Smart Data Research UK
@sdruk.bsky.social
The UK’s national programme for smart data research, home to six data services. Our mission is to unlock the power of data to improve lives. Funded by UKRI: www.sdruk.ukri.org. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/44bEXBN.
🤝 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...
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...
Smart data training for parliament
The House of Commons Library and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology are launching a new training collaboration with SDR UK.
www.sdruk.ukri.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🤝 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...
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...
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...
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🎉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...
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...
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...
Catch up on SDR UK's webinar
Catch up on SDR UK's webinar - Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards, which took place in November 2025.
www.sdruk.ukri.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🎥 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...
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...
📈 Event: 11 November 2025 - Smart Data Research UK hosts a webinar on "Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards". Our panel will discuss how smart data can help reshape economic analysis and shape the future of policymaking. Sign up here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
📈 Event: 11 November 2025 - Smart Data Research UK hosts a webinar on "Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards". Our panel will discuss how smart data can help reshape economic analysis and shape the future of policymaking. Sign up here: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
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🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
Richard Welpton (@rwelpton.bsky.social), from the ESRC, outlines the evolving nature of data services and the role of the ESRC's Future Data Services initiative in meeting the growing needs of researchers.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-data-...
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📣 The Future Data Services report is out! We’re proud to have contributed to this review, and we look forward to working with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support the implementation of its recommendations.
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Future Data Services Phase 1: Fixing the Data Pipeline
ESRC has a proud history of investing in data services. Since our formation, 60 years ago, we have invested in a diverse range of infrastructures to cater for a variety of traditional and new data typ...
zenodo.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📣 The Future Data Services report is out! We’re proud to have contributed to this review, and we look forward to working with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support the implementation of its recommendations.
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Read the report: zenodo.org/records/1735...
Evidence Week at Westminster, organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social, has been a valuable opportunity to demo the power of smart data to inform policymaking.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Evidence Week at Westminster, organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social, has been a valuable opportunity to demo the power of smart data to inform policymaking.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
Here's Magdalena Getler from our Financial Data Service @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social and our Katherine Holden reflecting on the experience.
We’re at Westminster today for #EvidenceWeek with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers, and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We’re at Westminster today for #EvidenceWeek with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers, and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK
This week, we’re at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK
November 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week, we’re at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with @senseaboutsci.bsky.social. Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social is presenting ‘Smart data for a real-world view of emerging financial hardship’ to MPs, peers and parliamentary staff - bit.ly/47vPUyK
📹 Join SDR UK on 11 November (11:00 am) for a webinar: ‘Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards’. Part of a new series of live events exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
👉 Register now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
📹 Join SDR UK on 11 November (11:00 am) for a webinar: ‘Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards’. Part of a new series of live events exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
👉 Register now: www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/10/06/w...
⚡ Building a smart energy data platform. Our Smart Energy Data Service (SENSE) @energysyscat.bsky.social is developing a system combining various data sources to provide insights into when people use energy, how much they consume, and how the energy network operates.
👉 Discover more: bit.ly/3JAjew0
👉 Discover more: bit.ly/3JAjew0
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
⚡ Building a smart energy data platform. Our Smart Energy Data Service (SENSE) @energysyscat.bsky.social is developing a system combining various data sources to provide insights into when people use energy, how much they consume, and how the energy network operates.
👉 Discover more: bit.ly/3JAjew0
👉 Discover more: bit.ly/3JAjew0
Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social has launched its Fellowships! Up to £300,000 is available for 3 - 4 projects that use the team's deidentified datasets to explore societal challenges - open to a broad range of researchers. Read on below 👇
The FINDS Fellowship is now open for applications!
With up to £300,000 available, it's a unique chance for funding to support innovative, data-driven research projects that use our secure, deidentified financial datasets to explore key societal challenges.
Get more info here: bit.ly/3WZB5Q0
With up to £300,000 available, it's a unique chance for funding to support innovative, data-driven research projects that use our secure, deidentified financial datasets to explore key societal challenges.
Get more info here: bit.ly/3WZB5Q0
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Our Financial Data Service (FINDS) @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social has launched its Fellowships! Up to £300,000 is available for 3 - 4 projects that use the team's deidentified datasets to explore societal challenges - open to a broad range of researchers. Read on below 👇
We're looking forward to Evidence Week 2025, the annual event organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social.
