Cath Sleeman

Jan 24, 2024 | escoe.ac.uk | Cath Sleeman |Sarah Sheppard

While the phrase ‘good jobs’ is a firm favourite of politicians across the political spectrum,[1] there is no official set of job quality indicators for the UK. This set might include the likes of pay, progression, employee voice and numerous other factors.[2] There is also no official system to continually monitor how the mix of these indicators is changing over time.

May 25, 2023 | medium.com | Cath Sleeman

Data is an essential ingredient to tackling social challenges - from inequality to climate change. But what happens when the data doesn't exist? We discuss the causes and consequences of these data gaps, with a focus on the missing data around obesity, diets and the food environment in Wales. We put forward a vision for creating an open data ecosystem and describe a five-step approach to surfacing data gaps.