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Introduction to synthetic data
Learn more about the fundamentals of synthetic data, including what synthetic data is and is not, plus watch a live coding demonstration in Jupyter notebook demonstrating methods in Python for generating synthetic data of various forms.
Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service
This free online workshop focuses on the use of the free and open-source cross-platform QGIS GIS application, to create maps and other geographical visualisations from the 2021/22 census data provided by the UK Data Service.
Personal data journeys
Rodney Appleyard, UK Data Service and Jennie Blows, CLOSER, interview Professor Jennifer Symonds, Director of CLOSER, Robin Flaig, Co-Director of the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration and Chief Operations Officer for Generation Scotland, and Dr Nigel de Noronha, former Research Associate at the University of Manchester, about their personal data journeys and what they have found so rewarding about working with data.
Training podcast
Dr Vanessa Higgins, the Service Director of User Support and Training at the UK Data Service, provides an overview of the training courses and workshops delivered by her team throughout the year.