Research events at the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Each year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) curates a collection of online and in-person research events.

The Secure Research Service (SRS) Engagement team are pleased to offer a diverse programme of events throughout 2023. Each event is specifically tailored for members of the research community. On this page, you can learn more about the events, and how to book your place.

Each year we organise a Research Excellence Series, which showcases exceptional research projects, carried out using a diverse wealth of invaluable research data. These data are used by researchers to produce new insights, inform change, and make a difference in people’s lives.

This year we have invited presenters from the ADR UK Conference 2023.

The ADR UK Conference took place in Birmingham in November 2023. The event brought together 400 researchers and other professionals working for the public good, with presentations spanning an array of themes from health outcomes to the justice system. 

We are looking forward to this year's series of talks, which will include the event's oral presentation award winners, and the authors of the most popular abstracts from the conference, which are published on the International Journal of Population Data Science website. We are also delighted to invite back the conference keynote speakers to discuss a project they are currently working on. 

Find out about our online events

Thursday 9 May 10:30 to 11:30

Dr Sarah McKenna and Elizabeth Nelson (Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland, Belfast)

Sarah and Elizabeth will present on their popular abstract Data-driven research with historically excluded groups: Towards a model for co-production and democratisation.

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Thursday 13 June 10:30 to 11:30

Dr Cheryl McQuire (Public Health Evaluation, University of Bristol)

Cheryl will present her work as a Research Fellow and discuss her popular abstract Addressing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) 'data gap': Multi-method and multi-disciplinary public engagement to ascertain the acceptability and feasibility of establishing the first UK National linked database for FASD.

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Thursday 11 July 10:30 to 11:30

Claire Grant (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London)

Claire won the "Best student oral presentation" at the ADR UK Conference. She returns to discuss her project Maternal disability and newborn discharge to child protection in Ontario, Canada.

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Tuesday 13 August 10:30 to 11:30

Professor Marion Oswald MBE (Professor of Law, Northumbria University and part-time Senior Research Associate, Alan Turing Institute)

Marion’s research specialises in technology law and policy, information rights and data ethics. Marion will present on Ethical review to support responsible AI in Policing, a preliminary study of West Midlands Police's specialist data ethics review committee.

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Thursday 12 September 10:30 to 11:30

Dr Emma Ross] (School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast)

Emma won the "Best oral presentation" at the ADR UK Conference. She returns to present her work as a Research Fellow and to discuss her project Emergency Department presentations with suicidal ideation: A missed opportunity for intervention?

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Thursday 3 October 10:30 to 11:30

Jonathan Swan (Data Engineering and Operations, Office for National Statistics)

Developing Data Engineering Principles for creating Research Data, Jonathan will talk about developing a framework for data engineering principles very much focussed on meeting the needs of researchers. Using such a framework will allow data engineers to improve the usability and quality of data delivered to researchers.

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Thursday 7 November 10:30 to 11:30

Professor Rohini Mathur (Professor and Chair of Health Data Science, Queen Mary University of London)

Inequalities in chronic and infectious diseases. Approaches through Big Data Insights & Community Health. This talk will discuss a range of previous research projects which highlight how big data have been used to address health inequalities in the UK and how they are supporting quality improvement initiatives in the UK and internationally.

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We are committed to providing up-to-date information on the Integrated Data Service (IDS). We have provided a dedicated section on the ONS website to support users with regular updates.

Your future with the Integrated Data Service: An update

New and existing users of the Secure Research Service (SRS) are invited to join a virtual event on Tuesday 27 February from 2pm to 4pm, which will provide a chance to hear a progress update on the SRS to IDS transition, details on upcoming IDS developments, and see tailor-made demonstrations of the IDS in action. There will also be an opportunity for questions.

Please reserve your place.

If you have any questions about research events at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), please email srs.engagement.team@ons.gov.uk.