News: Statisticians and Data Scientists

André Loranger appointed as the new National Statistician and Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS)

André Loranger appointed as the new National Statistician and Head of the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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Members required for panels on migration statistics

Find out how to apply to become members of the National Statistician's advisory panel for migration statistics or the methodological assurance review panel sub-group on migration statistics.

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Automated spreadsheet best practice in R: aftables is on CRAN

Announcing the new aftables R package to help meet users needs for spreadsheet accessibility.

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Automated data visualisation best practice in R: afcharts is on CRAN

Announcing the new afcharts R package to help meet users needs for accessibility in data visualisation.

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Help improve Official Statistics in Scotland by joining the new ScotStat Board

Scottish Government are inviting applicants to become part of a new board that will provide recommendations, advice and critical challenge to the Chief Statistician on the production and dissemination of Scottish devolved statistics.

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Data Science and Data Visualisation Accelerator programmes for 2024

Announcing dates for the Spring 2024 cohort of the Accelerator mentoring programme.

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New guidance on data sharing for crisis response

Announcing the publication of a new guide covering principles and best practice for sharing data, analysis, and statistics between government organisations in times of national crisis and to meet urgent operational need.

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Data Science and Data Visualisation opportunities in 2023

Announcing dates for the Spring 2023 cohort of the Accelerator mentoring programme.

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Winter 2022 harmonisation update

An update about the work of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team this year.

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Update on harmonisation work on the topics of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity

An update on the work of the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team on the topics of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity.

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