Lack of data on citizenship-stripping goes against the Home Office’s duty of transparency: A group of lawyers found that at least 464 people have had their citizenship removed by the government over the last 15 years. They pieced together the data using freedom of information requests and other publications – a challenge, because the Home …
COVID lessons: scientists without quality data are like unarmed soldiers in a war zone: Shutterstock Some of the most important lessons for public health from the COVID pandemic are about how the government should share data with the public, how updates about responses should be clearly articulated, and how important the sharing of the insight, …
What was everyone else doing while Downing street was hosting ‘work gatherings’ in the garden? A look at the data: Many people around the UK have been scrolling back through the photos on their phones to remind themselves where they were on May 2020, while staff at 10 Downing Street were gathering for what Boris …
A deep data dive reveals extent of unequal water provision in Nairobi: Women line up to collect water in their buckets in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi. Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images Many African cities struggle to supply safe, potable water to their residents. One of the main reasons for this …
New data shows COVID will continue to have a negative financial impact on many UK households: The economic effects of COVID have not been equal. Shutterstock/Andrii Zastrozhnov Ever since it started, the pandemic has exacerbated the inequality that already existed between households in the UK. Those with secure incomes, savings and assets have been able …
South African and UK hospitalisation data: what it tells us about how deadly omicron is: Recent official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when omicron was first detected, COVID cases substantially increased. However, most patients had, at worst, mild symptoms, and cases are now in steep decline. …
Why social scientists still need data on sex – not only gender identity: shutterstock The collection of data on a person’s sex – that is, whether they are male or female – has become controversial in recent years, and a number of public bodies have moved away from collecting data on sex as a result. …
Hepatitis B in Nigeria: fresh data to inform prevention and care: Shutterstock Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with this virus, which resulted in an estimated 820,000 preventable deaths in 2019. The virus is most commonly spread from mother to child during …
South Africa in the news: Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines: The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines: The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa: early data suggest Omicron is more transmissible but less severe: South Africa is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases. EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces but home to a quarter of the country’s population. It is also the country’s economic power house. These factors have …
Cuba’s COVID vaccines: the limited data available suggests they’re highly effective: The western world has written plenty about its high-profile COVID vaccines: the mRNA products of Pfizer and Moderna, viral-vectored jabs from AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, and those that are just emerging, such as Novavax’s protein-based vaccine. Many countries are relying on them for …
Facebook: latest court case shows how Europe is clamping down over data gathering and fake news: Facebook’s approach to users’ data has just been dealt a major blow from the European court of justice (ECJ). In an answer to a question from Germany’s highest court, the ECJ’s advocate general – whose opinion is not binding …
Stop and search: new data shows continued ethnic disproportionality: Each year the Home Office publishes data on stop and search from all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The latest figures for the year ending March 2021 reveal a familiar pattern: stop and search disproportionately affects black people and targets drugs, not serious violence. …
Statistical ecology can unlock the power of biodiversity data in Africa: Statistical techniques are often used to show where poaching actually happens. Wildsnap/Shutterstock Africa boasts an immensely rich diversity of plant and animal species. These are the building blocks of healthy ecosystems. Yet, the projected loss of wild habitats and species on the continent threatens …
How I use data to connect with my open source project's contributors: Open source projects need developers to survive, and one of the primary sources of developers is a project’s user base. I’m involved with the openEuler project, where understanding the conversion rate of contributors from user to developer is a key metric. This article …
South Africa in the news: High-quality data can help us understand the complex lives of South Africa’s children and why they drop out: Learner-level data can help educators take pre-emptive measures to prevent dropout, and ‘big picture’ data at a country level can inform better policy decisions. But, as things stand, there are gaps …: …
South Africa in the news: SVKM’s NMIMS’ Centre of Excellence in Analytics and Data Science opens admissions for MBA (Business Analytics): SVKM NMIMS Centre of Excellence in AnalyticsampData Science CoE-AampDS has opened admissions to its highly regarded MBA Business Analytics in Mumbai Student …: “South Africa” – BingNews Just How High Will Petrol Prices Skyrocket …