NEWS & EVENTS

EVENTS 2011

Virtual Microdata Laboratory (VML) and the Secure Data Service: Joining together to improve research and impact

Logos of the SDS and ONS

Tuesday 29 March 2011, 14.00 to 17.30
Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)

 

  • Hear the latest developments in access to microdata
  • Learn about new data available
  • Network with other researchers and data custodians
  • Ask questions of VML and Secure Data Service staff

 

 

 

PROGRAMME

14.00 Registration and coffee
14.15

Welcome and Introduction: Research infrastructure: demand and supply

Felix Ritchie, Office for National Statistics
14.25

Building a research data centre: key policy challenges

Aliya Saied, HM Revenue & Customs
14.45

Providing evidence for economic policy from business microdata

Ralf Martin, Centre for Economic Performance
15.05

Using microdata to measure the unmeasured

Jonathan Haskel, Imperial College
15.25

Exploiting detailed geographical data

Henry Overman, London School of Economics
15.45

Break
16.00

Lessons from programme evaluation

Ulrike Hotopp, Department for Business Innovation & Skills
16.30

Commissioning research for policy

Tim Butcher, Low Pay Commission
17.00

Looking forward: the Secure Data Service

Karen Dennison, UK Data Archive
17.30 Closing round table

Building security requires all attendees to book in advance.

Booking for this event is now closed. Many thanks to those of you who have registered; we look forward to welcoming you on 29 March 2011. If you have missed the booking period and would still like to attend, please email the Secure Data Service.

 

Invitation to the workshop

 

After the workshop, join us for:

reception to launch the new Secure Data Service.

 

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE  

1 of 10: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences
2 of 10: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative
3 of 10: Each of our data collections has a unique persistent identifier (DOI) that makes it easier to find and cite
4 of 10: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades
5 of 10: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data
6 of 10: We are certified to ISO 27001, the information security standard, and helped develop the Data Seal of Approval
7 of 10: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data
8 of 10: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data
9 of 10: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead
10 of 10: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys

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