A longstanding partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been formally renewed. UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and Director General of KNBS Mr Macdonald George Obudho met in London to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, formally agreeing to continue […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Professor David Hand speaks about the work of the UK Statistics Authority Centre for Applied Data Ethics and their achievements since being established. Global Ethics Day is an annual event aimed at “empowering ethics through the actions of individuals and organisations”. This day provides an opportune moment to reflect on […]
To celebrate Global Ethics Day, Simon Whitworth, Head of Data Ethics and Research Accreditation at the Authority, writes about the recent work that the Centre for Applied Data Ethics has done internationally. I have the pleasure of leading the work of the UK Statistics Authority’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics. For the last couple of […]
On 27 and 28 September the UK Statistics Authority hosted the 27th meeting of the United Nations High Level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity Building. Delegates from 15 countries came to London for the meeting, chaired by the National Statistician, Professor Sir Ian Diamond, whilst others joined remotely. The group was originally formed in […]
It has been five years since the Digital Economy Act 2017 Research strand was passed into law and later implemented as an applied framework for the accreditation of researchers, projects, and processors. The DEA offered strong foundations for the UK Statistics Authority to define the principles and standards, under the DEA Research Codes of Practice […]
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has formally begun working jointly with The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). UK National Statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond and President of PCBS Dr Ola Awad met in London to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations. The initial six-month partnership, which was launched on 27 […]
On Tuesday 11 October 2022, the International Statistics Institute celebrates it’s first annual ‘International Day for Women in Statistics and Data Science’. The event is designed to promote and celebrate women in statistics and data science and encourage further diversity in a profession where women are under-represented. To mark this day, we interviewed Skevi Pericleous […]
The months since our last newsletter have been busy, with the Centre team working on several new and exciting activities and outputs. Read on for an overview of what the team have been working on since our last update in May. Qualitative Guidance A new piece of guidance on the ethical considerations associated with qualitative […]
The ONS Research Excellence Awards 2022 are now open for nominations. The awards are for researchers who have used ONS Data and recognise innovative analyses that promote best practice research methodologies and data matching or linking. The awards also promote greater awareness and understanding of the data that has been made available by services such […]
We are looking for academic, public or private sector experts to become part of our “ONS Fellowship”. The ONS Fellows provide innovative analytical and methodological skills to support the ONS to meet its publicly stated objectives around improving statistics and analysis. We are actively seeking a broad group of candidates who can bring fresh perspectives, […]