LARIA East Event Summary “Open Council?”, 17th February 2016
Great to hear talks from Dacorum Council, Ordnance Survey and Public Health in Hertfordshire. The lessons I took away were:
Research in partnership with other Local Authorities. Requires time to manage the partnership, but does deliver stronger research with comparative…
Training: An introduction to data analytics for the public sector
This two day training course seeks to improve the data skills of junior analysts in the public sector and academic researchers. Focussing on four key areas, each subject compliments the other areas to give a rounded knowledge of using data …

Socio-economic evidence behind the City Deal
Find out about the socio-economic evidence behind the Greater Cambridge City Deal. A deal that could see a £1 billion investment in the Greater Cambridge area signed by central government and local representatives.…

International migration at a local level: issues in data availability
The Campaign Company has recently published a comment piece discussing the issues surrounding the analysis of international migration at a local level, particularly those relating to the paucity of research data on the subject. The article makes particular reference to …

Help with a new project – Mental Health and Financial Inclusion
Oliver Barnes is scoping a research project on the link between mental health and financial inclusion in the Bedwell ward of Stevenage.
Oliver and colleagues from Stevenage Borough Council are interested in producing a piece of research investigating whether people …