Data Science Campus

@DataSciCampus

We are the @ONS #DataScience Campus. Our mission is "data science for the public good".

United Kingdom datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk Joined March 2017

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Data Science Campus @DataSciCampus Oct 15, 2025

We've just released our latest analytical article 'Use of preferential tariffs by UK businesses for imports of goods: 2012 to 2023'
Using microdata to explore how the uptake of preferential tariffs differs across businesses characteristics, find out more👇
ons.gov.uk/releases/useof…

Data Science Campus @DataSciCampus Dec 5, 2024

We have just released our latest blog focused on defining local markets and how these local markets are crucial for understanding competition enforcement. We are able to do this using anonymised data on UK Visa card payments👇
datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/estimating-geo…

datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk Estimating geographical retail markets from card spending data Imagine your local groceries store had a small but notable price change. You probably would not consider switching to a store 10 miles away, but how far would you travel to buy things? The answer

Data Science Campus @DataSciCampus Nov 28, 2024

We’ve developed a tool using multi-modal generative AI to process and classify images of receipts. Our aim is to streamline the processing of c. 60,000 records each year, leading to improvements in the quality and timeliness of economic statistics.👇
datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/scannerai-adva…

datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk ScannerAI – Advancing Receipt Data Processing with AI IntroductionThe Data Science Campus (DSC) are actively developing a tool, which aims to significantly improve the efficiency of processing household spending information in the Office for Nationa

Data Science Campus @DataSciCampus Sep 30, 2024

From tracking physical activity, investigating biodiversity to measuring playground areas and temperatures, school children across the UK stepped into the world of data science, taking part in the #BBCmicrobit playground survey
We’ve published the findings
datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/bbc-microbit-p…

datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk BBC micro:bit playground survey results The BBC micro:bit playground survey was designed as an opportunity for primary school children aged 7 to 11, to learn about data and computer coding. Using

Data Science Campus @DataSciCampus Sep 10, 2024

Our latest blog explores campus use of AI tools like #LLMs, extracting ONS-related coverage from UK parliamentary sources The real value-add? Sentences before & after keyword references, enriching the overall context. #AI #NaturalLanguageProcessing
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datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk/parliai-using-…

datasciencecampus.ons.gov.uk ParliAI – using AI tools to monitor parliamentary coverage of the ONS across the UK IntroductionAs part of understanding user need, monitoring parliamentary coverage is an important way to understand how people use Office for National Statistics (ONS) statistics, and how they wo