EDC staff Peter Holt and Vivek Mistry attended PyConDE & PyDataDE 2026 in Darmstadt, Germany, combining Python and data communities from across Europe. Key themes included pragmatic architecture choices, growing maturity in Python tooling, and effective data visualisation practices relevant to the platforms we use. Volunteering at the conference strengthened community engagement and professional connections. The event provided actionable insights to support EDC’s technical roadmap, developer workflows, and long‑term maintainability, reinforcing the value of simplicity, communication, and sustainable software development.

published: 30/04/2026

updated: 01/05/2026

Access to three new visualisations are now available from our Visualisations tab. Information and links to the NESO Carbon Intensity Dashboard, GridWatch, and the Mining Remediation Authority Map Viewer can be found here. These visualisations contain useful displays on UK data such as the carbon impact of the Great Britain's electricity system, the distribution of different sources in Great Britain's power generation, and areas of which are affected by current and previous mining activities respectively.

published: 26/02/2026

Love Data Week is an annual celebration of Data, with this year's theme being "Where's the Data?". This blog discusses what Love Data Week is about, what this year's theme means, and what the EDC does to ensure it takes care of the content it holds and follows best practices when it comes to preserving data.

published: 10/02/2026

updated: 23/02/2026