AiG Month: events
AiG Month events are:
- listed on the Analysis Function Eventbrite page (follow us there to find out more!)
- live, virtual, and interactive (we do not record AiG Month events)
- held using Microsoft Teams – you can dial in (or present) wherever you are based
- held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting at 10am, 12pm, and 2pm
- totally free to attend
Please note, you must register on Eventbrite to attend AiG Month events. Registration typically ends just before the event starts.
AiG Month events are designed with government analysts in mind, but we also hold sessions of interest to colleagues from Policy Profession, Operational Delivery Profession (ODP), and elsewhere across the Civil Service. Our events are also open to the general public, to share the important work of government analysts more widely.
Since AiG Month began in 2020, we have held hundreds of events, with thousands of colleagues tuning in to learn more about important analysis work and develop their analysis skills.
Register your space now! AiG Month 2026 events
Tuesday 5 May
- 10am: “Impact in action: Analysis in Government (AiG) Month launch event” with Jess Mitchell and Alison Woodhouse, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- 12pm: “The Future Statistician: skills, collaboration, and impact” with Steve Ellerd-Elliott, Government Statistical Service (GSS)
- 2pm: “Assessing the health impacts of urban design interventions” with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
Wednesday 6 May
- 10am: “Northern Ireland Public Expenditure web pages” with the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
- 12pm: “Trustworthiness under pressure: How analysts protect public confidence” with Ed Humpherson
- 2pm: “Global Supply Chains Intelligence Programme: Platform Demo & Overview” with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Thursday 7 May
- 10am: “An intro to BOLD, Partnerships, and Children of Prisoners” with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
- 12pm: “Improving Insights: Building a RAP for NHS Scotland Waiting Times” with Scottish Government
- 2pm: “Conceptualising vulnerability” with the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Tuesday 12 May
- 10am: “Splink and uk_address_matcher” with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
- 12pm: “Investment for growth – a practitioner’s perspective” with the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD)
- 2pm: “Laurium and AI” with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Wednesday 13 May
- 10am: “Unlocking the Archives: researching the past to inform the future” with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- 12pm: “Systems thinking in action: an interactive view of the asylum system” with the National Audit Office (NAO)
- 2pm: “Health Inequalities in Health Protection Report” with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Thursday 14 May
- 10am: “Measuring what matters: an index of sufficiency for children’s social care” with the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted)
- 12pm: “From Risk to Resilience: climate scenario analysis made practical” with the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD)
- 2pm: “From data gaps to insight: building new input-output tables for Wales” with Welsh Government
Week 3 of AiG Month is also Learning at Work Week 2026.
Tuesday 19 May
- 12pm:”The AQuA Book – guidance on producing quality analysis” with Alec Waterhouse, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
- 2pm: “Writing about data: improving the impact of your communication” with the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Presentation Champions Group
Wednesday 20 May
- 10am: “Innovation, analysis & communication: building the innovation clusters map” with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
- 12pm: “UKHSA Strategy Evidence Base: Current+Future Threats to UK Health Security” with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Thursday 21 May
- 10am: “Power Sector Strategy Analysis for the 2025 Spending Review” with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
- 12pm: “Analysing for success: How model assurance improves outcomes” with the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD)
- 2pm: “Black Analyst Forum (BAF): Who we are” with the cross-government Black Analyst Forum
There are no events on Tuesday 26 May because of the King’s Birthday, which is a public and privilege day.
Wednesday 27 May
- 2pm: “A fireside chat” with Professor Kirstine Dale, Met Office’s Chief AI Officer
Thursday 28 May
- 10am: “Communicating uncertainty in an uncertain age” with Sir David Spiegelhalter
- 12pm: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Micro-simulation of Crown Court Reform” with MoJ
AiG Month 2025 events you might have missed
Although AiG Month 2025 is now over, you can still read the summaries and learning points from them.
| Thu 1 May | The hidden impact of exploratory models |
| Thu 1 May | Using future climate scenarios: support decision making |
| Thu 1 May | The impact of government analysis |
| Tue 6 May | The impact of data use on productivity and growth |
| Thu 8 May | The impact of STEM Ambassadors |
| Thu 8 May | Demographics in a nutshell |
| Tue 13 May | ONS: three toolkits to assess administrative data quality |
| Tue 13 May | Using Behavioural Systems Mapping:economic security |
| Tue 13 May | Data engineers:powering the data innovation revolution |
| Wed 14 May | Evaluation Accelerator Fund RCTs |
| Wed 14 May | From evaluation to impact: “excellent” isn’t enough |
| Wed 14 May | The impact of Contracted Employment Support |
| Thu 15 May | Living England Habitat Map |
| Thu 15 May | Using behavioural science: greater control online |
| Thu 15 May | Where are the childcare deserts and oases? |
| Tue 20 May | The Aqua Book: guidance on producing quality analysis |
| Tue 20 May | Major projects, major impact? Evaluation & improvement |
| Tue 20 May | An evaluation of DWP’s Microsoft Copilot trial |
| Wed 21 May | Many minds, better insights: Quantitative impact evaluations |
| Wed 21 May | Innovative horizon scanning |
| Wed 21 May | Qualitative research through an interactive community |
| Thu 22 May | Launching Explore Local Statistics service |
| Thu 22 May | What is ‘impact’ in analysis and research? |
| Thu 22 May | Bridging the data gap to impact local decision-making |
| Wed 28 May | Scottish Government’s evaluation action plan |
| Wed 28 May | Evaluation 101: Introduction to evaluation for analysts |
| Wed 28 May | The impact of place and space |
| Thu 29 May | New nuclear: Intergenerational fairness for bill payers? |
| Thu 29 May | Developing health trends in Quarto |
| Thu 29 May | The future of analysis in government: our strategy |
Joining our Community Programme means we will:
- list your events on our website
- promote your events before and during AiG Month
- support you by providing graphics, top tips, and links to more information on running an event
So, if you’re hosting a live event or webinar during May that would be of interest to government analysts, or organising activities for Learning at Work Week (also in May), get in touch with us so we can help promote it! Simply contact us by emailing Analysis.Function@ons.gov.uk.