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RSS Campion award for Excellence in Official Statistics: 2021 winners

15 July 2021 — Press release —

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has today announced the recipients of this year’s Campion Award for Excellence in Official Statistics, awarded in partnership with the UK Statistics Authority and Civil Service World.…

Appointment of Professor Sir John Aston to the UK Statistics Authority Board

24 June 2021 — Appointments —

Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed as a non-executive board member of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years beginning on 1 July 2021. Professor Aston…

Exploring data ethics challenges and priorities in modern-day National Statistical Institutes

22 June 2021 — Blog —

A key part of the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics involves engaging with the wider international data ethics community. In sharing learning and experience,…

How can we best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of data for research and statistics?

16 June 2021 — Blog —

On 12th May, the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics hosted its inaugural roundtable event, exploring how we can best address emerging ethical challenges in the use of…

ONS employees recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

14 June 2021 — Press release —

Office for National Statistics (ONS) employees have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their outstanding service during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and for their service to disability,…

Ghana Statistical Service mark 30 day countdown to their 2021 census

28 May 2021 — Blog —

As the 2021 England and Wales Census collection comes to a close, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is entering the final countdown to its Population and Housing Census (PHC), being held…

News and updates from the UKSA’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics: May 2021

27 May 2021 — Blog —

Since our last update at the end of March, the Centre team has been busy working on a range of activities and outputs. We have received some fantastic engagement from…

Vacancy – Independent Member of National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee

24 May 2021 — Appointments —

We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee (NSDEC) If successful in your application, you would play an important role…

Launching UKSA’s Ethics Guidance on the use of geospatial data for research and statistics

18 May 2021 — Blog —

Today the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics has launched its first piece of ethics guidance – focused on addressing ethical issues in the use of geospatial data…

Four things you didn’t know about how the UK is helping modernise official statistics in the developing world

11 May 2021 — Blog —

By Emily Poskett, Office for National Statistics 1. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has partnerships supporting statistical modernisation in National Statistical Offices (NSOs) in Africa Each is a true…