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ADR UK’s annual PhD student gathering wrapped up this week in Edinburgh, bringing together final-year doctoral researchers from across the UK for two days of learning, reflection and connection. Hosted by ADR Scotland at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, the event marked a key moment for students preparing to move beyond their PhDs and into the next stage of their careers.
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Footage from the ADR UK Conference 2025 is now available to watch.
This blog, written by Adam Milward, CEO and Co-Founder of MetadataWorks, looks at the company’s role within the ADR UK community and why it is proud to sponsor the ADR UK Conference 2025. MetadataWorks has partnered with ADR UK to build a secure and efficient data research ecosystem.
This blog features an interview with Sienna-Mae Yates, a member of the ADR UK Conference 2025 Scientific Committee. Sienna-Mae brings an important perspective as a public contributor, helping ensure that the voices of people and communities are represented in discussions about research and data.
This blog, written by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), explores why they’re proud to support the ADR UK Conference 2025 and highlights the unique value of linking cohort and administrative data for research and policy.
This blog by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) explores HDR UK’s commitment to using health data for public benefit, its approach to public involvement and transparency, and the ways it collaborates with ADR UK to strengthen the data research ecosystem. It discusses what to expect from HDR UK’s sessions at the ADR UK Conference 2025 and why these topics matter for the future of data-driven research.
This blog is by Nisha da Silva, keynote speaker at the ADR UK Conference 2025 and contributor to the Ministry of Justice’s Data First programme. She explores how linked data reveals key insights into justice system journeys and how these findings are shaping policy, research, and technology.
This blog by Evie Parmenter, Senior Research Portfolio Manager at the Economic and Social Research Council, explores the powerful connection between our environment and our health. Drawing on insights from research funded by ADR UK, it highlights how factors like pollution, green space access, and housing conditions shape wellbeing, and how linked administrative data can help drive better decisions and healthier outcomes.
This blog offers a preview of the keynote by Tom Emery at the ADR UK Conference 2025. Drawing on over a decade of experience with ODISSEI—the Dutch national infrastructure for social science—Tom will reflect on the promises and challenges of using administrative data to answer complex social questions. He’ll share lessons from building ODISSEI and explore the possibilities that lie ahead for linked data and public policy.
This blog by Nora Cooke O’Dowd, Chief Data Officer at Research Data Scotland (RDS), introduces how RDS is supporting the ADR UK community and why the organisation values its involvement as a Gold Sponsor for the ADR UK Conference 2025.
