This community essay shared by the British Science Association explores the challenges of effectively engaging communities with administrative data research. Providing practical advice and examples of involving people in data research to ensure it accurately captures and reports the experiences of the people behind the data.

This resource provides useful tips and practical guidance on how researchers can work collaboratively with people with lived experience to shape research projects through shared decision making and equal power.

This resource provides accessible introductory information to administrative data, including animations, a glossary and further reading to help inform the public of what administrative data is and how it can be utilised for public good.