Research - Social Statistics and UK Data Service staff

Professor Jackie Carter and Dr Vanessa Higgins

Social Statistics and UK Data Service staff recently presented new research at the World Statistics Congress. Professor Carter spoke about the importance of data literacy and the value of work placements. 

Dr. Vanessa Higgins discussed the UK Data Service online data skills training events and the results of a qualitative research project to explore how Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (SHAPE) students participate in UK Data Service training events to develop their data literacy skills. 

The session was chaired by Professor Natalie Shlomo. You can read more about the work here:

• Developing a future pipeline of applied social researchers through experiential learning: The case of a data fellows programme
• Vanessa Higgins to feature at the ISI World Statistics Congress in Ottawa