Joe Cuddeford
@joecuddeford.bsky.social
Director of Smart Data Research UK | https://www.sdruk.ukri.org/ | Our mission is to unlock the power of data to improve lives
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Thank you to @sdruk.bsky.social for a brilliant and thoughtful interview about our new study linking children's healthcare and with data from their homes.
Thanks for your support @joecuddeford.bsky.social and team!
Thanks for your support @joecuddeford.bsky.social and team!
Cold homes and children’s health: How smart data could protect our most vulnerable - @joecuddeford.bsky.social meets @livvyswann.bsky.social to discuss the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social and hosted by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.
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Cold homes and children's health
Joe Cuddeford meets Dr Olivia Swann to discuss how new research into cold homes and children's health is incorporating smart data.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Thank you to @sdruk.bsky.social for a brilliant and thoughtful interview about our new study linking children's healthcare and with data from their homes.
Thanks for your support @joecuddeford.bsky.social and team!
Thanks for your support @joecuddeford.bsky.social and team!
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Cold homes and children’s health: How smart data could protect our most vulnerable - @joecuddeford.bsky.social meets @livvyswann.bsky.social to discuss the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social and hosted by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/3HdF8ng
Read more: bit.ly/3HdF8ng
Cold homes and children's health
Joe Cuddeford meets Dr Olivia Swann to discuss how new research into cold homes and children's health is incorporating smart data.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cold homes and children’s health: How smart data could protect our most vulnerable - @joecuddeford.bsky.social meets @livvyswann.bsky.social to discuss the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social and hosted by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.
Read more: bit.ly/3HdF8ng
Read more: bit.ly/3HdF8ng
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📷 This time last week…we’re still feeling energised from our visit to Leeds for the @digital-footprints.bsky.social. An opportunity to meet smart data researchers from across the UK. If you’d like to know more about the work of Smart Data Research UK, please join our mailing list: bit.ly/43ugIgQ.
May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📷 This time last week…we’re still feeling energised from our visit to Leeds for the @digital-footprints.bsky.social. An opportunity to meet smart data researchers from across the UK. If you’d like to know more about the work of Smart Data Research UK, please join our mailing list: bit.ly/43ugIgQ.
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Thanks to everyone at @digital-footprints.bsky.social and the Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service @uniofleeds.bsky.social for making the SDR UK team so welcome. A fantastic event - here’s to 2026! #DigitalFootprints25
May 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thanks to everyone at @digital-footprints.bsky.social and the Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service @uniofleeds.bsky.social for making the SDR UK team so welcome. A fantastic event - here’s to 2026! #DigitalFootprints25
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Marking the publication of our Public Dialogue 2025 report with an expert panel and the voices of the public #DigitalFootprints2025
May 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Marking the publication of our Public Dialogue 2025 report with an expert panel and the voices of the public #DigitalFootprints2025
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I had a sneak peek at some data which is being published by Meta today, showing that Britain is less divided by class than you might expect: www.economist.com/britain/2025...
New data show that the class divide in Britain may not be so wide
They make the country look better than America
www.economist.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I had a sneak peek at some data which is being published by Meta today, showing that Britain is less divided by class than you might expect: www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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🌍 Hot on the heels of this week's Paris AI Summit, don’t miss this blog from our director @joecuddeford.bsky.social on AI and the importance of creating secure, ethical ways to access private sector data for research that benefits society.
www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/02/04/p...
www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/02/04/p...
February 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🌍 Hot on the heels of this week's Paris AI Summit, don’t miss this blog from our director @joecuddeford.bsky.social on AI and the importance of creating secure, ethical ways to access private sector data for research that benefits society.
www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/02/04/p...
www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/02/04/p...
In this post I explore why improving access to private sector data for research is important for our AI future, but it’s hard to get right.
In a new blog, @joecuddeford.bsky.social discusses the significance of private sector data within the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan. Our six new national data services will focus on making this data safely available for research.
