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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
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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.
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16 Oct 2025

Smart Data Foundry Launches FINDS Fellowships to Accelerate Socio-Economic Research Using Deidentified Financial Data

With up to £300,000 available, the FINDS Fellowships is an unique chance to access cutting-edge deidentified financial data and secure competitive funding
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29 Sep 2025

FINDS and SDR UK Take Evidence to Parliament at Evidence Week 2025

Bringing financial evidence into the heart of government to help build a more responsive, data-driven approach to economic policy.
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13 Jul 2025

SDR UK launch new Smart Data Fellowships

Up to £200k for 10 projects undertaking innovative smart data research to address a real-world challenge impacting the UK.  
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Smart Data Foundry announced as Financial Data Service by Smart Data Research UK and UKRI
20 Jan 2025

Smart Data Foundry awarded £3 million to operate new Financial Data Service.

We have been awarded £3m to operate a new Financial Data Service (FINDS), enabling researchers to study the financial health of millions of UK households.
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