Dr Emma Gordon
@emma_v_gordon
Director of Administrative Data Research UK (@ADR_UK) programme @ESRC, improving access to administrative data to inform policy decisions.
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📢 Join the @ucl_echild team for a seminar on stress & mental health in secondary school-aged young people. 🗓️ 14 July, 11:00-12:00 BST 📊 Using linked #ECHILD data 🎟️ Register: echild.ac.uk/events 🔍 Trends, inequalities & school-term impacts
The best thing about using admin data for research is that we can shine a light on the experiences of groups in the population that are much harder to find in other forms of data - e.g. care experienced children and young people. Sign up to join our researcher symposium tomorrow.
⏰Last chance to register for our online symposium tomorrow. We'll be discussing #CareExperienced children and young people. #SocialCare 🗓️Tuesday 17 June 11:00 - 12:30 eventbrite.com/e/adr-uk-resea… 🔦Learn more about our presenters adruk.cmail20.com/t/t-e-gyhuhdt-… ✨#Research
A brilliant example of how you can use administrative data to do long term evaluations of government policies, using the @ONS Secure ResearchService (@adr_uk funded data infrastructure).
NEW: Sure Start generated widespread, long-lasting benefits for children in education, health, absences, and SEND. Every £1 of up-front spending on Sure Start could generate around £2 in total benefits over the long run. THREAD on our new @NuffieldFound-funded report: [1/11]
New research unveils a local picture of household overcrowding via innovative data integration UCL and Islington Council developed indices of overcrowding to create a more accurate picture of household conditions in the area. ijpds.org/news/20-05-25-… #AdminData #Overcrowding
A great conference, with a great audience. I hope they feel inspired to consider using administrative data made accessible via @adr_uk for future evaluations, given the breadth and number of great case studies we have now!
📢 Our Director @emma_v_gordon delivered a keynote today at #UKEval2025: Data in Focus. Emma also joined a panel on impact evaluation, sharing insights on the power - and challenges - of using admin data in this space. @UKevaluation Discover the event: evaluation.org.uk/community-lear…
One of @adr_uk's biggest achievements is @ucl_echild, showing you don't have to compromise data security to facilitate public good research using linked health data. A good model to adopt more broadly? Prime Minister turbocharges medical research gov.uk/government/new…
Brilliant to see that ADR UK's own @emma_v_gordon has been conferred a Fellow of the @AcadSocSciences for her contributions to social science, alongside 63 leading social scientists. Congratulations to all elected! 🎉🎉 Read the full list at acss.org.uk/news/the-acade….
🚀Kickstart your career with the @PopDataSci_SU Summer Internship Programme! Thomas Fricker, from last year's cohort, shares his experience of gaining hands-on experience and collaborating with an award-winning team👏 Apply here🔗popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/about-us/summe… #PDSInterns2025
An incredibly important report by the @MoJGovUK Data First team on the characteristics of children and young people caught up in the youth justice system, all made possible with @adr_uk funding.
The @MoJGovUK Data First team has published analysis providing critical new insights into the characteristics and needs of young people who repeatedly offend. Discover the findings at adruk.org/news-publicati….
An incredibly important report by @MoJGovUK Data First team on the characteristics of children and young people caught up in the youth justice system, all made possible with @adr_uk funding.
The call for abstracts for @ADRUK2025 Conference hosted by ADR Wales is NOW OPEN. Head over to the conference website to find out about the themes and how to submit abstracts: adrukconference2025.org @PopDataSci_SU @WISERDNews @ADRC_NI @ONSfocus @SCADR_data @DataciseOpen
📢 The call for abstracts for #ADRUKConf25 is now open 📢 ⏰ Deadline to submit: 28 February 2025. We invite submissions for presentations & workshops at the ADR UK Conference 2025, hosted by @ADR_Wales. adrukconference2025.org/call-for-abstr…
Great for @adr_uk to be part of this ESRC regional event in Bristol, hosted by @UWEBristol and showcasing all of what ESRC has to offer. Bring on the next one!
"@stianwestlake also reminded us of ESRC’s foundational mission: to fund research that realises meaningful benefits for wider society." In this blog, Dr @emma_v_gordon, Director of ADR UK, reflects on the @ESRC's first regional engagement event. adruk.org/news-publicati…
The @ONSfocus Research Excellence Series 2025 will kick off with presentations by Research Fellows from ADR UK (@kayaez @xiaoweixu_ @FrancescaFolia1), who will share insights from their research using the ADR England flagship datasets. 📆 30 Jan adruk.org/news-publicati…
A great read from @StatsRegulation making the case for feeling optimistic about data sharing and linking of government data in 2025. Not least because of the work of @adr_uk in proving the value of this work. osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/how-gover…
For all you research data peeps out there (acad & other): You can now apply to be a member of a REF 2029 panel. We need good representation from people with a strong quant background, given how much more data is being used by researchers since the last REF happened. Please apply!
We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-2029-… #ref2029 @MedrCymru @ResEngland @Economy_NI @ScotFundCouncil
Listen to PRT's project director @Dee0871 on the latest @adr_uk podcast ⬇️🎙️
📢 Now live: #ConnectingSociety episode 2! "Justice in the age of data" (ft. @Dee0871 and Amy Summerfield) examines how data collected by @MoJGovUK is being used to drive positive change in the justice system. connecting-society.buzzsprout.com/2058571/episod…
How can producing research with historically excluded groups drive impact? Today #ConnectingSociety (ft. @ELiz_Nelson and Brenda Kilpatrick) explores how @ADRC_NI and @VOYPIC placed care experienced young people at the heart of research on their lives. connecting-society.buzzsprout.com/2058571/episod…
Congratulations to one of our researchers @Sarah_McKenna63 who was awarded the Professor Dermot O'Reilly Prize🎉 We are all so proud of you👏👏
👏Congratulations to Dr Sarah McKenna who was awarded the Inaugural Professor Dermot O’Reilly Prize. Celebrating her exceptional research using administrative data to improve population health, continuing the legacy of Professor O’Reilly's innovation, leadership and scholarship.
The latest #DataFirst: Cross-Justice System dataset is available for accredited researchers to apply to access 🔔 This connects @MoJGovUK data from civil/family courts with areas of the criminal justice system, inc. the Offender Assessment dataset. adruk.org/news-publicati…