On 3 November, our Financial Data Service at @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social will lead a webinar “Smart data, smart policy: Visualising emerging financial hardship”.
👉 Full info: bit.ly/3L5jkvV
On 3 November, our Financial Data Service at @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social will lead a webinar “Smart data, smart policy: Visualising emerging financial hardship”.
👉 Full info: bit.ly/3L5jkvV
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We're looking forward to Evidence Week 2025, the annual event organised by @senseaboutsci.bsky.social.
On 3 November, our Financial Data Service at @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social will lead a webinar “Smart data, smart policy: Visualising emerging financial hardship”.
👉 Full info: bit.ly/3L5jkvV
On 3 November, our Financial Data Service at @smartdatafoundry.bsky.social will lead a webinar “Smart data, smart policy: Visualising emerging financial hardship”.
👉 Full info: bit.ly/3L5jkvV
📆 New webinar: Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards
11 November 2025 – 11:00am to midday
Join Smart Data Research UK for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/47ysRV5
11 November 2025 – 11:00am to midday
Join Smart Data Research UK for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/47ysRV5
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📆 New webinar: Smart data for economic growth – jobs, money, and living standards
11 November 2025 – 11:00am to midday
Join Smart Data Research UK for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/47ysRV5
11 November 2025 – 11:00am to midday
Join Smart Data Research UK for an event exploring the opportunities and challenges of using emerging forms of data in research.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/47ysRV5
Day one of the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference in Glasgow. The world of health data science is converging!
SDR UK’s focus is doing good things with ‘smart data’ - data generated whenever we engage with the digital world.
If you’re at the event, please come and say hi 👋
SDR UK’s focus is doing good things with ‘smart data’ - data generated whenever we engage with the digital world.
If you’re at the event, please come and say hi 👋
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Day one of the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference in Glasgow. The world of health data science is converging!
SDR UK’s focus is doing good things with ‘smart data’ - data generated whenever we engage with the digital world.
If you’re at the event, please come and say hi 👋
SDR UK’s focus is doing good things with ‘smart data’ - data generated whenever we engage with the digital world.
If you’re at the event, please come and say hi 👋
👋 See you in Glasgow!
Tomorrow and Thursday, we’ll be at the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference.
We’re looking forward to meeting participants and chatting about our work to provide more smart data to researchers.
Please drop by our stand to say hello!
Tomorrow and Thursday, we’ll be at the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference.
We’re looking forward to meeting participants and chatting about our work to provide more smart data to researchers.
Please drop by our stand to say hello!
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
👋 See you in Glasgow!
Tomorrow and Thursday, we’ll be at the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference.
We’re looking forward to meeting participants and chatting about our work to provide more smart data to researchers.
Please drop by our stand to say hello!
Tomorrow and Thursday, we’ll be at the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference.
We’re looking forward to meeting participants and chatting about our work to provide more smart data to researchers.
Please drop by our stand to say hello!
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💡 Did you know we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service?
Our next workshop is on ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing:
📅 16 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷
Our next workshop is on ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing:
📅 16 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷
Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing - UK Data Service
16 Oct 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research…
ukdataservice.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
💡 Did you know we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service?
Our next workshop is on ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing:
📅 16 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷
Our next workshop is on ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing:
📅 16 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷
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We're pleased to be funding early career researchers to explore how AI is transforming science.
The UK Metascience Unit has announced a cohort of 29 researchers that will receive funding through the AI Metascience Fellowship Programme.
Read more: www.ukri.org/news/interna...
The UK Metascience Unit has announced a cohort of 29 researchers that will receive funding through the AI Metascience Fellowship Programme.
Read more: www.ukri.org/news/interna...
International fellowships to explore AI’s impact on science
New £4 million programme funds early career researchers in the UK, US and Canada to investigate how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming science.
www.ukri.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We're pleased to be funding early career researchers to explore how AI is transforming science.
The UK Metascience Unit has announced a cohort of 29 researchers that will receive funding through the AI Metascience Fellowship Programme.
Read more: www.ukri.org/news/interna...
The UK Metascience Unit has announced a cohort of 29 researchers that will receive funding through the AI Metascience Fellowship Programme.
Read more: www.ukri.org/news/interna...
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We’re launching the Economic Wellbeing Explorer in London on 5 November, 9:30–11:30 am.
