A photo of Sam Harrison-Curran, Geospatial Engagement Lead, smiling. The photo is positioned next to a quote which reads: “A key driver of the Geospatial Engagement Initiative is communicating ‘geospatial’ in an accessible way, whether this means explaining the very basic underpinning concepts or providing that extra bit of guidance to help people get the most from skills they already have.”
📢 CALL FOR PROJECTS
The Geospatial Engagement Initiative (GEI) has launched its first open call for projects, which is open to research funded by UCL Grand Challenges.
Express your interest by 3rd March by going to: tinyurl.com/GeospatialEI
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16.02.2026 09:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Image showing 4 people looking at post-it notes on a wall next to the text: Looking to acquire data skills? Sign up for UCL Social Data Institute's Quantitative Text Analysis short course
How can we use AI to analyse text?
Sign up for UCL Social Data Institute’s three-day (fifteen hours) Quantitative Text Analysis Course to find out.
Read more and register: tinyurl.com/Quantitative...
#ShortCourses #ArtificialIntelligence #TextAnalysis @ucl.ac.uk
12.02.2026 13:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Fantastic to see UCL Social Data Institute alumna receiving this accolade.
Well done Maia Watson-Hearne!
09.02.2026 11:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Looking to build on your data skills but don’t know how?
The UCL Social Data Institute’s Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (18 hours) course is a great place to start!
Find out more: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe...
#DataScience #ProfessionalDevelopment @ucl.ac.uk
09.02.2026 09:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How does systematic racism affect health outcomes?
Caroline Parker, our Deputy Director, has recently published ‘Racism and racial health inequity: four theories for public health’ in collaboration with the London Association of Directors of Public Health: tinyurl.com/yc23e7j5
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06.02.2026 12:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looking to acquire data skills this summer?
Learn how to understand survey sampling and weighting, evaluate and design questions, extract meaningful data, and more!
Sign up for UCL Social Data Institute’s Survey Methods and Analysis Course: tinyurl.com/SurveyMethod...
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04.02.2026 10:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The cold war maps that can help us rethink today’s Arctic conflict
Donald Trump grew up in cold war America. Maps of the time had an overtly political purpose.
What can Cold War maps teach us about today’s Arctic tensions?
In this piece for @uk.theconversation.com, Prof. James Cheshire, (@uclsocialdata.bsky.social) shows how US maps from the 1940s–50s shaped public understanding of global threats - and why perspective still matters in geopolitics today.
28.01.2026 13:52 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Looking to boost your data skills in less than one week?
The UCL Social Data Institute is offering several hands-on, interactive courses perfect for professionals who are keen to grow their data expertise.
Find out more and register: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
26.01.2026 11:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Meet Vaishnavi Gondane, our Project Coordinator!
"I was drawn to UCL because of its strong research culture and its commitment to interdisciplinary work across departments."
Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
22.01.2026 10:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🗺️ Mapping Night Work in London - As part of #DataAfterDark, we released a report on the geography of night work in London. Using employment stats & mobile data, we created the London Night Worker Classification, revealing where they work, travel, and rely on services. dataafterdark.org/reports.html
15.01.2026 10:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
London’s night workers keep the city running, but their voices are often unheard. New UCL research explores their experiences and calls for fairer conditions as the Employment Rights Bill moves forward. Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
#NightWork #DataAfterDark
03.12.2025 09:22 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Last week, we joined UCL and Islington to celebrate two years of partnership.
Over 80 projects delivered, with 340+ staff/students in 35 teams. Proud to contribute to the Impact Report and highlight our interns’ work on key projects improving outcomes for residents. www.ucl.ac.uk/london/news/...
02.12.2025 11:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉 Congratulations to UCL Social Data Institute Director James Cheshire for making the inaugural GEO100 - highlighting the people driving geospatial innovation across the UK. www.geo100.com/geo100_2025
21.11.2025 10:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🌍 Happy GIS Day 2025!
Join UCL's Social Data Institute for a spot of Geospatial learning!
