Perhaps it was only a matter of time before Twitter actually started working with real, live birds. The company with a bird logo and that gave us the “tweet” has partnered with Plume Labs of Paris and DigitasLBi to launch a …

Twitter and Paris’ Plume Labs launch pigeons with air pollution sensors over skies of London Read more »

We’ve been working on a prototype that asks users to tell us the GP practice they are registered with. We’ve prototyped pages like this before. Even though it wasn’t “real”, participants filled in the fields as if it was. We …

We need to open up GP data Read more »

The benefits of openness can be found around the globe. In these past few years working with local transparency activists, I have been collecting examples on how opening up data (especially government data) can help improve our lives. What I’ve …

Arguments for data transparency — a list for advocates Read more »

Guest contributors Julia Duncan and Nic Covey write a blog post on how to present data to researchers and practitioners in a productive, centralized way. On September 25th, on the margins of the UN Sustainable Development Summit, our organizations (The Demand …

Prototyping a new data collaboration platform for sustainable development Read more »

What do you think of when you think of “big data”? For many, it’s a nebulous term that invokes images of huge server farms humming away. Or perhaps you think of receiving some kind of personalized advertisement from a retailer. …

10 Big Data Use Cases Everyone Must Read Read more »

Men in the highest professions are outliving the average woman in England and Wales for the first time. Research on life expectancy by socioeconomic position between 2007 and 2011 revealed that men in the most advantaged group of higher managerial …

Most affluent man now outlives the average woman for the first time Read more »

Children who spent more than three hours using social networking websites on a school day were twice as likely to report high or very high scores for mental ill-health. The Children’s Well-being 2015 publication, which for the first time includes …

More than a quarter of children who spend longer on social networking websites report mental ill-health symptoms Read more »

Specialist housing for the elderly (residential and nursing homes) is intended to enable people to live independently. Such accommodation should be provided across the County, as opposed to being concentrated in certain areas, to help enable people to remain in …

Data Story: Would you like to know where care homes are located for those aged 65+ in Cambridgeshire and how far are they from the essential services? Read more »

The proportion of adults who smoke in the UK has fallen from 21% in 2010 to 18.3% in 2014, according to the Integrated Household Survey. The Integrated Household Survey’s smoking prevalence data is a key measure for monitoring tobacco use …

Four facts about smoking in the UK 2014 Read more »

The challenge asks entrants to use European Quality of Life open data, provided by Eurofound and the UK Data Service, to develop innovative new apps. Registration is free, with more details available here. Image: Summary: The #EULife App Challenge team will visit local developers in …

#EULife App Challenge introduction – Manchester Read more »