UCL Social Data Institute
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social
Amplifying UCL’s advanced research and teaching in social
data and methods.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-data/
data and methods.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-data/
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"Of the UCL students that we've taken on board, they are very passionate and they have an excellent work ethic, which we love and is a really, really positive impact on our company."
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
"There's all sorts of choices and decisions that cartographers are making that gently steer us in one direction or another. And that's what makes them so powerful."
Check out James Cheshire's (SODA Director and Professor in @uclgeography.bsky.social) on BBC Radio Stoke 👇
#maps #cartography #bbc
Check out James Cheshire's (SODA Director and Professor in @uclgeography.bsky.social) on BBC Radio Stoke 👇
#maps #cartography #bbc
September 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM
"There's all sorts of choices and decisions that cartographers are making that gently steer us in one direction or another. And that's what makes them so powerful."
Check out James Cheshire's (SODA Director and Professor in @uclgeography.bsky.social) on BBC Radio Stoke 👇
#maps #cartography #bbc
Check out James Cheshire's (SODA Director and Professor in @uclgeography.bsky.social) on BBC Radio Stoke 👇
#maps #cartography #bbc
"What we forget when looking at a map on a phone screen is how big physical maps are – you can lean over them, trace routes. They give you a god-like view on the world."
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social) in @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
#maps
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social) in @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
#maps
The man trying to save Britain’s last great map library
In the heart of Bloomsbury, deep in the bowels of the UCL geography department, down corridors floored in institutional linoleum, sticky and scuffed by generations of students, is a room full of maps....
spectator.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"What we forget when looking at a map on a phone screen is how big physical maps are – you can lean over them, trace routes. They give you a god-like view on the world."
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social) in @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
#maps
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social) in @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
#maps
"Of the UCL students that we've taken on board, they are very passionate and they have an excellent work ethic, which we love and is a really, really positive impact on our company."
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
September 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
"Of the UCL students that we've taken on board, they are very passionate and they have an excellent work ethic, which we love and is a really, really positive impact on our company."
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
Find out more about the scheme and how to get involved: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
#Internships #politics #Dods #data
"If you’re trying to show things that relate to the population of the planet, Mercator’s not the way to go, because, actually, it expands the areas where no one lives, largely.”
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social), on BBC Radio 4.
#BBC #Maps
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Cartography (@uclgeography.bsky.social), on BBC Radio 4.
#BBC #Maps
September 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"There's no perfect solution to this problem, but I do think the push for more variation in the kinds of maps that we commonly look at is a welcome suggestion."
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in @uclgeography.bsky.social on BBC News 👇
#map #UN
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in @uclgeography.bsky.social on BBC News 👇
#map #UN
September 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
"There's no perfect solution to this problem, but I do think the push for more variation in the kinds of maps that we commonly look at is a welcome suggestion."
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in @uclgeography.bsky.social on BBC News 👇
#map #UN
James Cheshire, SODA Director and Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in @uclgeography.bsky.social on BBC News 👇
#map #UN
“I got to upskill people who are way more experienced than me.”
Fem Alonge, now a Data Analyst at @octopus.energy, completed her UCL Social Data Science internship at the #BBC. Her experience is a great example of how #internships aren’t just a one-way street.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
Fem Alonge, now a Data Analyst at @octopus.energy, completed her UCL Social Data Science internship at the #BBC. Her experience is a great example of how #internships aren’t just a one-way street.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
September 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM
“I got to upskill people who are way more experienced than me.”
Fem Alonge, now a Data Analyst at @octopus.energy, completed her UCL Social Data Science internship at the #BBC. Her experience is a great example of how #internships aren’t just a one-way street.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
Fem Alonge, now a Data Analyst at @octopus.energy, completed her UCL Social Data Science internship at the #BBC. Her experience is a great example of how #internships aren’t just a one-way street.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
We are delighted to announce that Michał Iliev, PhD student in the @uclgeography.bsky.social, received the Jack Dangermond Award by Esri UK!
Michał won the prize for his Data After Dark StoryMap: Locating London's night-time food deserts. 🧵
Michał won the prize for his Data After Dark StoryMap: Locating London's night-time food deserts. 🧵
September 1, 2026 at 7:23 AM
We are delighted to announce that Michał Iliev, PhD student in the @uclgeography.bsky.social, received the Jack Dangermond Award by Esri UK!
