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SUMMARY:Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies
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DESCRIPTION:Do you want to know more about the best resource for populati
 on studies in the UK? Do you want to understand how the UK census works 
 and how to access the data within it?\n\nThis free 90-minute online work
 shop will introduce you to the UK Census\, the data held by the UK Data 
 Service\, and how to use our web interfaces to access the data. The pres
 entation will focus mainly on the latest UK censuses\, the 2021 Censuses
  for England and Wales and Northern Ireland and the 2022 Census for Scot
 land\, and their specific features. We will also introduce previous cens
 uses and other sources for population studies.\n\nThe session will consi
 st of a:\n\n30-minute presentation on UK Censuses and other population s
 tudies\n40-minute interface demonstration and hands-on practical activit
 y\n20-minute presentation on the support available from the UK Data Serv
 ice\, followed by questions.\nPresenters:\n\nPlacide Abasabanye\, UK Dat
 a Service. Placide is a Research Associate at the UK Data Service with a
  PhD in Economics. He has ten years of research experience using survey 
 and census data\, alongside eight years of teaching experience at the Un
 iversities of Manchester and Lille (France). Bridging his work as a rese
 archer and educator\, he leads the UK Data Service Census training progr
 amme. His expertise spans microdata and aggregate data analysis\, large 
 dataset processing\, and econometrics. He particularly enjoys helping le
 arners build confidence\, develop critical thinking\, and gain practical
  data skills they can apply in their professional work and studies.\n\nO
 lajuwon Yakub\, UK Data Service. Olajuwon is a Data and Platform Enginee
 r at the UK Data Service\, working across data and platform development 
 with a focus on census\, population and international data. He specialis
 es in automating data-processing workflows and building reliable data pi
 pelines that handle large and complex datasets. His work focuses on impr
 oving efficiency\, data quality and platform processes to ensure data ar
 e accurate\, reliable and fit for purpose for users.\n\nEve Little\, UK 
 Data Service. Eve is a Research Impact and Engagement Manager at the UK 
 Data Service. She works across evaluation\, communications and research 
 engagement\, with a particular focus on translating complex research int
 o engaging\, accessible stories that resonate with a range of audiences.
  She supports early career researchers as they develop their skills and 
 confidence in working with data for impactful social science research.\n
 \nLevel: Introductory\nExperience/knowledge required: Some familiarity w
 ith spreadsheets may be useful but is not essential\nTarget audience: An
 yone interested in learning more about the UK population and using censu
 s data for research or study\n\nThis event will be livestreamed on our U
 K Data Service YouTube channel but the chat will be disabled. By registe
 ring and attending the Zoom event you will be able to ask questions and 
 interact.\n\nRecordings of UK Data Service events are made available on 
 our YouTube channel and\, together with the slides\, on our past events 
 pages soon after the event has taken place.\n\nThis event is part of our
  UK Data Service introductory training series: Autumn 2026.
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Online\, Charles St (Multi-storey)\, Manchester
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