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Adzuna insights - how the world of work is evolving
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Adzuna insights - how the world of work is evolving
The Adzuna dataset offers a rare opportunity for researchers to explore trends in the UK labour market through a large-scale, high-frequency dataset providing detailed insights into how the world of work is evolving.
Mapping With Communities workshop at AGILE 2024
HeiGIT and UBDC ran a successful international workshop, 'Mapping with Communities' at the AGILE 2024 conference.
Brainstorming Data Dive promotes innovative social research
Researchers gathered in Glasgow for an innovative Data Dive, organised by the Urban Big Data Centre in collaboration with ESRC Smart Data Research UK. The aim of the event was to provide researchers with first-hand experience using smart data curated by UBDC and brainstorm new approaches and analyses.
MSc students in Urban Analytics and Urban Transport visit Aalto University
Six UBDC students on our MSc in Urban Analytics and Urban Transport programmes have recently returned from a rewarding study visit to Aalto University near Helsinki, Finland. The visit provided an opportunity for the Glasgow University students to develop their networks and exchange ideas.
Call for expressions of interest – Adzuna data
UBDC invites expressions of interest from applicants interested in using Adzuna job listings data for non-commercial academic research projects. Adzuna is a search engine for job advertisements in the UK and provides data about the job market.
AGILE conference 2024
Researchers, developers, lecturers, students, and practitioners of Geo-Information Science and Technology are gathering in Glasgow for the AGILE 2024 conference.
The Glasgow CCTV Object Detection project
The Glasgow CCTV Object Detection platform aims to improve public understanding of mobility and traffic patterns across Glasgow.
DataCivil’s lead discusses Disaster Risk Reduction
DataCivil’s principal investigator, Philipp Ulbrich participated in a panel discussion for the launch of the Municipal Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro state.
Urban Big Data Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary
The Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) celebrated its 10th anniversary on 29 January 2024. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the University of Glasgow, UBDC is a dynamic research hub and national data service, championing the use of smart data to inform policymaking and enhance the quality of urban life.
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