Michał won the prize for his Data After Dark StoryMap: Locating London's night-time food deserts. 🧵
Michał won the prize for his Data After Dark StoryMap: Locating London's night-time food deserts. 🧵
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We are so proud of our brilliant Social Sciences with Data Science BSc student, Daniel Jones, taking up a
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social summer internship at @financialtimes.com. One of his first contributions 👇
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social summer internship at @financialtimes.com. One of his first contributions 👇
Ministers look at restricting cash payments as disability benefits bill soars
Rise in claims since 2019 has been driven by mental health and neuro-developmental conditions
www.ft.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:52 AM
We are so proud of our brilliant Social Sciences with Data Science BSc student, Daniel Jones, taking up a
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social summer internship at @financialtimes.com. One of his first contributions 👇
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social summer internship at @financialtimes.com. One of his first contributions 👇
Not one, not two, but three Senior Promotions💜
Congratulations to Julia Du Pont De Romémont (@uclspp.bsky.social), Caroline Parker (UCL Anthropology), and Igor Tkalec (@uclgeography.bsky.social) on their promotions.
Full list: tinyurl.com/35tj2ah8
#Promotions #UCL #SocialData #Celebrate
Congratulations to Julia Du Pont De Romémont (@uclspp.bsky.social), Caroline Parker (UCL Anthropology), and Igor Tkalec (@uclgeography.bsky.social) on their promotions.
Full list: tinyurl.com/35tj2ah8
#Promotions #UCL #SocialData #Celebrate
July 28, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Not one, not two, but three Senior Promotions💜
Congratulations to Julia Du Pont De Romémont (@uclspp.bsky.social), Caroline Parker (UCL Anthropology), and Igor Tkalec (@uclgeography.bsky.social) on their promotions.
Full list: tinyurl.com/35tj2ah8
#Promotions #UCL #SocialData #Celebrate
Congratulations to Julia Du Pont De Romémont (@uclspp.bsky.social), Caroline Parker (UCL Anthropology), and Igor Tkalec (@uclgeography.bsky.social) on their promotions.
Full list: tinyurl.com/35tj2ah8
#Promotions #UCL #SocialData #Celebrate
In this paper James Cheshire (@uclgeography.bsky.social) and Rob Davidson draw on 20 semi-structured interviews with people who communicate research on geographic health inequalities to explore the challenges of using data visualisation in practice
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d4y763u
#Data #Health @ucl.ac.uk
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d4y763u
#Data #Health @ucl.ac.uk
July 23, 2026 at 8:41 AM
In this paper James Cheshire (@uclgeography.bsky.social) and Rob Davidson draw on 20 semi-structured interviews with people who communicate research on geographic health inequalities to explore the challenges of using data visualisation in practice
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d4y763u
#Data #Health @ucl.ac.uk
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d4y763u
#Data #Health @ucl.ac.uk
Check out the journal article by our Deputy Director, Caroline Parker, and Community Health and Translation Project Officer Daniela Larrain (UCL Anthropology)👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vnasza3
#Prisons #UCL #LatinAmerica #Health #Anthropology
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vnasza3
#Prisons #UCL #LatinAmerica #Health #Anthropology
July 21, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Check out the journal article by our Deputy Director, Caroline Parker, and Community Health and Translation Project Officer Daniela Larrain (UCL Anthropology)👇
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vnasza3
#Prisons #UCL #LatinAmerica #Health #Anthropology
🔗 tinyurl.com/4vnasza3
#Prisons #UCL #LatinAmerica #Health #Anthropology
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Catch Professor James Cheshire on BBC Sounds. 🎧
If you missed Sunday's BBC 6 Music appearance with @cerysmatthews.bsky.social, you can now listen back as James discusses The Library of Lost Maps and the music that inspired it. 🗺️
#UCLGeography #Cartography @ucl.ac.uk @uclsocialdata.bsky.social
If you missed Sunday's BBC 6 Music appearance with @cerysmatthews.bsky.social, you can now listen back as James discusses The Library of Lost Maps and the music that inspired it. 🗺️
#UCLGeography #Cartography @ucl.ac.uk @uclsocialdata.bsky.social
Cerys Matthews - Myer U Clark session and looking for lost maps - BBC Sounds
Bristol-based artist Myer U Clark in session and talking lost maps with James Cheshire.
