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Communication during the pandemic: a reflection from the statistical community

Frank Donnarumma blogs about an event hosted by the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) where members of the statistical community were invited to discuss the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Harmonising decentralised data collections

Richard Laux looks at the importance of harmonisation, especially where work is outsourced.

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Tobacco trends: how changes to surveys during the pandemic affected smoking estimates

This blog looks at the available sources of data about smoking in more detail. It also looks at what the data tell us about smoking trends.

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Championing our Champions!

Shamela Pepper-Grainger looks back at the successes of the user engagement champion network over the last year.

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High quality insights from complex data sources

Dr Neil Smith discusses the benefits of administrative data and the work of the Integrated Data Analysis Team (IDAT).

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Harmonisation: An opportunity to build inclusive foundations

Today we are pleased to launch our Harmonisation Workplan for 2022 onwards. This sets out our priority areas of work to review and update our standards and guidance. It also shows how we are responding to the Inclusive Data Task Force recommendations by putting inclusivity at the heart of what we do.

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February 2022 Diversity and Inclusion Spotlight

Paul Vickers shares a story on making reasonable adjustments for the latest Analysis Function newsletter.

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A simpler way to report concerns under the Code of Practice for Statistics

We’ve changed the way that the GSS reports concerns under the Code of Practice for Statistics. We’ve made the process simpler and more flexible.

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A success story from the Government Statistician Group (GSG) reverse mentoring scheme

John Bates and Adriana Castaldo discuss what they have learned from taking part in the GSG reverse mentoring scheme.

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Reverse Mentoring from two perspectives

Sophie Skillings and Richard Laux share what they learned from their reverse mentoring partnership.

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