Early career researcher meet-up
A 'Welcome call' online session for Smart Data Research UK's PhD community on 20 February 2026.
Community
Welcome to the SDR UK Community Network
We bring together people who are passionate about advancing smart data research for public good. Whether you’re an early career researcher or an established expert in academia, public sector, or industry, we’d love you to get involved.
While you’re here…join our LinkedIn group
- Connect with peers across sectors
- Hear about upcoming events and opportunities
- Share insights and collaborate
Throughout the year, Smart Data Research UK and its six data services host online and in-person events for our community – we look forward to seeing you!
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Women in Data event explores HASP data
A Women in Data event exploring HASP data catalogue development on 18 February 2026.
Smart data training with taskforce
Parliamentary webinar led by our Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce on 17 February 2026, 2:00pm to 3:00pm.
Smart data training with GeoDS
A webinar for parliamentary researchers from our Geographic Data Service on using smart data to explore communities.
Smart data and residential mobility
Our Geographic Data Service hosts a webinar with Trust for London on smart data and gentrification.
New webinar on data scraping
Join our Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce to explore the barriers that researchers face when scraping data.
Watch again
Highlights from Digital Footprints 2026
The Digital Footprints Conference is an innovative forum dedicated to communicating the vast potential of novel digital data for public good. In May 2026, Smart Data Research UK led Day One of the event at the University of York, showcasing how smart data is driving innovation across health and wellbeing, digital society, sustainability, productivity and prosperity. Meet some of the participants in the Digital Footprints Conference 2026.
Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce – Final Report Launch Webinar
The Social Platforms Data Access Taskforce leadership present their key findings and discuss recommendations for improving access to social media data for research.
Knowledge Basecamp Episode 2 – Professor Michelle Morris – Building your network
Masterclass for early career researchers on demystifying networking in academia and beyond.
Connect with the wider data community
Looking to expand your network? Smart Data Research UK sits within a vibrant ecosystem of UKRI data programmes, from longitudinal research to health data to trusted research environments.
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