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July 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Catch Professor James Cheshire on BBC Sounds. 🎧
If you missed Sunday's BBC 6 Music appearance with @cerysmatthews.bsky.social, you can now listen back as James discusses The Library of Lost Maps and the music that inspired it. 🗺️
#UCLGeography #Cartography @ucl.ac.uk @uclsocialdata.bsky.social
If you missed Sunday's BBC 6 Music appearance with @cerysmatthews.bsky.social, you can now listen back as James discusses The Library of Lost Maps and the music that inspired it. 🗺️
#UCLGeography #Cartography @ucl.ac.uk @uclsocialdata.bsky.social
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This Sunday at 10am, Professor James Cheshire (MSc Social and Geographic Data Science) joins BBC Radio 6 Music to discuss The Library of Lost Maps, exploring @ucl.ac.uk’s map archive and how maps have shaped discovery, society and our understanding of the world.
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social
BBC Radio 6 Music - Cerys Matthews, Myer U Clark session and looking for lost maps
Bristol-based artist Myer U Clark in session and talking lost maps with James Cheshire.
tinyurl.com
July 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
This Sunday at 10am, Professor James Cheshire (MSc Social and Geographic Data Science) joins BBC Radio 6 Music to discuss The Library of Lost Maps, exploring @ucl.ac.uk’s map archive and how maps have shaped discovery, society and our understanding of the world.
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social
@uclsocialdata.bsky.social
NEW PUBLICATION: Check out the journal article by our Deputy Director, Caroline Parker, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Mariangela Castro Arteaga, Aarti Doshi, Karla Solari Perez, Julien Brisson, Alixe Sánchez, Carmen H. Logie, Alfonso Silva Santisteban P. 👇
tinyurl.com/2rwxe3dw
#Peru #Lima #Venezuela
tinyurl.com/2rwxe3dw
#Peru #Lima #Venezuela
July 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
NEW PUBLICATION: Check out the journal article by our Deputy Director, Caroline Parker, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Mariangela Castro Arteaga, Aarti Doshi, Karla Solari Perez, Julien Brisson, Alixe Sánchez, Carmen H. Logie, Alfonso Silva Santisteban P. 👇
tinyurl.com/2rwxe3dw
#Peru #Lima #Venezuela
tinyurl.com/2rwxe3dw
#Peru #Lima #Venezuela
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New Millennium Cohort Study data release! The MCS core dataset consolidates a wide range of core variables from all 8 sweeps of data collection into one ready-to-use research resource. Follow the link for the user guide, data access info & supporting code: bit.ly/4gs8EoZ @ukdataservice.bsky.social
July 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
New Millennium Cohort Study data release! The MCS core dataset consolidates a wide range of core variables from all 8 sweeps of data collection into one ready-to-use research resource. Follow the link for the user guide, data access info & supporting code: bit.ly/4gs8EoZ @ukdataservice.bsky.social
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We are hiring: Research Fellow in African Heritage, Remote Sensing and GIS
The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project.
Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8
#jobs
The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project.
Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8
#jobs
July 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
We are hiring: Research Fellow in African Heritage, Remote Sensing and GIS
The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project.
Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8
#jobs
The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project.
Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026
Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8
#jobs
Sometimes, having a bit of extra capacity makes all the difference ☕
Find out more about what our internship programme can do for your organisation: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
@ucl.ac.uk #interns #internships #coffee #RedemptionRaosters
Find out more about what our internship programme can do for your organisation: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
@ucl.ac.uk #interns #internships #coffee #RedemptionRaosters
June 24, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Sometimes, having a bit of extra capacity makes all the difference ☕
Find out more about what our internship programme can do for your organisation: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
@ucl.ac.uk #interns #internships #coffee #RedemptionRaosters
Find out more about what our internship programme can do for your organisation: tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6
@ucl.ac.uk #interns #internships #coffee #RedemptionRaosters
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📣 Have you heard? Thanks to incredible minds from every corner of the globe, from curious first-years to Nobel prize-winning researchers, we’re now joint #8 in the QS World University Rankings.
