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21 Jun 2026

Data Voices Panel explores trust, transparency and the use of sensitive financial data

How can financial data be used for public good while maintaining public trust? This was explored during the second session of our Data Voices public panel.
Public EngagementImpactSDF Team
8 Jun 2026

Smart Data Foundry joins Homewards' Homelessness Data Lab

Smart Data Foundry has joined the Homelessness Data Lab, a new national collaboration launched by Prince William's Homewards programme
PartnershipEconomic WellbeingImpactPress Release
26 May 2026

Financial Data Service awards over £430k to fund innovative smart data research projects

We’re proud to announce our FINDS Fellowships, funded through UKRI’s Smart Data Research UK programme
FundingResearchFINDS
5 May 2026

Additional funds allocated to address child poverty in North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire Council has committed a further £276,000 to support work to tackle child poverty
PartnershipImpactPolicyCost of Living Crisis
5 Apr 2026

Building better public engagement, together with PEDRI

We are delighted to share that Smart Data Foundry has joined the Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI)
Public EngagementPartnership
25 Mar 2026

Bringing voices together: Our first public engagement panel

First session of the Data Voices public engagement panel held online 5 March 2026 as part of Smart Data Foundry’s ongoing public engagement work with FINDS
Public EngagementImpactSDF Team
3 Mar 2026

Findings from the Sage Small Business Tracker Q4 2025

The latest Sage Small Business Tracker showed robust profit growth for small businesses, despite a lacklustre economic growth environment.
Data PartnershipsReportSMEEconomic Wellbeing
19 Feb 2026

Our Impact Report for 2025

2025 was a transformational year for us with major launches across insights and research, new datasets and indicators and a new website
ImpactReportPartnershipInsights
Two hands rest on a radiator
9 Feb 2026

FINDS and SENSE launch a new data collaboration with the potential to transform our understanding of fuel poverty

Understanding fuel poverty is the first step to tackling it. That’s why we've launched a new collaborative smart data project with SENSE.
FINDSResearchPolicy

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