Session: The New Data Environment: Opportunities and Challenges

Time: Tuesday 5th July, 10:00 - 12:30

Convenors:

Professor Mark Elliot (University of Manchester)
Professor David Martin (University of Southampton)

Abstract Details

The data environment has changed beyond all recognition; in this session we will consider the impact of this change on research culture and methods and engage in a little horizon scanning. We will consider the challenges that the new data environment presents (to privacy, to research quality, and to researcher training) as well as the opportunities that it provides (different types of research, new means of data access, radical interdisciplinarity – is social science coming of age?). The session spans the problem space and will close with a debate on whether the new data spell the end for census and surveys.

The level of the session is: Accessible

Presentation details

Presentation 1

Start time: 10:00

Presentation title: Big data and the future of data access

Presenter:

Dr Sarah King-Hele (UKDS, University of Manchester)

Presentation 2

Start time: 10:30

Presentation title: Engineering geoprivacy using automated zone design

Presenters:

Dr James Robards (University of Southampton)
Professor David Martin (University of Southampton)

Presentation 3

Start time: 11:00

Presentation title: How to deblend a data soup

Presenters:

Dr Duncan Smith (University of Manchester)
Professor Mark Elliot (University of Manchester)

Presentation 4

Start time: 11:30

Presentation title: The challenges and opportunities of synthetic data

Presenter:

Dr Robin Mitra (Southampton University)

Presentation 5

Start time: 12:00

Presentation title: ***DEBATE***: New forms of data will eventually replace censuses and surveys

Presenters:

Professor Patrick Sturgis (University of Southampton)
Professor Mark Elliot (University of Southampton)