Tracking Our Collective Wellbeing: Launch of the Life in the UK Dashboard

Join us on Monday 26 January, 10-11am, for the launch of our Life in the UK Data Dashboard.

With three years of data, our Life in the UK index measures collective wellbeing across the UK. It reflects what people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland tell us about their lives, helping us understand whether we are living better or worse over time.

For the first time, the dashboard allows users to explore trends in wellbeing across jurisdictions and demographics. It offers an accessible, visual way to understand the wellbeing data across the social, economic, environmental and democratic aspects of life, and will be a valuable tool for policymakers, researchers and practitioners working on wellbeing.

At this online event, Susan Pinkney, head of research and insight at Carnegie UK, will invite Dr Anna Francis, senior researcher at Carnegie UK, to give an overview of the dashboard, highlighting its features and the insights it offers. We will then be joined by Vasiliki Sogia, senior analyst at the Office for National Statistics, who, drawing on her experience of the ONS National Wellbeing Dashboard, will discuss the wider concept of measuring collective wellbeing and the importance of data visualisation.

There will also be time for questions and discussion from the audience.

Agenda

10.00am: Introductions

10.05am: Overview of Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK Data Dashboard with Dr Anna Francis

10.25am: Vasiliki Sogia reflects on the importance of data visualisation

10.40am: Audience questions and discussion

Biographies

Dr Anna Francis is a senior researcher at Carnegie UK focussing on data and insight. She analyses Life in the UK data and external data to generate insights into wellbeing across the UK and Ireland. Previously, Anna was a health data analyst at Asthma + Lung UK and studied heart disease during her PhD at Cambridge University.

Susan Pinkney is head of research and insight at Carnegie UK. Susan is responsible for managing Carnegie UK’s research function and research outputs.  Susan has worked in social and market research for over 25 years in research agencies, predominantly working for the UK and Scottish Governments and was head of research at both the Charities Aid Foundation and the UK’s Publishers Association. Susan’s skills span quantitative and qualitative techniques.

Vasiliki Sogia is a Lead Analyst at the Office for National Statistics, where she works to make national well-being data meaningful and accessible. She leads efforts to refine how we measure well-being in the UK and is passionate about using data to improve lives and inform better decisions.

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