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Latest news & blogs
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Pollution, green spaces, and housing: How our environment affects our health
7 July 2025
This blog by Evie Parmenter, Senior Research Portfolio Manager at the Economic and Social Research Council, explores the powerful connection between our environment and our health. Drawing on insights from research funded by ADR UK, it highlights how factors like pollution, green space access, and housing conditions shape wellbeing, and how linked administrative data can help drive better decisions and healthier outcomes.
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Early learning difficulties and poverty linked to later youth justice contact, study finds
4 July 2025
A new study using ADR UK flagship data has found that children who show early signs of developmental delay are more likely to end up in contact with the youth justice system later on – especially if they also grow up in poverty.
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Unlocking new frontiers in linked data with ODISSEI
3 July 2025
This blog offers a preview of the keynote by Tom Emery at the ADR UK Conference 2025. Drawing on over a decade of experience with ODISSEI—the Dutch national infrastructure for social science—Tom will reflect on the promises and challenges of using administrative data to answer complex social questions. He’ll share lessons from building ODISSEI and explore the possibilities that lie ahead for linked data and public policy.
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Connecting Society: How everyday data can shape our lives
ADR UK's podcast aims to bring the world of administrative data to life, demonstrate transparency and trustworthiness, and provide a better understanding of how data can serve the public good. Series one is available on major streaming platforms.
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Publications & reports
Browse all the latest publications from across the ADR UK partnership. ADR UK annual reports can be found on our dedicated microsite.
Events
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Health Data Research UK Conference 2025
15/10/2025 - 16/10/2025
The UK’s No.1 conference on health data science returns for 2025. Join Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) at this two-day hybrid event to celebrate the latest advances in health data science that are improving people’s lives.
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ADR UK Conference 2025 - full programme now available
16/09/2025 - 18/09/2025
Join us in Wales for the opportunity to engage with others about administrative data research. From crime and justice, to education, social care, health and economic outcomes, this conference will welcome discussion on a broad range of research, as well as methods, public engagement and ethics.
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Office for National Statistics Research Excellence Series 2025
Throughout 2025
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Research Excellence Series is a yearly programme of virtual talks showcasing exceptional projects using secure data. This year's series includes the winners from the ONS Research Excellence...
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Dataset of the month: Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection – England and Wales
This links information on farming activities with de-identified data about the people in farm households, as well as non-farming individuals living in similarly rural areas. Research using the data will provide new insights for decision makers to improve agricultural and rural policies and enhance the wellbeing of farmers and their households.
