We develop and interpret the evidence base to help the public sector and other organisations deliver better services to the public.
We are a ‘spin-out’ consultancy from the University of Oxford, and over the last two decades have worked with more than 250 public and community sector organisations from local to international level.
Our research and services are based on unrivaled knowledge and use of place-based social, economic and demographic data.
A spin-out from the Social Policy at Oxford University with a mission to do good with data.
Managed the Data4nr service on behalf of the Department of Communities and Local Government, signposting users to all local level open data sources.
Provided councils with a wide range of data and metadata for local neighbourhoods to feed Local Information Systems.
Worked with councils to project social care service requirements and costs at local level.
Provided open data resources and support for 4,000 areas doing local community planning.
Our local data mobile app “local stats in your pocket” had more than 70,000 downloads.
Delivered in partnership with HACT, Community Insight supported the social housing sector to target community investment funds, improve services and evaluate impact.
Local Insight provides instant access to local level data, aggregated to bespoke geographies in an easy to use platform.
We were commissioned by the UK Department of Communities and Local Government to update the Indices of Deprivation, including the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
Alongside Local Trust, we developed a quantitative measure of ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods, including developing a Community Needs Index.
Director and Head of Research Stefan is the Director and Head of…
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Director and Head of Finance and Internal Operations: Luke is in charge…
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Head of Marketing & Communications Kim leads Marketing & Communications at OCSI,…
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Director: David is co-founder of OCSI, and specialist in Geographic Information Systems…
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Director: David’s main research interests are in relation to poverty, deprivation and…
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Communications and Client Care Officer Aaron is a part of the communications…
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Head of Tech: Ben is responsible for overseeing and leading our technical…
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User Support Officer Eniola has experience in technical support, assisting tech-averse, elderly…
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Senior Researcher: Emma supports the research team in providing high quality and…
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Finance Manager: Gael maintains the accounting systems for OCSI, and has 20…
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Sys Admin: Gregor’s background is a Fine Art degree specialising in sculpture…
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Senior Software Developer: Hon Mond is OCSI’s Senior-level Full Stack developer, and…
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Senior Full Stack Developer: Working across the OCSI tech stack, Matt is…
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Senior Research and Communications Officer At OCSI, Katie works on the Research…
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Product Manager: Simon has amassed extensive expertise in the product industry over…
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Customer Support Manager Rachel is a seasoned customer service professional with a…
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Mid-Level Full Stack Developer Vitalii is part of the development team as…
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We’re happy to announce that data from Scotland’s Census 2022 is now…
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In Wales many areas face dual challenges, lacking accessible local assets like…
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For organisations working to address social challenges, like Community Foundations, understanding who…
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At OCSI, we use open data to drive social good, turning complex…
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