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We’ve launched a new website & refreshed our brand 🎉 Built to better showcase how #SCADR researchers and specialist teams from @digitalscots work collaboratively with delivery partners to produce outputs that benefit the public and guide policy. adrscotland.org
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Join @HDR_UK next webinar, Using #Data to Combat Health #Inequalities, Wed 28 Sept, from 10.30-12.00. Speakers include @livvyswann. REGISTER NOW: events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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Join @ESRC Festival of Social Science in @StirUni on 4 November 2026 | 14.00-16.00 to discuss Environment, #Poverty, #housing & #homelessness - Adapting Housing for a Changing Future. festivalofsocialscience.com/…
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1/ The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published her sixth report. Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of eight key recommendations.
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A new UK-wide Community of Practice for #nursing and #midwifery population data research has launched, chaired by @athers1 ! Our latest blog marks the launch and explains how you can get involved. 🩺📊edin.ac/4iioime @CNOWales @scotgovhealth @NurseGregDix
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We are attending the XXVII National and X International #Biostatistics Congress, Izmir, Turkey on 11 - 14 Nov. Dr Caro Fyfe will be presenting on Linked #admindata in Medical Research: A Comprehensive Guide to Linkage, Causality and Practice #UBK2026 biyoistatistikkongresi.com.t…
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How can we measure the true value of renewable energy assets? The next ESCoE webinar with Julia Wdowin on Thursday 29 October presents new research on estimating the economic contribution of onshore wind energy to social welfare in the UK: tinyurl.com/yrad7v7c
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More than 150 schools have closed across Northern Ireland after receiving bomb threats. The threats are not being treated as viable. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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Join us @ESRC Social Science Festival in Glasgow on 2 Nov 2026 | 18.00-19.30 to discuss 'How to Fix Britain’s NEET crisis' - what needs to be done with 'One million #young people in the UK are either not in #education, #employment or #training. festivalofsocialscience.com/…
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Read our impact case studies in the ADR UK Annual Report: reports.adruk.org/annual-rep… From strengthening data research skills, to shaping Scotland's research priorities & improve understanding of social mobility among UK armed forces veterans- we are working to deliver impact.
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Join us at @UofGPolicy as part of @ESRC Festival of Science, for discussion 'There’s no money left - Can We Still Build a Fairer Society?' on 26 Oct 2026 | 18.00-19.30. festivalofsocialscience.com/… #poverty #inequality #publicreform
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This 5-day course from @HDR_UK starts 2 Nov and offers a comprehensive journey in R from beginner to advanced levels with a focus on practical #data analysis, visualisation and real-world applications in health data science. #training hdruk.ac.uk/events/beginner-…
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Our Professor @athers1 Atherton was delighted to open the inaugural Nursing and Midwives Community of Practice held in the @nmcnews offices, London on 14 October 2026. We look forward to hearing more about the meeting, next week.
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1/ Next Tuesday, we will publish the Inquiry's sixth report: ‘Care Sector’ (Module 6). Module 6 investigates the impact of the pandemic on the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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ADR Scotland retweeted
There are still places available on this SEAVEA Software Hands-on Workshop with EPCC's Gavin Pringle. See below for details and registration link. 👇👇👇
Building Trustworthy Simulations on Cirrus: SEAVEA Software Hands-on Workshop (free). Edinburgh, 22-23 Oct, 2026 edin.ac/3T5xfGZ
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📢 New data alert: Age 20/Sweep 12 data now available Data from the 12th sweep of GUS is now available via the UK Data Service. Collected in 2025 when cohort members were aged around 20, this rich dataset covers education, employment, living arrangements, mental health, financial wellbeing, social media, relationships and a host of other topics. With participants now navigating early adulthood, the data offers unique opportunities to explore transitions from school into work and higher education, and how childhood and adolescent experiences shape adult outcomes. ➡️ Access GUS data: growingupinscotland.org.uk/a… ➡️ Access the data on the UKDS website here: datacatalogue.ukdataservice.… ➡️ Accompanying documentation is also available from the GUS website: growingupinscotland.org.uk/d… #GUS #GrowingUpInScotland #YoungPeople #LongitudinalResearch #Data #Scotland
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New ADR Scotland Policy Briefing: Who benefited most from the #crime drop? Measuring stability and change in #victimisation #inequality across different socio-demographic groups. edin.ac/3TrGscR
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Turn complex health data into stories that inform decisions, shape policy and drive action! Learn how to create impactful data visuals with award-winning journalist David McCandless in our free bite-sized video course. hubs.li/Q04zMp2B0 #HealthDataScience #DataViz #IIBWAB
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