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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 5h

“Being a Data Impact Fellow has directly changed my practice and expanded my networks” Christian, 2019 Fellow “Participating in this scheme has been an incredibly enriching experience.” Niloofar, 2023 Fellow Applications for our 2027 cohort are now open! blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/applications...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 Applications are open for our Data Impact Fellows 2027 scheme 📢 Early career researchers / analysts using UK Data Service data can apply for a £3,500 award + support to develop real-world impact from their research. Closes 30 November 2026. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/applications...

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Gabriele Mari @gmari.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I wrote a short post for @ukdsimpact.bsky.social on the politics of survey data thinking about #unpaid #carers and #CarersAllowance. It's based on ongoing work @usociety.bsky.social on economic insecurity among carers past the earnings limit set by the allowance. More here: osf.io/preprints/so...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Carer's Allowance, economic insecurity, and the politics of data @gmari.bsky.social reflects on how survey data from the UKHLS might shine another light on the economic insecurity felt by unpaid carers. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/carers-allow...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Data Impact Fellows - impact, redefined We are continuing a series to mark 10 years of the Data Impact Fellows scheme and looking forward to applications for the 2027 cohort. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/fellows-rede...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🆕Blog post & case study🆕 "Racially minoritised communities are underrepresented in the data that shapes policy and public debate" Nissa Finney on the Evidence for Equality National Survey & how it addresses the ethnicity data gap blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ethnicity-da... @ethnicityuk.bsky.social

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Data Impact Fellows - some key moments Finn Dymond-Green, Director of Impact at the UK Data Service, picks out some of their key memories from 10 years of the Data Impact Fellow scheme in our newest blog post. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/fellows-key-...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Using data for effective anti-poverty action: Join Resolve Poverty for a conversation about the Poverty Monitor Join Resolve Poverty for a free webinar next week on using data to inform local anti-poverty action. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/resolve-pove...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Data Impact Fellows - 10 years in and going strong! We’re kicking off a series of posts to mark 10 years of the UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows scheme. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/data-impact-...

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Dr Emma Bridger @emkbridger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The UK Data Service is one of the richest research resources in the UK so it was a real pleasure to be invited to contribute to their Data Impact blog and talk about networks and systems-stuff within @usociety.bsky.social. Thank you to the @ukdsimpact.bsky.social team

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Lucas Paulo da Silva @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm finally a #blogger! At least, I wrote my first blog for the @ukdataservice.bsky.social.😁It's about my recent study on how #cross-#pressured #audiences (people who don't fit neatly on the #Left or #Right) select #political #media. 💻 🎧 📰 (see more below 👇)

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Beyond access: following researchers' journeys with secondary data Lindsey To leads research exploring how researchers discover, evaluate and use secondary data, to design services that better support data-driven research. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/beyond-acces...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 How can network analyses help unpick complex systems of mental ill-health? @emkbridger.bsky.social, @omidvebrahimi.bsky.social and @ludvigdb.bsky.social explore this question in a new Data Impact blog post. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/network-anal...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 UK Data Service Integration: introducing "Pearls" on Octopus Alex Freeman and Tim Fellows introduce a new integration between the open research platform Octopus.ac and the UK Data Service. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ukds-integra...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What kind of bias do I want? How cross-pressured audiences navigate the news @lucas-p-dasilva.bsky.social uses British Election Study data to explore how politically cross-pressured audiences choose their news. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/cross-pressu...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 A comprehensive study of inequality was launched recently by the @theifs.bsky.social. In this second post, we explore how it is already creating impact blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ifs-deaton-r...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 How can data help us understand different dimensions of inequality? A comprehensive study of inequality was launched recently by the @theifs.bsky.social. We explore how data helped underpin it and how it is creating impact blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/data-dimensi...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Raising awareness of worldwide data talent at CESSDA’s 50th Anniversary Conference Rodney Appleyard reflects on a recent collaboration with CESSDA’s Communications team at the organisation’s landmark conference. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/cessda-50th-...

A photograph of the experts from the UK Data Service, who attended CESSDA’s 50th Anniversary Conference. From left to right: Beate Lichtwardt, Hervé L’Hours, Sarah King-Hele, Steve McEachern, Jeannine Beeken, John Sanderson and Rodney Appleyard.

