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How well do Google image results represent reality? Comparing occupational census data against web-based search results
Images are a powerful medium for reflecting reality and also identifying bias. For example, how well do Google image search results of gender-neutral professions match the reality of the workforce?...
‘Investing in the Future’ at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Forum 2015
Susan Noble, Service Manager for international data and Celia Russell, Senior International Data Specialist at the UK Data Service, report back from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and D...
First of ten pivotal moments in the social sciences
Matthew Woollard, Director of the UK Data Service, discusses The Guardian’s celebration of the top ten pivotal social science moments in the last 50 years.
Responses to the ONS consultation on the Approved Researcher Scheme
Matthew Woollard, Director of the UK Data Service, discusses the responses to the ONS consultation on the Approved Researcher Scheme.
The longstanding culture in the social sciences of making data accessible is one to value
Evidence-based social policy depends on access to rich supplies of high-quality data. But how can we create, curate, enrich and reuse data already collected by government departments and researcher...
Access to sensitive data for research: ‘The 5 Safes’
In this post, originally published on JISC’s Research Data Management blog, Louise Corti and Richard Welpton from UK Data Service (UKDS) talk about the services they provide to UK researcher...