMD, @EnvAgency. He/him
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Registration is open for @RoyalStatSoc 2023 International Conference in Harrogate with early booking discounts available. @RoyalStatSoc Fellows receive an extra discount if they book by 17 February #RSS2023Conf rss.org.uk/training-events/c…
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Pre-announcement of @ESRC call to establish a centre that will address the challenges climate change poses to population health. In association with @ahrcpress @BBSRC @The_MRC @NERCscience & @EPSRC. Outline stage opens February 2023. ukri.org/opportunity/centre-…
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We’ve added even more #Census2021 data to the #CensusMaps.
We know what we’re doing this evening...
⚽ or 🗺️
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DeepMind & UCL Deep Learning Lecture Series
12 lectures on various deep learning algorithms and techniques in natural language processing, vision, generative models, etc.
All lectures & presentations are amazing, free and you can take them at your pace.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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Excited to announce we are offering Innovation Fellowships for researchers to work with @ONS in two core areas:
1. subnational statistics and analysis;
2. the R&D landscape.
Up to £120k for 12 months. Spread the word. Or apply!
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fund…
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UK AI Sectoral Analysis online survey - now open!
We're undertaking research to understand the UK’s AI sector and how it's growing. AI businesses are invited to participate and help influence government AI policy.
For more info and to take part visit: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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"Policymakers gonna policymake, data people need to influence how it's done and how it can be done better by investing in improved data, better tools." @_datasmith
#PowerOfData22
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Now @_datasmith talks us through #data4good projects his team are developing @luhc to use data to deliver levelling up ambitions. So many important messages coming out of the data: redressing inequality of opp is a long game & worth it. Huge benefits in health, ££ #PowerOfData
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Making data into stories! Reminds me of my work mantra: ‘Everything is campaign!’ #PowerOfData combined with good storytelling is, I think, the key to addressing #CostOfLivingCrisis & bringing system stakeholders into a shared mission. Similar mission to bit.ly/ascsystems
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Now its @_datasmith from @luhc talking about how data will support govt's levelling-up agenda at #PowerOfData22.
It's dark here, sorry about the photo Tom. Quality headline though.
Livetweet👇
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We have launched a new Planning Data platform on @GOVUK which aims to make land and housing data easier to find, understand, use and trust.
Data is collected from local planning authorities and transformed into a consistent state, across England: planning.data.gov.uk/
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Please RT: Help Samaritans find an experienced data leader to be our first Head of Data 👇
samaritans.peoplehr.net/Page…
New team, new tech - and lots of ambition to derive new insight from our large and unique datasets.
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Job Alert 🚨
@MoJGovUK⚖️is recruiting a Director of Analysis and Chief Data Officer to join their team. Find out more on the AF website analysisfunction.civilservic…
analysisfunction.civilservic… #MOD #Jobs #Vacancies #GovermentAnalysisFunction #AnalysisJobs
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Hey #DataScience folks, enjoyed @hadleywickham & co's R 4 Data Science? Inspired by their excellent example, I'm putting together "Python 4 Data Science" here:
aeturrell.github.io/python4D…
Definitely a work in progress but great to get any early user feedback!
#rstats #python #pydata
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published its Areas of Research Interest document setting out the department’s research and evidence priorities across its policy areas. See:
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Do you know a #researcher carrying out excellent & innovative analyses using ONS owned/managed #data, or promoting best-practice research methodologies & data matching/linking? @ONSfocus Research Excellence Awards applications are now open! Check it out: bit.ly/3yBkgOU
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Chief Scientific Officer @ukhsa job advertised.
civilservicejobs.service.gov….
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Next up a (hybrid) panel on subnational data with Emma Hickman (@ons), Sharada Davidson and Urvashi Parashar (@luhc), @thomasforth and @_datasmith. Clearly lots of demand for these stats, but how to address the challenges of disclosure, quality, and size? #econstats2022
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In our latest blog, we discuss our use of #NaturalLanguageProcessing to get insights from @Adzuna job vacancy data into job roles including HGV drivers and adult social care workers 👇
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#DataScience #pythonprogramming
The team at @DataSciCampus @ONS has analysed our @adzuna job vacancy data to look into changing demand for #HGV drivers and #socialcare workers since the pandemic. Here's how salaries & vacancies for HGV drivers changed with demand.
Full data here: datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk… #jobs
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Data engineering and data science jobs for levelling-up.
We are building the Spatial Data Unit at @luhc to support levelling-up across the UK. Fantastic opportunities to make a difference with your data skills & experience.
Links in the thread #datascience #dataforpublicgood