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Transforming R&D statistics on Government-funded research & development

Heather Bovill
April 17, 2023

Categories: Business, Data, Economy, Office for National Statistics, ONS

We have already blogged about how the UK’s statistics on research and development (R&D) are the subject of a programme of fundamental transformation. We are improving our main survey to capture a much wider group of businesses to better reflect the true extent of R&D undertaken in the UK. Now we also improving our measurement of R&D undertaken by the UK government and its agencies. Heather Bovill talks about how we are improving these estimates of what R&D the government is paying for and, importantly, where it is taking place.

Latest Census 2021 products 

Jen Woolford
April 4, 2023

Categories: Census, Data, Population

We have been providing a range of different ways to find statistics from Census 2021 so you can access multiple combinations of data which will help answer your pressing questions. Today we have added to the offering with a further package of datasets. Jen Woolford explains the latest release and how it should be used.   

How many people have had COVID-19? The challenge of reinfections

Leanne Massie
February 15, 2023

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Health, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Population

Since the appearance of Omicron variants in December 2021, the number of people being reinfected with COVID-19 has increased markedly. As Leanne Massie explains, this affects our ability to estimate the total number of people who have had COVID-19 at least once.

What matters most to people in the UK and has that changed over time?

Liz McKeown
February 10, 2023

Categories: Data, Economy, Environment, ONS, Population, Public Policy, Wellbeing

A group of people looking happy, they have their arms around each other and are in a park type setting with sunlight behind them

Since 2011, the ONS has been measuring ‘National Well-being’ to evaluate how we are doing as a nation. National Well-being includes the things that people have told us matter most to them, across the environment, society and economy. Here Liz McKeown looks at our GDP & Beyond work, focusing on responses to our recent online survey reviewing how we measure National Well-being.

Boosting the UK’s research capabilities to help solve the challenges of the day

Statistically Speaking
January 31, 2023

Categories: Data, Health, Integrated Data Service, Public Policy, Research, Secure Research Service, Wellbeing

In an uncertain world, how is public data helping us to tackle complex and cross-cutting issues in society?

This is just one question we answer in the latest episode of Statistically Speaking, as we take a closer look at an aspect of the ONS’s work that is less well-known but arguably just as important. Joining Miles for this episode are Jason Yaxley, Director of ONS’ Integrated Data Programme; Bill South, Deputy Director of the Research Services and Data Access division at ONS; and Dr. Becky Arnold, award winning researcher from Keele University.