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Five things I learned from working on Customise My Data
(or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the lower layer super output area) The Welsh language word for statistics is “ystadegau“. This is a combination of “ystad” – state of – and “degau” – tens....
View ArticleMy first week in Delivery Support
Last week was my first week as Delivery Support Officer in the Digital Practice team. As we are all aware, the first day in any new job generates an extremely surreal feeling. A swirling cauldron of...
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Nana’s New Hip
Yesterday morning, the Digital Women Wales network met at an event in Cardiff to talk about ‘A Woman’s Place is in the Boardroom’. Sam Hall, Divisional Director of Digital Delivery in ONS presented at...
View ArticleDigital Leaders retro
It’s official: Digital Leaders week is over for 2019! From the 17 to 21 June we hosted 6 events on 2 of our sites. Subjects ranged from Inclusive design, Agile troubleshooting and designing accessible...
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The statisticians who tweet
“Oh, you work in social media at ONS. Does that mean you just tweet out the statistics?” That’s the typical response I get from people when I’m asked what I do for work. My typical answer: “Actually...
View ArticleTackling Product into a thing
I’m really proud of what I’ve achieved so far and who I’ve been privileged to work with. Taking that and applying it to the next challenge is really important, I really care about a few things: making...
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Finding your tribe: Data journalism voices from NICAR
Not so long ago, data journalism was regarded in many newsrooms as a bit ‘sciencey’, niche and nerdy and certainly not commonplace. Fast forward a few years, and data journalism has since become a...
View ArticleBring us your problems rather than solutions
There’s an age old saying that most of us will be familiar with – “bring me solutions, not problems.” It’s often something said by leaders who wish to see progress made by their teams in the face of...
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50 years on: are our digital releases more user-friendly than their print...
As an English literature graduate, I have always associated old, leather-bound books with great works of fiction. But when I stumbled across the Newport office’s very own ONS library, I found grand...
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A week in the life of a census content designer
Earlier this year, I shadowed two senior content designers bringing Census 2021 to life. In the world of census, nothing happens by chance. All decisions are made with users in mind. Every journey and...
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