About us

UBDC is a national research centre and data service providing expertise, training, data collections and data tools.

Meet the team

We are a multidisciplinary research group of social scientists, data scientists, and engineers, supported by our administrative team.

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Faraz Malik Awan

Data Scientist
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Fiona Crawford

Lecturer in Transport Planning
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Grace Gielink

Project Officer
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Haoyu Tian

PhD student researcher‍
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Heather Sinclair

Information Services Officer
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Ignacio Perez Karich

Research Associate
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Jing Yao

Professor in Urban Studies
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Joao Porto de Albuquerque

Deputy Director
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Luis Serra

Data Scientist
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Strategic partners

Sharing your data in partnership with UBDC can reveal and validate its value as a key source of evidence for policy development or as a means of generating economic impact.

We currently have close partnerships with Glasgow City Council, Huq, Adzuna, Zoopla, GALLANT, and North Lanarkshire Council. With regular contact, we are able to maintain and develop our relationships so that our academic research is of mutual benefit to the data owners and wider society.

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Share your data

Sharing data can provide valuable insights and intelligence for data owners as well as wider policymakers. UBDC helps organisations curate and analyse their data and offers a single point of access for data, unlocking its potential as a valuable public resource.

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Vacancies

If you would like to contribute your expertise and experience to our work, any current vacancies will be advertised here

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