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Private sector data and AI
In this blog post, Smart Data Research UK's Director, Joe Cuddeford, considers private sector data and our AI future.
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February 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In this post I explore why improving access to private sector data for research is important for our AI future, but it’s hard to get right.
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In a new blog, @joecuddeford.bsky.social discusses the significance of private sector data within the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan. Our six new national data services will focus on making this data safely available for research.
Read all 👇
bit.ly/4hrLlsV
Read all 👇
bit.ly/4hrLlsV
Private sector data and AI
In this blog post, Smart Data Research UK's Director, Joe Cuddeford, considers private sector data and our AI future.
bit.ly
February 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
In a new blog, @joecuddeford.bsky.social discusses the significance of private sector data within the Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan. Our six new national data services will focus on making this data safely available for research.
Read all 👇
bit.ly/4hrLlsV
Read all 👇
bit.ly/4hrLlsV
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Hey data nerds, Defra has just launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to:
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
January 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey data nerds, Defra has just launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to:
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
- make more [geospatial] data accessible for the public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use-fra...
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Our latest blog is out! Hear from @sammibmcg.bsky.social about her recent trip to the University of the West of England Bristol for the ESRC regional showcase. The event was a chance to share the news on Smart Data Research UK's six new data services.
Read all here👇
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Read all here👇
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January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Our latest blog is out! Hear from @sammibmcg.bsky.social about her recent trip to the University of the West of England Bristol for the ESRC regional showcase. The event was a chance to share the news on Smart Data Research UK's six new data services.
Read all here👇
bit.ly/4aDOgMu
Read all here👇
bit.ly/4aDOgMu
Fantastic insights from Amy Orben on BBC Radio 4, exploring how smartphones and social media are rewiring childhood.
We’re proud to have Amy on the @sdruk.bsky.social programme board, where she’s helping us tackle the challenge of unlocking essential data that companies currently don’t provide.
We’re proud to have Amy on the @sdruk.bsky.social programme board, where she’s helping us tackle the challenge of unlocking essential data that companies currently don’t provide.
My team has got news!
Looking forward to working on this with great team members and collaborators across the UK ⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Looking forward to working on this with great team members and collaborators across the UK ⬇️
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Cambridge leads governmental project to understand impact of smartphones and social media on young people
Cambridge researchers are leading the first phase of a new research project that will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of
www.cam.ac.uk
January 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Fantastic insights from Amy Orben on BBC Radio 4, exploring how smartphones and social media are rewiring childhood.
We’re proud to have Amy on the @sdruk.bsky.social programme board, where she’s helping us tackle the challenge of unlocking essential data that companies currently don’t provide.
We’re proud to have Amy on the @sdruk.bsky.social programme board, where she’s helping us tackle the challenge of unlocking essential data that companies currently don’t provide.
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🖊️ Just landed! A blog from one of Smart Data Research UK's new data services.
Professor Nik Lomax, director of Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) @universityofleeds.bsky.social, describes how 'place' has been key to laying the foundations of the team's work.
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Professor Nik Lomax, director of Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) @universityofleeds.bsky.social, describes how 'place' has been key to laying the foundations of the team's work.
bit.ly/4hdE9QI
January 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🖊️ Just landed! A blog from one of Smart Data Research UK's new data services.
Professor Nik Lomax, director of Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) @universityofleeds.bsky.social, describes how 'place' has been key to laying the foundations of the team's work.
bit.ly/4hdE9QI
Professor Nik Lomax, director of Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) @universityofleeds.bsky.social, describes how 'place' has been key to laying the foundations of the team's work.
bit.ly/4hdE9QI
🍂 🚂 Leaves on the line? Network Rail now using smart data to keep your autumn journeys on track! www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/tack...
Tackling leaves on the line with artificial intelligence - Network Rail
We’re using smart data and artificial intelligence to transform the way we tackle leaves on the lines. Low adhesion and...
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December 4, 2024 at 3:19 PM
🍂 🚂 Leaves on the line? Network Rail now using smart data to keep your autumn journeys on track! www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/tack...
