Oliver Duke-Williams
@oliverdw.bsky.social
Professor of Population Information; UCL Dept of Information Studies
Census Service Director @ UK Data Service
MA/MSc Digital Humanities programme
Census Service Director @ UK Data Service
MA/MSc Digital Humanities programme
London - England & Wales second most populous region, according to Google's AI overview
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
London - England & Wales second most populous region, according to Google's AI overview
Pleased to have the opportunity to talk about user needs at the joint @bspsuk.bsky.social @ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social ONS meeting on the future of UK Demographic data
This slide from Jason Zawadski on the (recommended) 2031 Census as a vital national asset
This slide from Jason Zawadski on the (recommended) 2031 Census as a vital national asset
July 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pleased to have the opportunity to talk about user needs at the joint @bspsuk.bsky.social @ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social ONS meeting on the future of UK Demographic data
This slide from Jason Zawadski on the (recommended) 2031 Census as a vital national asset
This slide from Jason Zawadski on the (recommended) 2031 Census as a vital national asset
News about 'the next UK Census' - a blog by me on today's announcements by ONS, NRS and NISRA recommending a full #census in 2031
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-of-20...
@ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-of-20...
@ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
News about 'the next UK Census' - a blog by me on today's announcements by ONS, NRS and NISRA recommending a full #census in 2031
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-of-20...
@ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/future-of-20...
@ukdataservice.bsky.social @celsiusnews.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social
Delighted to introduce @jenitennison.com of @connectedbydata.org as our keynote speaker at the 2025 UK Census User Conference
Looking forward to two days of news and latest research using census data
Looking forward to two days of news and latest research using census data
June 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Delighted to introduce @jenitennison.com of @connectedbydata.org as our keynote speaker at the 2025 UK Census User Conference
Looking forward to two days of news and latest research using census data
Looking forward to two days of news and latest research using census data
(with apologies for a slow reply!)
Separate numbers are here; as you say rate for 95+ persons is 24%; for men it is about 62% (and for women, 11%).
Of course, this is based on people who had survived to be in the 2021 census, not on enlistment at the time
Separate numbers are here; as you say rate for 95+ persons is 24%; for men it is about 62% (and for women, 11%).
Of course, this is based on people who had survived to be in the 2021 census, not on enlistment at the time
April 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
(with apologies for a slow reply!)
Separate numbers are here; as you say rate for 95+ persons is 24%; for men it is about 62% (and for women, 11%).
Of course, this is based on people who had survived to be in the 2021 census, not on enlistment at the time
Separate numbers are here; as you say rate for 95+ persons is 24%; for men it is about 62% (and for women, 11%).
Of course, this is based on people who had survived to be in the 2021 census, not on enlistment at the time
This paragraph was interesting - notes similarity with #census figures, suggesting mass census Q worked well. But! Notes APS data 'did not quite reach statistical significance' - difficulty when looking at small groups, esp disaggregated by other vars such as region? Are admin sources reliable?
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This paragraph was interesting - notes similarity with #census figures, suggesting mass census Q worked well. But! Notes APS data 'did not quite reach statistical significance' - difficulty when looking at small groups, esp disaggregated by other vars such as region? Are admin sources reliable?
Report shows expected variation by age. Would be interesting to look longitudinally, if we had survey with big enough sample size
For comparison
16-24 yr olds in 2015 (oldest data): total 3.3% LGB
25-34 yr olds in 2023 (not quite 10 yrs later): total 6.3% LGB
(www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...)
For comparison
16-24 yr olds in 2015 (oldest data): total 3.3% LGB
25-34 yr olds in 2023 (not quite 10 yrs later): total 6.3% LGB
(www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...)
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Report shows expected variation by age. Would be interesting to look longitudinally, if we had survey with big enough sample size
For comparison
16-24 yr olds in 2015 (oldest data): total 3.3% LGB
25-34 yr olds in 2023 (not quite 10 yrs later): total 6.3% LGB
(www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...)
For comparison
16-24 yr olds in 2015 (oldest data): total 3.3% LGB
25-34 yr olds in 2023 (not quite 10 yrs later): total 6.3% LGB
(www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...)
Report makes comparisons with similar data in 2018, and shows increase in overall identification as LGB (terminology used in report) from 2.2% to 3.8%
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Report makes comparisons with similar data in 2018, and shows increase in overall identification as LGB (terminology used in report) from 2.2% to 3.8%
Great session today as part of #UKStatisticsAssembly2025 on the future of the census, at which I was very pleased to be asked to speak.
