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Going from mentee to mentor with the Data Science Accelerator
Applications for the Data Science Accelerator are now open and close on 3 June 2019.
People and Skills
Mixing methods: a recipe for research success
Mixing methods is an approach to research which combines quantitative and qualitative data. Haur and Louise describe how they have used this approach working in the EU Exit Citizen Readiness team at GOV.UK. As a performance analyst, I (Haur) predominantly …
Boosting data science skills with the Data Science Accelerator
HMRC's Bharath Vadhoola shares how the programme has helped him get a coveted job as a principal data scientist. Find out how you can get on the programme and boost your career prospects.
Help us start a data revolution for government
We want to start a data revolution focusing on service delivery and improving human experience. Find out what we think government needs to do and how you can help.
What we've been up to in performance analysis and opportunities ahead
Four years ago we redefined our role in GDS. Since then we've built an active community of practice across government and worked to build a 'data culture' within product teams. Find out what we've done and our plans for the next year.
How we used deep learning to structure GOV.UK’s content
We're using supervised machine learning to organise all the content on GOV.UK, which means we can do things like create step by step journeys and consider voice activation. Here's what the data science team did.
Data science is a team sport
One of the questions the data science team at the Government Digital Service (GDS) often gets asked is ‘how does your team work on data science projects?’ We thought we’d blog about how we have evolved our approach to data …
Join the Data Science Accelerator: applications now open
Apply to the Data Science Accelerator programme by 15 October, and you could begin developing your data science skills before the end of 2018.
Data Science Accelerator graduates share their success stories
There’s not much time left to apply for the Data Science Accelerator programme if you’re interested in developing your data science skills. Take a look at some of the successful projects our previous graduates have worked on.
Applications open: Data Science Accelerator Programme
The Data Science Accelerator programme is open again for applications until 12 June. Don’t miss out.