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Highlighting the best in secure data research: ONS Research Excellence Awards 2026 Emma Wade celebrates the people and projects using secure data to generate new insights, inform policy, and deliver public good. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/ons-research...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Two decades of prisoner voices: what can the HMIP survey data tell us? Professor Emeritus Nick Hardwick draws on two decades of HM Inspectorate of Prisons survey to look at male prisoners’ experiences of safety. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/prisoner-voi...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Next Steps: Using linked UK longitudinal cohort data to examine unmet mental health needs Corine Driessens discusses the 'missing middle', young people experiencing mental health problems but not accessing services. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/next-steps-m...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What can a national crime survey tell us about which children are most at risk? @ferhattura19.bsky.social draws on the Crime Survey for England and Wales to look at which children are most likely to be victims of crime. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/national-cri...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 From learning to earning? What the Labour Force Survey shows about job-related training in the UK Sarah Pemberton-Frings explores what the UK Labour Force Survey reveals about unequal access to job-related training. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/from-learnin...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What we know about victimisation amongst Gen Z using the Millennium Cohort Study Aase Villadsen and Emla Fitzsimons provide insight on the experiences of crime and victimisation in Gen Z. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/victimisatio...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Chia Liu uses the Millennium Cohort Study to investigate whether mothers working nonstandard hours affects young children’s socioemotional development. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/work-hours-c...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Opportunities for social mobility for young people in rural and coastal areas of England Dr Chris Playford examines how growing up in rural and coastal areas shapes young people's occupational destinations. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/social-mobil...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What does Resolution Foundation research reveal about "Unsung Britain" and living standards today? We examine the @resolutionfoundation.org "Unsung Britain" research, which uses data accessed from the UK Data Service. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/resolution-f...

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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📊 Ten years ago this month, the UK voted to leave the #EuropeanUnion. How have #BritishSocialAttitudes towards #Brexit –including perceptions around its economic impact, immigration and sovereignty – shifted over the past decade? 🔗 natcen.ac.uk/british-soci...

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The M-WAY Study @mwaystudy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Part 2 of our blog series for @ukdsimpact.bsky.social is now live! 🎉 This time, we share key findings from the Millennium Cohort Study and reflect on both the opportunities & challenges of using cohort data to understand the mental health and wellbeing of autistic young people. Read more below 👇

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Open Knowledge Foundation @okfn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

💙 Thank you very much for listening so carefully, @ukdsimpact.bsky.social

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

How the UK Government’s updated Magenta Book recognises the role of research data in evaluation What is the Magenta Book? And what does it mean for how @ukdataservice.bsky.social supports government evaluation? 🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/magenta-book...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 How can open principles become open practice? We continue conversation with the Open Knowledge Foundation: how can open knowledge principles be translated into practice in AI & digital literacy? blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/open-knowled... @okfn.bsky.social

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 How can many perspectives share one voice in the Open Knowledge Foundation? We spoke with members of the @okfn.bsky.social to explore how many perspectives come together around a shared commitment to open knowledge. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/open-knowled...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

⌛Throwback Thursday⌛ Last summer, @gerontologyuk.bsky.social reflected on why we must protect trusted data services as essential public institutions. Next week we're exploring trust and open data further — watch this space. 👉 blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/why-data-pre...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Ellie Roberts, from the @mwaystudy.bsky.social, dives into insights from the Millennium Cohort Study to explore lived experience of autism. What surprises you most about how neurodiversity is captured in long-term data? blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/millennium-c...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What if autism research started with lived experience, not just data? @reeshazahir.bsky.social shares how the M-WAY study brings both into the research process, rethinking mental health research for autistic young people. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/mway-coprodu...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 What is the role of data in shaping the UK's path to net zero? @sophiegawryla.bsky.social explores the government's recent announcement on the seventh carbon budget and how UK Data Service data helped underpin it. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/seventh-carb...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Eve Little introduces the new Local communities in data impact theme and shows how its evidence aligns with current UK Government strategies around safety, participation and place. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/national-dat...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Dr Benjamin Geers and Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado discuss how the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England surveys help researchers move beyond medical diagnoses to support adolescents experiencing eating problems. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/population-s...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Gianmaria Niccodemi, from the University of Liverpool, uses the Millenium Cohort Study to analyse the relationship between family income trajectories and the development of socio-emotional behaviour problems at age 17. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/income-traje...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🏘️Local communities in data🏘️ How can national data strengthen local communities? Our new Impact theme connects local insight with national evidence to explore: 🏙️ places 👥 people 🛡️ safety Read more 👉 ukdataservice.ac.uk/impact/local...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Joshua Stott, clinical psychologist and professor at University College London, explores the relationship between childhood ADHD traits, health and well-being using the British Cohort Study. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/adhd-traits-...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🔎Perspectives on Engagement and Impact🔎 We’re pleased to share that session recordings and presentation slides are now available on our website. ukdataservice.ac.uk/impact/data-...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Nicole Renehan, from the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse, discusses the design of neuroinclusive interventions using co-produced data and action learning sets. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/neuroinclusi...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Morgan Brown and Ellen O’Connor, from the Royal British Legion, discuss awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant using data from the British Social Attitudes Survey. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/british-soci...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Sophie Gawryla, Research Impact and Engagement Manager at the UK Data Service, explores how research using UK Data Service data has supported impact assessments for renters’ rights reforms. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/renters-righ...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Hannah Manzur, from the Violence and Society Centre at City St. Georges, examines how UK ethnicity data can (mis)represent lived identities, recommending key changes to how ethnic groups are categorised in data. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/misrepresent...

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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 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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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 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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