The Faster indicators of UK economic activity project is an innovative response to the demand for faster insight into the state of the UK economy, for policy makers to make informed, timely decisions on matters, which affect the whole of the UK.
We are currently using open data sets to develop a better understanding of loneliness in England. Are there places in England where people are more likely to be lonely and why?
The new Data Science Degree Apprenticeship is now live for delivery. Alison Adams shares her experience of leading the Trailblazer group to develop an innovative new learning pathway.
Many datasets contain variables that consist of short free-text descriptions of items or products. This technical report describes how we developed and implemented a natural language processing (NLP) pipeline that produces a well structured and hierarchical dataset.
Our current cohort of apprentices have just finished their training modules and are well on their way to completing their apprenticeships. Lucy and Joe tell us about their journey so far, as part of National Apprenticeship Week.
Read moreTo mark the 12th annual National Apprenticeship Week, we caught up with some of our first data analytics apprentices now they have successfully completed their apprenticeship.
Read moreGovernment organisations, businesses, academia, members of the public and other decision-making bodies require access to a wide variety of administrative and survey data to make informed and accurate decisions. However, the collecting bodies are often unable to share rich microdata without risking breaking legal and ethical confidentiality and consent requirements.
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