Smart Data Research UK

Smart Data Research UK is a new UK Research and Innovation investment in our digital research infrastructure. It will change and improve how we use data generated through everyday interactions with digital devices – including mobile apps, digital marketplaces, social media, wearables, satnavs, sensors, and smart technology.

Such data can provide new insights about major social challenges such as energy security, the cost of living, climate change, emergency response, health, wellbeing and social mobility.

SDR UK is delivered by a family of data services based at leading UK universities and research organisations: Financial Data Service (FINDS), Geographic Data Service (GeoDS), Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service (HASP), Imago Data Service for Imagery, Smart Data Donation Service (SDDS) and Smart Energy Data Service (SENSE).

Delivered by the Economic and Social Research Council.