Events
Public engagement forms a key area for the Centre. We are involved in a number of conferences,
talks, seminars and public exhibitions relating to big data and our research areas.
Find out what we are involved in and how you can take part.
21-24 June 2016
Berlin, Germany
Dr Fola Malomo, Research Fellow for the Business and Local Government Data Research Centre will be presenting on the role of data research centres in the big data movement at the International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Enterprise.
5 - 7 July 2016
University of Bath
In the seventh ESRC Research Methods Festival, Administrative Data Research Part 2 will cover more examples of administrative data research, again with the focus on how the methodological challenges were overcome. Join Professor Vania Sena as she discusses whether data-driven policy-making is a reality or mirage.
21 June 2016
Sheffield University Management School
In the third of this series of seminars, which aims to critically explore the possibilities of big data in assessing health and well-being risks within organisations and for advancing knowledge on health and well-being prediction. Join Professor Vania Sena as she discusses big data in the context of research on wages and related gender gaps.
5 - 16 September 2016
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that a number of our researchers and staff are participating in this year's Institute for Analytics and Data Science big data summer school at the University of Essex.
Date: 20 April 2016 2016
Venue: Sir Brandon Gough Lecture Theatre, Enterprise Centre, UEA
Join Professor Beth Neil as she gives an inaugural lecture as part of the Social Work Anniversary Lecture series at the University of East Anglia.
Date: 4th and 5th July 2016
Venue: Arts 01.02, UEA, Norwich UK
The annual two-day event provides a forum for the exchange of the latest research ideas in Actuarial science and related areas.
Date:25 May 2016
Venue: Fenchurch Street, London
The Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) is hosting its first Global Conference, to showcase the latest trends and cutting-edge ideas in innovation, entrepreneurship and growth policy, as well as examining the power of experimentation to transform this space.
27 January 2016
Venue: Glasgow School of Art
The Centre is pleased to be exhibiting some of our latest research at the ESRC conference, Digging into Data.
4 February 2016
Venue: Victoria Park Plaza
Professor Vania Sena will chair the afternoon stream at this year's High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference with presentations from Transport for London, Professor Mark Birkin, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Dr Stefan Graf, University of Cambridge.
11 December 2015
Venue: Stock Brook Country Club
Professor Jerry Coakley is to feature on the Essex Institute of Directors flagship event, the Chairman’s Christmas Breakfast. This year it will take the format of a Question Time debate with leading economists to answer burning questions about the global economy.
3 December 2015
Venue: University of Essex
Join Professor Elena Kulinskaya from UEA as she presents this seminar on meta-analysis.
9 December 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
For the final event in our series we are delighted to welcome, Bernard Marr the author of Big Data: Using Smart Big Data, Analytics and Metrics to Make Better Decisions and Improve Performance .
24 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
Ain Aaviksoo, Deputy Secretary General for E-services and Innovation, Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs and Will Cavendish, Director General of Innovation, Growth and Technology, UK Department of Health discuss how big data can help the NHS and what the UK can learn from Estonia, a pioneer of e-government.
10 November 2015
Venue: Old Billingsgate
Professor Jerry Coakley will be representing the Centre at Innovate UK and answering your questions about how analytics can enhance your business or project. Find him on the Research Council UK stand where he will be taking part in the Meet the Experts sessions.
20 November 2015
Venue: Local Government Association, Westminster, London
The Business and Local Government (BLG) Data Research Centre jointly with the Local Government Association (LGA) invites you to this seminar where we will bring together researcher and local authority decision makers to understand, explore and define the questions for future research to address local problems.
18 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
Continuing our series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society Professor Helen Margetts considers the impact big data can have on government and policy.
12 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
This is the third in a series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society. Join Giuseppe Abbamonte as he considers the importance of regulations surrounding big data .
4 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
This is the second in a series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society. Join Tom Baker from BT Global to find out more about the role data plays in our cities.
21 October 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
In the first of a series of lectures and panel debates exploring issues around big data join UEA experts from the fields of climate science, public health and privacy law as they examine how big data can and should be used to improve our approach to societal challenges.
13 November 2015
Venue: University of Essex
Join Ric Howe, Data Strategist – Data Platform, BI & Advanced Analytics from Microsoft as he explains what data culture means for us all.
30 September 2015
Venue: Colchester United FC
Making sense of Big Data in the Logistics Industry. Professor Vania Sena speaks at this Invest Essex event where the speakers consider the enormous benefit of big data and data analytics to the logistics industry.
17 September 2015
Venue: Firstsite, Colchester
We are pleased to offer an event to bring together all the researchers involved in the Centre. The day will be an opportunity for you to hear about the data we have and what datasets we are in the process of securing
2-4 September2015
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that the 2015 European Conference on Data Analysis is being held at the University of Essex this September. Hear about a wide range of topics covering data science, foundations, methods and applications.
24 - 28 August 2015
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that a number of our researchers and staff are participating in this year's big data summer school at the University of Essex.
2 July 2015, 10am to 4pm
Venue: University of East Anglia
What kinds of information sharing for what kinds of places is the third seminar in this ESRC series. Confirmed speakers include: Richard Muir, IPPR; Professor Simon Marvin, Durham University; and Stephen Curtis, Centre of Excellence in Information Sharing.
