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Developing our international migration estimates

Nov 28, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

ONS is transforming the way it produces international migration statistics. It has done so against the backdrop of significant change in the UK and abroad. Here Mary Gregory describes how ONS continues to understand more, not only about new data sources, but also changing behaviours of migrants and how that affects the estimates. Since 2021, long-term international migration to the UK has been at unprecedented levels.
Improving the visibility of older people in global statistics

Oct 1, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Rich Pereira

The Office for National Statistics has been working to better understand the impact of an ageing population on society. In today’s blog, Rich Pereira gives us the latest insights into our elderly population and the work we’ve done in recent years to improve age related statistics. Populations around the world are ageing because of longer life spans and slowing birth rates.
Inspiring the Next Generation Through Playground Data

Sep 30, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

Following a collaboration with the BBC and Micro:bit Foundation ONS Director, Mary Gregory, shares how the results of a playground survey are only the start of the journey for the next generation of budding data scientists. Back in February, I had the privilege of sharing an exciting partnership between the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the BBC, and the Micro:bit Foundation centred around a project that has captured the imagination of young minds across the UK.
Better understanding the strengths and limitations of gender identity statistics

Sep 12, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

We are today sharing plans for our work to continuously improve the information available on gender identity statistics. This follows our request to reclassify our Census 2021 gender identity estimates to official statistics in development, which better reflects our developing understanding of measuring this complex and important topic. Here, Mary Gregory outlines what we are doing to support use of the existing gender identity data and our plans to review the standards for future data collection.
Our population is changing and so is the way we measure it

Jul 15, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

Not only is the population changing in size and structure, the way we measure it is also changing. Mary Gregory explains what is driving population growth and the progress the Office for National Statistics is making to continually improve our population estimates so they best meet user needs. The population of England and Wales continues to grow.
Our changing population is there for all to see

Apr 12, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Rich Pereira

From finishing studies to entering the workforce, from getting married to earning the most money – everyone’s journey through adulthood is different. However, we can use a range of data to explore when key events in life are most likely to happen. Rich Pereira looks at how these milestones of adulthood have changed over the past decade and how society is shifting. In England and Wales, people are doing many things later in life; like leaving their parent’s home, getting married, and retiring.
Measuring Climate Impacts on Health

Mar 28, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Gillian Flower

Climate related emergencies have made frequent headlines over the last few years, from record heatwaves and wildfires, to increased flood risk – but how can we measure how our climate, and the changes we are seeing, are affecting us? Without this evidence, we cannot know the true health burden of climate change. This is where the ONS Climate & Health Project fits in – a four-year project, funded by Wellcome, which we began in February 2022.
Big Ticket Items: How ONS is transforming its measures of inflation

Mar 20, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Chris Jenkins

Today marks an important step in the ONS’s transformation journey, with the launch of new private housing rents statistics. Utilising far more data points than before, these new measures allow us to measure both the level and rate of change in rental prices right down to local authority areas. Chris Jenkins tells us about these new figures as well as our new data source for measuring the prices of second-hand cars.  Housing and cars represent some of the biggest financial outgoings many of us face.
Micro:bits at the ready: Playground survey brings data science to schools across the UK

Feb 21, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

Hear how ONS has joined BBC micro:bit – the next gen campaign to help UK primary schools discover more about their playgrounds whilst taking part in a nationwide survey. In today’s digital society data is everywhere, so understanding its potential to help us learn more about the world around us has never been more important. And it’s not just the statisticians at ONS that need this understanding.
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Feb 21, 2024 | blog.ons.gov.uk | Mary Gregory

Hear how ONS has joined BBC micro:bit – the next gen campaign to help UK primary schools discover more about their playgrounds whilst taking part in a nationwide survey. on Micro:bits at the ready: Playground survey brings data science to schools across the UK