To this end I would like to scope the possibility of linking the current UK Data Service datasets to sustainability data sets (such as water use, and greenhouse gas emissions), and then present results of this linking as a series of blog posts. I would also like to pilot new AI analysis methods to these datasets to highlight interesting and policy relevant findings (machine learning, deep learning, text mining, and predictive analytics). Specific focus will include:
information on household food insecurity, of vietnam rcs data interest considering the UK government is beginning to devise an official metric next year.
insight into calorie reduction, and if pack and portion size changes might be appropriate methods to reduce obesity and food waste.
geographic, sub population, and historic insights into current food and dietary trends
examining the world leading 30+ British Cohort surveys, to see what dietary and sustainability insights that can be drawn from this underused resource.
Several of the British Cohort surveys can be accessed from the UK Data Service:
1970 British Cohort Study
Growing Up in Scotland
Millennium Cohort Study
National Child Development Study
I plan to use my UKDS Data Impact Fellowship funding to host workshops, presentations, and hack nights using UK Data Service data related to diet, food and sustainability.