Events

Government Data Science Community of Interest – February

It’s the start of the year, so it’s a good time to reflect on good practice within data science projects. Covering project delivery, critical success factors and stakeholder relationships, the format of the session will be reflexive, showcasing technical and relational aspects of data science projects. Colleagues from Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and […]

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Date: 3rd February 2021 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Venue: Microsoft Teams

Data Science: Conversation Cafes

Conversation Cafés are non-agenda meet-ups to build connections within the data science community and support collective wisdom. Theme for January: Data Science in 2021 How it works Groups of approximately five and a voluntary host meet for an hour to discuss either a suggested topic or one chosen by the group. Each person introduces themselves […]

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Date: 22nd January 2021 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: Microsoft Teams

Review and improve a statistical publication – January

This is a peer review workshop. It usually allows for around six to eight participants from across the Government Statistical Service (GSS). Why should you take part in a peer review meeting? Taking part in one of these workshops gives you the chance to: work with colleagues from the wider GSS gain a fresh perspective […]

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Date: 20th January 2021 10:30 am to 11:30 am
Venue: Online

Government Data Science Community of Interest

The Government Data Science Community of Interest is a meet up event, which brings together data science practitioners from across the public sector. It’s an opportunity to showcase projects, discuss topical issues and connect. Across the public sector, data science practitioners are applying the data science toolkit to provide insights on coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit. […]

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Date: 19th November 2020 10:10 am to 1:00 pm
Venue: Online

RSS Social Statistics Section: data linkage methods and quality

The review Joined up data in government: the future of data linking methods, set out to engage with the data linkage community across government, academia, the third sector and internationally. This was to understand data linkage challenges faced and identify state-of-the-art data linking methods. A set of recommendations for government were formulated as part of […]

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Date: 3rd November 2020 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Venue: Online

Research and development in the transformation of UK consumer price statistics

This is a sharing webinar on research and development in the transformation of UK consumer price statistics, hosted by the Best Practice and Impact Division. Presentations from colleagues in the Office for National Statistics will cover their broad plans for introducing new data and methods into UK consumer price statistics. It will also cover how […]

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Date: 27th October 2020 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Venue: Online

Government Data Science Festival Week 2020

The Government Data Science Festival is a fully digital event, which aims to bring together the data science community in the UK public sector. The festival is delivered by the Government Data Science Partnership (GDSP) working together with members of the data science community across government and public sector in the UK. The theme of […]

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Date: From 28th September 2020 9:00 am to 2nd October 2020 6:00 pm
Venue: Online

Royal Statistical Society 2020 International Conference

The RSS International Conference regularly attracts more than 600 attendees from over 40 countries, providing one of the best opportunities for anyone interested in statistics and data science to come together to share knowledge and network. This year’s conference will once again feature top keynote speakers and invited talk sessions but will be slightly different. […]

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Date: From 7th September 2020 5:30 pm to 10th September 2020 6:00 pm
Venue: Online
Rates: Non-fellows £150
Concessionary fellows £75
CStats/GradStats £112
Fellows £120

Seminar: The state of the UK’s statistical system

At their best, statistics and data produced by government are insightful, coherent, and timely. They are of high policy relevance and public interest. However, the statistical system does not consistently perform at this level across all its work. This event is a chance for GSS statistical producers to hear from and speak with staff at […]

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Date: 22nd July 2020 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Royal Statistical Society open meeting on the Retail Prices Index (RPI)

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is pleased to be hosting an online open meeting on the Retail Prices Index (RPI) at 5.30pm on Tuesday 21 July. This discussion will help determine RSS’s contribution to the consultation that the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) and HM Treasury (HMT) are currently undertaking on this important subject. The UKSA-HMT […]

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Date: 21st July 2020 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

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