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19.11.2025 11:30 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read our November Student Spotlight with Kamile Simenaite. Kamile reflects on her UCL Social Data Institute Internship with Dods Political Intelligence.
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13.11.2025 14:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Data Storytelling Comes to Oxford!
Day 1 of our Oxford workshops is underway! These sessions help researchers turn complex data into compelling stories.
Join the next workshop! 👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
06.11.2025 12:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In this months staff spotlight we meet Igor Tkalec, Assistant Professor in Social Data Science at the UCL Social Data Institute.
Read more about Igor's work and how you can collaborate: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
06.11.2025 10:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🗺️ Discover @ucl.ac.uk’s Map Library!
Professor James Cheshire reveals stories of empire, climate change, and science in The Library of Lost Maps. History unfolds one drawer at a time.
Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-portico
#UCLGeography #Maps #PorticoMagazine
29.10.2025 10:47 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📣 Calling all data-driven organisations!
Partner with us through the UCL Social Data Institute internship scheme - host a talented UCL student for a summer data project in 2026.
Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
29.10.2025 10:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read our October Student spotlight with Ravi Venugopal. Ravi, a 4th year BSc Social Sciences with Data Science student reflecting on his UCL Social Data Institute internship with ImpactEd. @impactedgroup.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
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16.10.2025 15:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
✨ Get to know our brilliant team through our new Staff Spotlight series!
Meet Sam, our new Geospatial Engagement Lead, who joined us in August. Read more about Sam’s work and how you can collaborate: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
#StaffSpotlight #GeospatialData #Collaboration #MeetTheTeam
02.10.2025 16:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎫Tickets have *SOLD OUT* for the 6-7 November Data Storytelling for Digital Research Infrastructure workshop in Oxford. If you still wish to attend, add your name to our waitlist here: tinyurl.com/ms4v7wn7
🌐 Or book one of our remaining spaces for our December workshop now: tinyurl.com/ype89psd
01.10.2025 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢 Register now for the 'Data Storytelling for Digital Research Infrastructure' workshops in Oxford this November and December, addressing themes around skills gaps and exploring how storytelling can transform the way we communicate data insights! For more info, visit tinyurl.com/5bb4z7u2
25.09.2025 12:22 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🔍 Looking for data-savvy interns for 2026?
We are inviting new partners to join our internship scheme!
Partner with us to host a student for a short summer data project - drawing from our highly-regarded UCL talent pool.
To learn more:
🌐 Visit our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
17.09.2025 15:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Read our latest Student Spotlight featuring Matilda De Sa, a 3rd year BSc Geography student, as she reflects on her UCL Social Data Institute Internship with the Geographic Data Service (GeoDS) this summer.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
10.09.2025 11:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UCL Launches Seminar Series at HMP Belmarsh
UCL launched a seminar series at HMP Belmarsh, extending learning to incarcerated students and reinforcing its commitment to widening participation beyond traditional education settings.
Earlier this year, UCL successfully launched a new 10-week educational initiative at HMP Belmarsh, alongside partners DWRM. Directed by Dr Caroline Parker, the aim of the series was to allow those in prison to benefit from UCL’s world-leading education. 🔗 Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
29.08.2025 08:40 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Well done to UCL undergraduate student Vivian Lee, who delivered a presentation at the GISRUK 2025 Conference held at the University of Bristol last month 🎉
Vivien Lee is studying a BA Geography with Social Data Science @uclgeography.bsky.social & reflects on her experience 🔗 shorturl.at/sfzzt
20.05.2025 08:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
🚨 We’re hiring at @ucl.ac.uk Geography!
Join us as a Senior Research Fellow (Geospatial Engagement Lead) — working with @uclsocialdata.bsky.social.
Based in London | Apply by 15 June 2025: tinyurl.com/ucl-geo
#Geospatial #ResearchJobs #UCL #SODA #GIS #AcademicJobs #SpatialData #PublicImpact
19.05.2025 08:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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