Labour market
Labour markets are changing at a fast pace, with new ways of working, the growth of technology and AI, and changing job roles and tasks.
The labour market research group focuses on the contribution that new sources of labour market data can make to our understanding of the workplaces of the future, including at a spatial and sector level.
And we are examining how large datasets of job adverts can provide robust signals of changes in national, regional and urban economic conditions.
Urban Remote Sensing
Remotely sensed images and the corresponding analytical techniques offer a comprehensive approach to observing and monitoring urban environments in real-time through high spatial-temporal-spectral-resolution data.
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Sensor-enhanced Housing Surveys
This project seeks to develop a framework for using and collecting data from a range of home-based sensors to understand human health and fuel poverty.
European Space Agency funds SatVu and UBDC Heat Loss Index
The European Space Agency funding a feasibility study, led by SatVu with UBDC, to enhance the analysis of building energy efficiency.
Building housing energy efficiency models from local sensing
Decarbonising domestic heating is a central challenge for the sustainability agenda - requiring fundamental changes in home heating systems and major upgrades in the thermal performance of the existing building stock to reduce energy consumption.
Adzuna derivative products to help you unlock job trends
Vacancy data provides a valuable lens into how the world of work is evolving in modern economies.
Workforce challenges in Adult Social Care
Researchers shed light on workforce challenges in adult social care, using an expansive dataset of online job adverts held by UBDC.
Urban labour markets post-pandemic
What are the long-term consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the labour market and the nature of work in urban areas.
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