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              THE CAMBRIDGE STATISTICS DISCUSSION GROUP

                PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND SPEAKER

                 Tuesday 30th October 2007 7:15 for 7:45






                        Large Lecture Theatre,
                 Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit,
                      Chaucer Road, Cambridge




        The use of research and statistics in local government








                            Julia Gumy
                    Cambridgeshire County Council






Abstract:
Cambridgeshire is one of the fastest growing areas in England. Even though 
development puts pressure on the environment and infrastructure it can 
also be a source of jobs, homes, transport and landscapes. 
It is important for local government to identify shortfalls and 
opportunities in order to inform service planning. In the long-term this 
can improve the quality of life of people living in Cambridgeshire. By 
taking the Research Group of the Cambridgeshire County Council as an example, 
this speech will provide an overview of what research can be undertaken 
by a local authority. Moreover, it will illustrate how a local authority 
collects data, produces statistics and disseminates statistical 
information to stakeholders or members of the public. The speech will 
cover the areas and methodologies used to provide a comprehensive 
research and intelligence service for the Council and its partners.




Speaker: 
Julia Gumy is a Population Research Officer at the Research Group of 
the Cambridgeshire County Council. She graduated in 2003 in Economics 
from the University of Salamanca in Spain. After completing her studies 
she worked as a consultant dealing with European projects and programmes 
in Brussels and as an analyst in the Wholesale and Investment Banking 
department of the BBVA bank in Madrid. In 2006 she obtained a postgraduate 
degree in Social Policy Analysis from the University of Leuven in Belgium 
and CEPS/INSTEAD in Luxembourg. Her main research interests lie in the 
statistical analysis of large, complex datasets such as the European 
Community Household Panel and the study of consumer indebtedness and 
poverty in Europe.





Directions: Chaucer Road is off Trumpington Road - if you are heading
away from the city centre it is the first right after the junction
with Brooklands Avenue. Number 15 is at the end on the left and is a
large Victorian House with a more modern extension to its right.
The entrance is in the porch located in the middle of the older section on 
the left as you come in and is accessed by ascending a few steps from the 
car park. Cars may be parked there. The outside door will be locked at 7:45.
Arrivals after 7:45 may gain admittance by contacting the secretary on 
07761769436.

Next Meetings:
28th November - David Edwards (Cambs & Peterborough Public Health Network) 
on 'The use of NHS data to investigate higher than expected levels of 
breast cancer in Hertfordshire'.
5th February - Richard Gibbens (Computer Laboratory) on
'Road transport data and their uses'.
3rd March - Krys Kelly (MRC Biostatistics).
1st April - Paul Garcia (Hertfordshire County Council).
29th April - Stephen Sharp (MRC Epidemiology).

Supper: Some members eat regularly in the University Centre before
each talk meeting in the downstairs bar at 5-45pm. Feel free to join them.

Secretary: Peter Watson, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, 
15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EF;telephone 01223 355294 Extension 801; 
E-mail [log in to unmask]

FOR SECURITY PURPOSES COULD ANYONE INTENDING TO ATTEND THE MEETING PLEASE
LET PETER WATSON KNOW.

Take a look at our website: http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~peterw/csdg.htm