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Queen’s Anniversary Prize for world-leading SAIL Databank

24 November 2023

Population Data Science at Swansea University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its renowned SAIL Databank.

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Welsh Minister commends ADR Wales for informing decision making and calls for data sharing

14 November 2023

The Welsh Government Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, has commended the work of ADR Wales, stating that it supports Wales to become an international leader in data sharing and evidence-based policymaking.

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ADR Wales and Welsh Government report on Welsh language ability is first publication to use analysis in the Integrated Data Service

26 October 2023

A new report, produced by ADR Wales in partnership with the Welsh Government and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), is the first published output using analysis in the Integrated Data Service. The report explores the differences between estimates of Welsh language ability reported in Census 2021 and the Labour Force Survey.

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Are farming households different to other rural households in Wales? A view from the AD|ARC project

12 October 2023

Stuart Neil is the agriculture and rural affairs statistician working within Welsh Government and a steering group member for the ADR UK-funded Administrative Data | Agricultural Research Collection (AD|ARC) project. In a blog, Stuart discusses the picture emerging from early work on farming households in Wales and how this can help to inform policy decisions that may benefit the people that live in them.

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COVID-19 vaccine inequality found among people experiencing homelessness in Wales, study suggests

11 October 2023

A year into the mass vaccination programme, people who experienced homelessness in Wales had lower rates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake, an ADR Wales study has found.

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