We are University College London. And here, it can happen. #QSWUR
🔗: https://bit.ly/4vlW4w2
We are University College London. And here, it can happen. #QSWUR
🔗: https://bit.ly/4vlW4w2
June 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM
📣 Have you heard? Thanks to incredible minds from every corner of the globe, from curious first-years to Nobel prize-winning researchers, we’re now joint #8 in the QS World University Rankings.
We are University College London. And here, it can happen. #QSWUR
🔗: https://bit.ly/4vlW4w2
We are University College London. And here, it can happen. #QSWUR
🔗: https://bit.ly/4vlW4w2
Check out Julia De Romémont, our Deputy Director, on @uclspp.bsky.social's podcast, UCL Uncovering Politics 👇
On this week's episode of UCL Uncovering Politics, we speak to Dr Julia De Romémont about a new module on UCL's Master's programmes that teaches students to think rigorously about what conclusions can and cannot be drawn from research.
@ucl.ac.uk #Policy #Evidence #HigherEducation #Podcasts
#UCL
@ucl.ac.uk #Policy #Evidence #HigherEducation #Podcasts
#UCL
Teaching The Use Of Evidence In Policymaking | UCL Uncovering Politics
This week we ask how we can teach future policymakers to use evidence well.
uncoveringpolitics.com
June 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Check out Julia De Romémont, our Deputy Director, on @uclspp.bsky.social's podcast, UCL Uncovering Politics 👇
Wondering how a Social Data Intern could support your organisation?
Head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 to find out more!
Head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 to find out more!
🥳 Thank you to everyone who made it to our event celebrating 10 years of our Social Data Internship programme!
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
June 10, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Wondering how a Social Data Intern could support your organisation?
Head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 to find out more!
Head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 to find out more!
Meet James Cheshire, Director of the UCL Social Data Institute (SODA)
As well as his role in SODA, James is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography at @uclgeography.bsky.social and Deputy Director of Smart Data Research UK's Geographic Data Service.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/4yktptd2
As well as his role in SODA, James is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography at @uclgeography.bsky.social and Deputy Director of Smart Data Research UK's Geographic Data Service.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/4yktptd2
June 1, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Meet James Cheshire, Director of the UCL Social Data Institute (SODA)
As well as his role in SODA, James is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography at @uclgeography.bsky.social and Deputy Director of Smart Data Research UK's Geographic Data Service.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/4yktptd2
As well as his role in SODA, James is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography at @uclgeography.bsky.social and Deputy Director of Smart Data Research UK's Geographic Data Service.
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/4yktptd2
🥳 Thank you to everyone who made it to our event celebrating 10 years of our Social Data Internship programme!
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
May 28, 2026 at 12:04 PM
🥳 Thank you to everyone who made it to our event celebrating 10 years of our Social Data Internship programme!
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
If you would like to find out more about how hosting a social data intern could help you, head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 or email us at [email protected]
#SocialData #Internships #Intern
☀️ Boost your CV with data skills this summer!
Join us for our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
#Health #Shortcourses #SocialData #Data
Join us for our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
#Health #Shortcourses #SocialData #Data
May 22, 2026 at 8:23 AM
☀️ Boost your CV with data skills this summer!
Join us for our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
#Health #Shortcourses #SocialData #Data
Join us for our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
#Health #Shortcourses #SocialData #Data
🩺 What drives behaviours and programme outcomes in public health?
Advance your data skills with our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
Advance your data skills with our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
May 18, 2026 at 7:24 AM
🩺 What drives behaviours and programme outcomes in public health?
Advance your data skills with our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
Advance your data skills with our three-day (15-hour) course, equipping health scientists and practitioners with essential tools to gather human-centred insights and turn them into actionable strategies.
🔗 tinyurl.com/HealthCPD
☀️Learn new programming skills this summer!
Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course.
Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe...
#ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV
@ucl.ac.uk
Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course.
Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe...
#ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV
@ucl.ac.uk
May 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
☀️Learn new programming skills this summer!
Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course.
Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe...
#ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV
@ucl.ac.uk
Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course.
Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe...
#ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV
@ucl.ac.uk