(cc @drdemography.com who asked for more info)
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(cc @drdemography.com who asked for more info)
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January 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great session today as part of #UKStatisticsAssembly2025 on the future of the census, at which I was very pleased to be asked to speak.
(cc @drdemography.com who asked for more info)
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(cc @drdemography.com who asked for more info)
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Closing remarks from Denise Lievesley; the assembly meeting was an outcome of her report on the UK Statistics Authority
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Closing remarks from Denise Lievesley; the assembly meeting was an outcome of her report on the UK Statistics Authority
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Ah, I inadvertently lied - not the final session
Summaries from session representatives Inc me on the right of the picture
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
Summaries from session representatives Inc me on the right of the picture
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
January 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ah, I inadvertently lied - not the final session
Summaries from session representatives Inc me on the right of the picture
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
Summaries from session representatives Inc me on the right of the picture
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
Closing plenary on international perspectives on UK stats landscape
January 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Closing plenary on international perspectives on UK stats landscape
Delighted to be at the first UK Statistics Assembly - I'll be talking later about the future of the census
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
January 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Delighted to be at the first UK Statistics Assembly - I'll be talking later about the future of the census
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
#UKStatisticsAssembly2025
The National Data Library (NDL) is mentioned rather vaguely, having last been seen in the Labour manifesto, again rather vaguely.
It's still the case that nobody seems sure what the NDL is, and thus different people tend to envision it in different ways as something that looks useful to them
It's still the case that nobody seems sure what the NDL is, and thus different people tend to envision it in different ways as something that looks useful to them
January 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The National Data Library (NDL) is mentioned rather vaguely, having last been seen in the Labour manifesto, again rather vaguely.
It's still the case that nobody seems sure what the NDL is, and thus different people tend to envision it in different ways as something that looks useful to them
It's still the case that nobody seems sure what the NDL is, and thus different people tend to envision it in different ways as something that looks useful to them
The API Opportunities Action Plan was launched yesterday, and it has all sorts of proposals, many of which rather make you think "well maybe, but it rather depends on the small print"
January 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The API Opportunities Action Plan was launched yesterday, and it has all sorts of proposals, many of which rather make you think "well maybe, but it rather depends on the small print"
Re-visiting the Museum of The Home recently, I was reminded of the feedback cards one of our kids diligently completed when we visited a long time ago in its previous guise.
Would be keen to see other museums' less than positive feedback
Would be keen to see other museums' less than positive feedback
December 5, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Re-visiting the Museum of The Home recently, I was reminded of the feedback cards one of our kids diligently completed when we visited a long time ago in its previous guise.
Would be keen to see other museums' less than positive feedback
Would be keen to see other museums' less than positive feedback
Two trinities for the price of one
Not sure what that says about faith.
Not sure what that says about faith.
November 30, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Two trinities for the price of one
Not sure what that says about faith.
Not sure what that says about faith.
The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd, the dusting of flour.
Fields of the Nephilim, Shepherds Bush Empire 17/12/22
Fields of the Nephilim, Shepherds Bush Empire 17/12/22
November 23, 2024 at 6:47 PM
The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd, the dusting of flour.
Fields of the Nephilim, Shepherds Bush Empire 17/12/22
Fields of the Nephilim, Shepherds Bush Empire 17/12/22
The Office for National Statistics - into blue boxes but not yet into blue sky #doctorwho
November 23, 2024 at 9:19 AM
The Office for National Statistics - into blue boxes but not yet into blue sky #doctorwho
Four years on from this cartoon in Private Eye, still seems pretty true. Apart from the feeling that we tended to have scheduled breaks in online meetings then, and that they're much less common now.
November 22, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Four years on from this cartoon in Private Eye, still seems pretty true. Apart from the feeling that we tended to have scheduled breaks in online meetings then, and that they're much less common now.
Christmas has arrived at work
November 18, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Christmas has arrived at work
Pleased to be invited to talk at a UN Stats Division webinar on 'time' about the ONS Longitudinal Study, and its richness as an evidence based fur research on life-course transitions
unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom...
unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom...
October 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Pleased to be invited to talk at a UN Stats Division webinar on 'time' about the ONS Longitudinal Study, and its richness as an evidence based fur research on life-course transitions
unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom...
unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom...
November 5, 2023 at 8:36 AM