We’re always keen to find alternative ways for our users to access and use our data. In evaluating DKAN as our new data delivery service, we discovered that it has a API, which allows other systems to find out about the datasets and resources DKAN holds. We came across a package that is being written…
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We have put together three introductory modules concerning key aspects of survey, longitudinal and aggregate data. The modules give an introduction to key aspects of the data using short instructional videos, interactive quizzes and activities using open access software where possible. Take a look and send any comments and suggestions to comms@ukdataservice.ac.uk Data skills modules
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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have been recently doing work on question design and gauging the effect of asking questions on topics such as Gender identity, Sexual orientation and Armed forces community. These questions are new following feedback from an earlier topic consultation or to address a policy need. For the new armed forces question,…
Continue reading →If you haven’t heard the term “open-source”, it’s a method of software development that keeps everything out in the open and encourages collaboration between developers. Many businesses and governments around the world are embracing open source development projects, so it’s important for everyone else to follow suit. Other than the community engagement surrounding open-source development,…
Continue reading →Sanah Yousaf, one of our interns talks about how she approached the task of learning R. The current project I am working on as an intern at UK Data Service Census Support is creating Townsend deprivation scores with UK 2011 Census data. To allow UK Data Service Census Support users to produce their own Townsend…
Continue reading →Amy Bonsall, one of our interns talks about how she approached the task of working out how to calculate Townsend scores and then of finding others work to compare against as a way to quality assure the methodology. As part of the internship project to calculate deprivation scores after finding sources that provide an outline…
Continue reading →Amy Bonsall one of our interns talks about what deprivation is and how it could be calculated. As a student at the University of Manchester studying criminology I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to work on a project with the UK Data Service as an intern calculating Townsend Deprivation Scores for the UK…
Continue reading →We’ve been lucky enough to have two interns come and work with us over the summer. They have been working on creating a set of Townsend Deprivation scores, using the UK 2011 Census data we have available via InFuse. The interns came to us through the University of Manchester Q-Step Centre, which coordinates with different types…
Continue reading →Clear communication is difficult, especially in teams with remote members. Even in small groups, communications can become cluttered and unmanageable when using email. Sending a simple message to a group of people can tricky and complicated. Our team faced these problems, and we wanted a solution where we could all share information in a simple…
Continue reading →James Brill, graduate developer and Louise Corti, Director of Collections Development and Producer Relations at the UK Data Service introduce us to the world of developing an innovative chatbot for answering research data management queries. A chatbot is a computer program which responds to user input either by textual data (typing) or audio data (speaking)….
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