Now open for expressions of interest
Two-day in-person residential sandpit in Manchester, 23 to 24 June 2026.
The theme is AI-supported social science and we'll be bringing together a range of researchers and experts.
More here 👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2026/03/26/s...
🚀 The official launch of our Smart Energy Data Service - SENSE @energysyscat.bsky.social takes place on 16 March 2026 in Oxford.
Join the team as they bring together leaders from across the smart data, energy, and research communities.
👉Register here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2026/01/26/l...
🚀 Tickets are now live for Digital Footprints Conference 2026! The event will take place 19 – 21 May 2026 at the University of York. Smart Data Research UK is proud to be leading Day One, spotlighting how smart data is driving innovation.
🔗 Early bird tickets:
www.sdruk.ukri.org/2026/02/23/w...
The Gilbert Scott Tower at the University of Glasgow rises above the university’s Gothic Revival buildings, glowing in warm sunset light.
Two @uofgsocsci.bsky.social academics have been awarded @sdruk.bsky.social Fellowships.
Bartolomeo Meletti @uofglaw.bsky.social and Dr Mingyu Zhu @uofgsocsci.bsky.social will use their Fellowships to address some of the UK's most pressing challenges.
More: gla.ac/46UZDyW
Congratulations to the brilliant Dr Lewis Paton, Lecturer in Data Science at HYMS and @york.ac.uk, who has been awarded a prestigious @sdruk.bsky.social Fellowship to investigate how online video consumption is related to mental health and wellbeing:
Congratulations to CASA Research Fellow, Clara Peiret-García, on receiving a @sdruk.bsky.social Fellowship!
Her project will combine smart mobility data with surveys to understand diverse travel patterns, using HASP and GeoDS to support fair post‑pandemic transport planning.
https://bit.ly/4co5e4m
University of Glasgow's Gilbert Scott building from a distance with trees in front of the building.
We’re delighted that two of our academics have been awarded @sdruk.bsky.social Fellowships.
Bartolomeo Meletti @uofglaw.bsky.social and Dr Mingyu Zhu @uofgussp.bsky.social will use their Fellowships to address some of the UK's most pressing challenges.
More: www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Congratulations to Dr Rui Zhu and Dr Ce Zhang from the School of Geographical Sciences @bristoluni.bsky.social on their @sdruk.bsky.social fellowships!
Rui will research electric vehicle charging and Ce will investigate sustainable biomass expansion. Find out more www.sdruk.ukri.org/2026/02/12/1...
Congratulations to all of the new recipients of the Smart Data Research UK fellowships, including @create-glasgow.bsky.social's very own Bartolomeo Meletti.
@sdruk.bsky.social
🎉 Smart Data Research UK is delighted to announce the recipients of its 15 new Fellowships.
The Fellows will address some of the UK’s most pressing challenges and join SDR UK's growing community of smart data researchers.
👉Meet them here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2026/02/12/1...
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
Data on young people and education event poster
⏰ 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-...
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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
Poster on a blue posterboard with Huw Day standing to the left and Laura Fryer standing to the right
Collage of various words from the survey. Some words are larger than others based on how repetitive the word was
Two laptops with the one on the left showing some code and the one on the right showing the graph that the code produced
📰 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
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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
🚍 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
🎓 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
Taking place this Wednesday. Book your ticket now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b9baf...
🎫 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...
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...
What a year! Thanks for being part of the Smart Data Research UK community - here's to 2026 👏
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...
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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...
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
📅 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...
📅 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...
📣 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_...
🤝 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...
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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...
🎥 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...