This highlights the challenges researchers face when studying online harms. Studies like this are important, but can't provide generalisable, quantitative evidence of the scale of the problem or the audiences at risk.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study finds
Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:24 PM
This highlights the challenges researchers face when studying online harms. Studies like this are important, but can't provide generalisable, quantitative evidence of the scale of the problem or the audiences at risk.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Lord Bethell is right to champion researcher access to platform data. Crucial to understand how algorithms and AI affect society - key for @chionwurah.bsky.social's new inquiry.
Our new Smart Data Donation Service will enable research access via Article 20 of GDPR. But broader reform is needed.
Our new Smart Data Donation Service will enable research access via Article 20 of GDPR. But broader reform is needed.
November 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Lord Bethell is right to champion researcher access to platform data. Crucial to understand how algorithms and AI affect society - key for @chionwurah.bsky.social's new inquiry.
Our new Smart Data Donation Service will enable research access via Article 20 of GDPR. But broader reform is needed.
Our new Smart Data Donation Service will enable research access via Article 20 of GDPR. But broader reform is needed.
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Come and work with us!
Smart Data Research UK are looking for a super organised Personal Assistant to keep @joecuddeford.bsky.social and me on the straight and narrow.
Applications by 8th December.
www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...
Smart Data Research UK are looking for a super organised Personal Assistant to keep @joecuddeford.bsky.social and me on the straight and narrow.
Applications by 8th December.
www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...
Smart Data Research UK - Personal Assistant in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Smart Data Research UK: Personal Assistant Job title: Personal Assistant Location: Swindon based - Hybrid working available (see hybrid...
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November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Come and work with us!
Smart Data Research UK are looking for a super organised Personal Assistant to keep @joecuddeford.bsky.social and me on the straight and narrow.
Applications by 8th December.
www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...
Smart Data Research UK are looking for a super organised Personal Assistant to keep @joecuddeford.bsky.social and me on the straight and narrow.
Applications by 8th December.
www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...
Remarkable, though UK users still relatively niche at 500k. The threshold for Ofcom to class a platform as a “large regulated service” is 7m (10% of UK population). If we continue to see weekly doubling, we’ll be at 7m in 4 weeks… (what’s the R rate for Bluesky transmission?!)
This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Remarkable, though UK users still relatively niche at 500k. The threshold for Ofcom to class a platform as a “large regulated service” is 7m (10% of UK population). If we continue to see weekly doubling, we’ll be at 7m in 4 weeks… (what’s the R rate for Bluesky transmission?!)
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The UK government has ambitious plans for a National Data Library, and a lot of the important technical choices remain to be made.
Together with Wellcome, ESRC is running a Technical White Paper challenge to invite proposals for how to make it work best - more below!
wellcome.org/what-we-do/o...
Together with Wellcome, ESRC is running a Technical White Paper challenge to invite proposals for how to make it work best - more below!
wellcome.org/what-we-do/o...
UK National Data Library | Wellcome
We are seeking technical visions and architectures for a UK National Data Library to make public sector datasets more accessible to researchers and enable future science to thrive.
wellcome.org
November 15, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The UK government has ambitious plans for a National Data Library, and a lot of the important technical choices remain to be made.
Together with Wellcome, ESRC is running a Technical White Paper challenge to invite proposals for how to make it work best - more below!
wellcome.org/what-we-do/o...
Together with Wellcome, ESRC is running a Technical White Paper challenge to invite proposals for how to make it work best - more below!
wellcome.org/what-we-do/o...
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The Geospatial Commission published today the report (there's a blog post too) of the project we've been collaborating on for several months. To add a bit of a personal view, I wrote a summary and some thoughts here also:
darribas.org/anotes/artic...
darribas.org/anotes/artic...
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 PM
The Geospatial Commission published today the report (there's a blog post too) of the project we've been collaborating on for several months. To add a bit of a personal view, I wrote a summary and some thoughts here also:
darribas.org/anotes/artic...
darribas.org/anotes/artic...