Events

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.
June 24, 2016

Event | KIE Conference: The Role Of The (ESRC Business And Local Government) Data Research Centre In The Big Data Movement

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.

June 14, 2016

Event | 7th ESRC Research Methods Festival, 5-7 July 2016

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.

June 14, 2016

Event | Big Data And Employee Wellbeing: An ESRC Seminar Series 2016

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.

May 19, 2016

Event | IADS Big Data and Analytics Summer School 2016

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.

April 13, 2016

Event | Where did I come from? Who am I now? Adoption and Identity

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.

March 11, 2016

Event | Actuarial Teachers’ and Researchers’ Conference 2016

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.

March 7, 2016

Event | Innovation Growth Lab Conference

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.

January 21, 2016

Event | Digging into Data Showcase

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.

January 5, 2016

Event | High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference 2016

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.

December 1, 2015

Event | Professor Jerry Coakley to chair IoD Essex Chairman’s Christmas Breakfast

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.

November 27, 2015

Event | Meta-analysis: Past, present and future

3 December 2015

Venue: University of Essex

Join Professor Elena Kulinskaya from UEA as she presents this seminar on meta-analysis.

November 24, 2015

Event | Big data and business

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 .

November 24, 2015

Event | Big data: Good for your health?

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.

November 3, 2015

Event | Meet the Experts at Innovate 2015

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.

October 27, 2015

Event | Supporting local authorities through data driven solutions

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Government, policy and big data

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Regulating big data: The view from Brussels

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 .

October 2, 2015

Event | Digital data and public services in the smart city

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Approaches to big data: Climate change, health care, and privacy

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.

September 24, 2015

Event | Data Culture: Why we should all embrace it

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.

September 3, 2015

Event |Data Analytics in Logistics

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.

August 11, 2015

Event | Data Research Day

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

August 6, 2015

Event | European Conference on Data Analysis 2015

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.

June 3, 2015

Event | Big Data and Analytics Summer School 2015

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.

June 3, 2015

Event | Information sharing for smart places

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


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.
June 24, 2016

Event | KIE Conference: The Role Of The (ESRC Business And Local Government) Data Research Centre In The Big Data Movement

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.

June 14, 2016

Event | 7th ESRC Research Methods Festival, 5-7 July 2016

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.

June 14, 2016

Event | Big Data And Employee Wellbeing: An ESRC Seminar Series 2016

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.

May 19, 2016

Event | IADS Big Data and Analytics Summer School 2016

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.

April 13, 2016

Event | Where did I come from? Who am I now? Adoption and Identity

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.

March 11, 2016

Event | Actuarial Teachers’ and Researchers’ Conference 2016

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.

March 7, 2016

Event | Innovation Growth Lab Conference

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.

January 21, 2016

Event | Digging into Data Showcase

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.

January 5, 2016

Event | High Performance Computing and Big Data Conference 2016

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.

December 1, 2015

Event | Professor Jerry Coakley to chair IoD Essex Chairman’s Christmas Breakfast

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.

November 27, 2015

Event | Meta-analysis: Past, present and future

3 December 2015

Venue: University of Essex

Join Professor Elena Kulinskaya from UEA as she presents this seminar on meta-analysis.

November 24, 2015

Event | Big data and business

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 .

November 24, 2015

Event | Big data: Good for your health?

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.

November 3, 2015

Event | Meet the Experts at Innovate 2015

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.

October 27, 2015

Event | Supporting local authorities through data driven solutions

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Government, policy and big data

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Regulating big data: The view from Brussels

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 .

October 2, 2015

Event | Digital data and public services in the smart city

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.

October 2, 2015

Event | Approaches to big data: Climate change, health care, and privacy

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.

September 24, 2015

Event | Data Culture: Why we should all embrace it

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.

September 3, 2015

Event |Data Analytics in Logistics

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.

August 11, 2015

Event | Data Research Day

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

August 6, 2015

Event | European Conference on Data Analysis 2015

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.

June 3, 2015

Event | Big Data and Analytics Summer School 2015

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.

June 3, 2015

Event | Information sharing for smart places

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.