This powerful platform provides trusted data and insights to tackle inequality and strengthen resilience across Britain.
Join us: bit.ly/4nE5bEt.
This powerful platform provides trusted data and insights to tackle inequality and strengthen resilience across Britain.
Join us: bit.ly/4nE5bEt.
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
We’re launching the Economic Wellbeing Explorer in London on 5 November, 9:30–11:30 am.
This powerful platform provides trusted data and insights to tackle inequality and strengthen resilience across Britain.
Join us: bit.ly/4nE5bEt.
This powerful platform provides trusted data and insights to tackle inequality and strengthen resilience across Britain.
Join us: bit.ly/4nE5bEt.
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📢 Register now for the 'Data Storytelling for Digital Research Infrastructure' workshops in Oxford this November and December, addressing themes around skills gaps and exploring how storytelling can transform the way we communicate data insights! For more info, visit tinyurl.com/5bb4z7u2
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📢 Register now for the 'Data Storytelling for Digital Research Infrastructure' workshops in Oxford this November and December, addressing themes around skills gaps and exploring how storytelling can transform the way we communicate data insights! For more info, visit tinyurl.com/5bb4z7u2
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🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Sharon Bolton, Data Publishing and Curation Manager at the UK Data Service, discusses the Service’s CURATE(D) approach to managing datasets.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/curated-fram...
Sharon Bolton, Data Publishing and Curation Manager at the UK Data Service, discusses the Service’s CURATE(D) approach to managing datasets.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/curated-fram...
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Sharon Bolton, Data Publishing and Curation Manager at the UK Data Service, discusses the Service’s CURATE(D) approach to managing datasets.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/curated-fram...
Sharon Bolton, Data Publishing and Curation Manager at the UK Data Service, discusses the Service’s CURATE(D) approach to managing datasets.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/curated-fram...
A new blog has just dropped from Gordon Baggott, Chief Data Scientist at Smart Data Foundry, home to our Financial Data Service. Gordon chaired an SDR UK "Doing good things with data” panel at the recent @royalstatsoc.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/09/22/d...
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/09/22/d...
September 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A new blog has just dropped from Gordon Baggott, Chief Data Scientist at Smart Data Foundry, home to our Financial Data Service. Gordon chaired an SDR UK "Doing good things with data” panel at the recent @royalstatsoc.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh.
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/09/22/d...
👉 www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/09/22/d...
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#ADRUKConf25 is concluded! 🎉
Highlights from Day 2 included Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS’ rallying cry for bolder research, Dr Nisha de Silva’s keynote on MoJ Data First ⚖️, inspiring sessions + our awards 🏆.
Thanks to all who joined - more photos on the website soon! 📸
Highlights from Day 2 included Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS’ rallying cry for bolder research, Dr Nisha de Silva’s keynote on MoJ Data First ⚖️, inspiring sessions + our awards 🏆.
Thanks to all who joined - more photos on the website soon! 📸
September 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#ADRUKConf25 is concluded! 🎉
Highlights from Day 2 included Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS’ rallying cry for bolder research, Dr Nisha de Silva’s keynote on MoJ Data First ⚖️, inspiring sessions + our awards 🏆.
Thanks to all who joined - more photos on the website soon! 📸
Highlights from Day 2 included Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS’ rallying cry for bolder research, Dr Nisha de Silva’s keynote on MoJ Data First ⚖️, inspiring sessions + our awards 🏆.
Thanks to all who joined - more photos on the website soon! 📸
👏Thank you @adruk2025.bsky.social for making us so welcome at your brilliant conference in Cardiff.
A wonderful opportunity to meet such a large number of passionate, data-loving researchers - all in one place!
Congrats on an outstanding event Emma Gordon, Stephanie Lee and team!
A wonderful opportunity to meet such a large number of passionate, data-loving researchers - all in one place!
Congrats on an outstanding event Emma Gordon, Stephanie Lee and team!
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
👏Thank you @adruk2025.bsky.social for making us so welcome at your brilliant conference in Cardiff.
A wonderful opportunity to meet such a large number of passionate, data-loving researchers - all in one place!
Congrats on an outstanding event Emma Gordon, Stephanie Lee and team!
A wonderful opportunity to meet such a large number of passionate, data-loving researchers - all in one place!
Congrats on an outstanding event Emma Gordon, Stephanie Lee and team!