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.

The Patient Experience Library pulls together patient experience evidence from government bodies, health charities, patient voice organisations, academic institutions and more into evidence maps. These maps help researchers and research funders identify where the evidence base is saturated and where gaps remain.

This blog, written by a statistician at the Department for Work and Pensions, shares five practical tips to make data easier to understand and engaging, helping people tell better stories using data.