Events
big data and our research areas.
21-24 June 2016
Berlin, Germany
Dr Fola Malomo, Research Fellow for the Business and Local Government Data Research Centre will be presenting on the role of data research centres in the big data movement at the International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation and Enterprise.
5 - 7 July 2016
University of Bath
In the seventh ESRC Research Methods Festival, Administrative Data Research Part 2 will cover more examples of administrative data research, again with the focus on how the methodological challenges were overcome. Join Professor Vania Sena as she discusses whether data-driven policy-making is a reality or mirage.
21 June 2016
Sheffield University Management School
In the third of this series of seminars, which aims to critically explore the possibilities of big data in assessing health and well-being risks within organisations and for advancing knowledge on health and well-being prediction. Join Professor Vania Sena as she discusses big data in the context of research on wages and related gender gaps.
5 - 16 September 2016
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that a number of our researchers and staff are participating in this year's Institute for Analytics and Data Science big data summer school at the University of Essex.
Date: 20 April 2016 2016
Venue: Sir Brandon Gough Lecture Theatre, Enterprise Centre, UEA
Join Professor Beth Neil as she gives an inaugural lecture as part of the Social Work Anniversary Lecture series at the University of East Anglia.
Date: 4th and 5th July 2016
Venue: Arts 01.02, UEA, Norwich UK
The annual two-day event provides a forum for the exchange of the latest research ideas in Actuarial science and related areas.
Date:25 May 2016
Venue: Fenchurch Street, London
The Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) is hosting its first Global Conference, to showcase the latest trends and cutting-edge ideas in innovation, entrepreneurship and growth policy, as well as examining the power of experimentation to transform this space.
27 January 2016
Venue: Glasgow School of Art
The Centre is pleased to be exhibiting some of our latest research at the ESRC conference, Digging into Data.
4 February 2016
Venue: Victoria Park Plaza
Professor Vania Sena will chair the afternoon stream at this year's High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference with presentations from Transport for London, Professor Mark Birkin, Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Dr Stefan Graf, University of Cambridge.
11 December 2015
Venue: Stock Brook Country Club
Professor Jerry Coakley is to feature on the Essex Institute of Directors flagship event, the Chairman’s Christmas Breakfast. This year it will take the format of a Question Time debate with leading economists to answer burning questions about the global economy.
3 December 2015
Venue: University of Essex
Join Professor Elena Kulinskaya from UEA as she presents this seminar on meta-analysis.
9 December 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
For the final event in our series we are delighted to welcome, Bernard Marr the author of Big Data: Using Smart Big Data, Analytics and Metrics to Make Better Decisions and Improve Performance .
24 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
Ain Aaviksoo, Deputy Secretary General for E-services and Innovation, Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs and Will Cavendish, Director General of Innovation, Growth and Technology, UK Department of Health discuss how big data can help the NHS and what the UK can learn from Estonia, a pioneer of e-government.
10 November 2015
Venue: Old Billingsgate
Professor Jerry Coakley will be representing the Centre at Innovate UK and answering your questions about how analytics can enhance your business or project. Find him on the Research Council UK stand where he will be taking part in the Meet the Experts sessions.
20 November 2015
Venue: Local Government Association, Westminster, London
The Business and Local Government (BLG) Data Research Centre jointly with the Local Government Association (LGA) invites you to this seminar where we will bring together researcher and local authority decision makers to understand, explore and define the questions for future research to address local problems.
18 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
Continuing our series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society Professor Helen Margetts considers the impact big data can have on government and policy.
12 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
This is the third in a series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society. Join Giuseppe Abbamonte as he considers the importance of regulations surrounding big data .
4 November 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
This is the second in a series of public lectures addressing the role of big data in society. Join Tom Baker from BT Global to find out more about the role data plays in our cities.
21 October 2015
Venue: University of East Anglia
In the first of a series of lectures and panel debates exploring issues around big data join UEA experts from the fields of climate science, public health and privacy law as they examine how big data can and should be used to improve our approach to societal challenges.
13 November 2015
Venue: University of Essex
Join Ric Howe, Data Strategist – Data Platform, BI & Advanced Analytics from Microsoft as he explains what data culture means for us all.
30 September 2015
Venue: Colchester United FC
Making sense of Big Data in the Logistics Industry. Professor Vania Sena speaks at this Invest Essex event where the speakers consider the enormous benefit of big data and data analytics to the logistics industry.
17 September 2015
Venue: Firstsite, Colchester
We are pleased to offer an event to bring together all the researchers involved in the Centre. The day will be an opportunity for you to hear about the data we have and what datasets we are in the process of securing
2-4 September2015
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that the 2015 European Conference on Data Analysis is being held at the University of Essex this September. Hear about a wide range of topics covering data science, foundations, methods and applications.
24 - 28 August 2015
Venue: University of Essex
We are delighted that a number of our researchers and staff are participating in this year's big data summer school at the University of Essex.
2 July 2015, 10am to 4pm
Venue: University of East Anglia
What kinds of information sharing for what kinds of places is the third seminar in this ESRC series. Confirmed speakers include: Richard Muir, IPPR; Professor Simon Marvin, Durham University; and Stephen Curtis, Centre of Excellence in Information Sharing.