View of a park with a path, lake, trees and greenspace. In the background there are high rise buildings at the edge of a city.
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Georgia Cronshaw, a PhD candidate at University College London, shares her research on neighbourhood greenspace deprivation and how its associations with children’s developmental outcomes may differ by ethnicity.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/greenspace-d...
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Elaine Robinson and Juliet Stone, from the Centre for Research in Social Policy, share insights from their work for Marie Curie on end-of-life poverty.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dying-in-pov...
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Rhiannon Williams, one of our lightning keynote speakers at Perspectives on Engagement and Impact, discusses the different engagement avenues available to researchers wanting to generate impact in the healthcare sector.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/perspectives...
A child walking up a hill next to a UK city
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Eve Little explores how data and research have informed understanding of child poverty and contributed to recent policy change, including the removal of the two child limit.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/evidence-two...
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Marco Francesconi, @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social and Khushboo Surana discuss how gender role attitudes influence partner choice and household dynamics.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/gender-role-...
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Researchers from the University of Bradford explore the relationship between food bank access and better mental health, highlighting the implications of their work for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/mental-healt...
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Katherine Collier discusses how the Millennium Cohort Study is helping her explore the relationship between personal, social and economic factors and literacy in UK primary school pupils.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/reducing-low...
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Raysa Rocha examines the experiences of neurodivergent workers in the UK during the data collection process, highlighting the importance of designing inclusive research from the outset.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/rethinking-d...
In our second #UKDSCrime26 paper session, researchers will talk about their work on crime and punishment over time, online and offline stalking victimisation, and domestic abuse in later life.
We'll also have our 'Surveys Count' session from @ukdsimpact.bsky.social's very own Sophie!
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Olajuwon Yakub discusses how behind-the-scenes engineering at the UK Data Service ensures access to reliable, high-quality data for researchers driving real-world impact.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/invisible-in...
Hi Sven, we'd love to publish a blog post on this work. I've sent you an email with some more details, in case you're interested!
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Councillor Adam Davis, in his reflection on our Perspectives on Engagement and Impact event, discusses why sessions like these are vital for connecting local decision-makers with researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/closing-the-...
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The UK Data Service reflects on the success of their recent event Perspectives on Engagement and Impact, highlighting the diverse insights and experiences shared by attendees and stakeholders throughout the day.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/perspectives...
If you want to present your work at our Biosocial Conference (15 Oct, London) you've got until 20 March to submit your abstract. www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2025/12...
It's a really interesting tool, Andreas did a great job of introducing it in this post!
Tom Pottrill from Resolve Poverty presenting at a UKDS conference
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@tompottrill.bsky.social shares insights into Resolve Poverty's approach to engagement and impact, and sets the scene for the upcoming @resolvepoverty.org conference 2026 on the 18th and 19th March.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/resolve-pove...
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Andreas Mastrosavvas introduces the Longitudinal Impossible Dataset, a tool that generates metadata-based synthetic datasets mirroring the structure and coding schemes of the Office for National Statistics’ Longitudinal Study.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/longitudinal...
What a fantastic day it was! Delighted you found it helpful
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We're very glad you joined us 😊
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We’re now hearing honest and insightful reflections from our previous Data Impact Fellows on the opportunities and challenges they’ve faced along their impact journeys so far, along with personal experiences of essays worked in engaging.
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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
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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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Some great information about aligning your message to real world challenges and the routes to get your messages through
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"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
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What really influences policymakers?
Scientific evidence is not enough!
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We are now diving into our next session: a hands-on workshop with CLOSER on how to craft an effective policy brief. We’re ready to build skills and confidence!
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What a powerful set of keynotes from Chimdimma Noelyn Onah, Tom Potrill, Rhiannon Williams Adam Davis
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We’re welcoming people to Perspectives of Engagement and Impact. We’re looking forward to the day. Whether you’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!
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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...
