The Office for National Statistics Research Excellence Series is back: Featuring presenters from the ADR UK Conference 2023
Categories: Research using linked data, Events, Conferences, Research findings, Office for National Statistics, ADR UK Partnership
12 March 2024
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Research Excellence Series has returned for 2024. The series is a yearly programme of online events which showcases outstanding research using data. This year, the ONS has invited presenters from the ADR UK Conference 2023 to speak about their research projects.
The ADR UK Conference 2023, held in November in partnership with the ONS, brought together almost 400 delegates in Birmingham to exchange knowledge and ideas. Many presenters from the conference will join the series to discuss their public good research on a wide range of societal issues. This includes topics such as unpaid care, homelessness prevention, and data ethics.
Reserve your place
The first event in the series is on Tuesday 19 March 10:30-11:30. Laura Bentley (Public Health Wales, Cardiff) will present on her popular study “Describing unpaid carers’ health service use in local areas across Wales: A retrospective cohort study using linked routinely collected data”. Her results provide novel insight into the health and health service usage of unpaid carers. Laura will discuss the data acquisition process, methodology, key findings, and the limitations of the research.
The second event on Thursday 18 April 10:30-11:30 features Professor Peter Mackie (School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University), who was a keynote speaker for the conference. He will explore associations between school disengagement and homelessness, and problematise widespread assumptions about the ‘visibility’ of those who are at risk.
Find out about future events
Visit the ONS events page to see all upcoming events and reserve your place. You can also browse the full schedule below.
Unpaid carers’ health service use across Wales: Laura Bentley
Tuesday 19 March 10:30 to 11:30
Laura Bentley (Public Health Wales, Cardiff) will present on her popular abstract Describing unpaid carers' health service use in local areas across Wales: A retrospective cohort study using linked routinely collected data.
Using schools’ linked data for homelessness prevention: Professor Peter Mackie
Thursday 18 April 10:30 to 11:30
The primary focus of Professor Peter Mackie's (School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University) research and advisory work is homelessness prevention. Peter was one of the keynote speakers at the conference and will discuss his innovative work around education and homelessness.
Data-driven research with historically excluded groups: Dr Sarah McKenna and Elizabeth Nelson
Thursday 9 May 10:30 to 11:30
Dr Sarah McKenna and Elizabeth Nelson (Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland, Belfast) will present on their popular abstract Data-driven research with historically excluded groups: Towards a model for co-production and democratisation.
Maternal disability and newborn discharge to child protection in Ontario: Claire Grant
Thursday 18 July 10:30 to 11:30
Claire Grant (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London) won the "Best student oral presentation" award at the ADR UK Conference 2023. She returns to discuss her project Maternal disability and newborn discharge to child protection in Ontario, Canada.
Responsible AI in policing: Professor Marion Oswald MBE
Tuesday 13 August 10:30 to 11:30
Professor Marion Oswald’s (Professor of Law, Northumbria University and part-time Senior Research Associate, Alan Turing Institute) research specialises in technology law and policy, information rights and data ethics. Marion was one of the keynote speakers at the conference and returns to discuss her new funded project on data ethics committees.
Emergency Department presentations with suicidal ideation: Dr Emma Ross
Thursday 12 September 10:30 to 11:30
Dr Emma Ross (School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast) won the "Best oral presentation" award at the ADR UK Conference 2023. 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?
Producing research data – A framework for data engineering principles: Jonathan Swan
Thursday 3 October 10:30 to 11:30
As the ADR UK Engineering lead at the ONS, Jonathan Swan (Data Engineering and Operations, Office for National Statistics) facilitated a very popular workshop at the conference and returns to discuss “Producing research data: A framework for data engineering principles”.
Showcasing methods for diverse stakeholder involvement in database design: Dr Cheryl McQuire
Thursday 17 October 10:30 to 11:30
Dr Cheryl McQuire (Public Health Evaluation, University of Bristol) will present her work as a Research Fellow and showcase methods for diverse stakeholder involvement in database design.
Inequalities in chronic and infectious diseases: Professor Rohini Mathur
Thursday 7 November 10:30 to 11:30
Professor Rohini Mathur (Professor and Chair of Health Data Science, Queen Mary University of London) was one of the keynote speakers at the conference and returns to discuss her current project, where she addresses health inequalities, resulting from the historical under-representation of ethnically diverse populations in clinical research.
