Whose Data Is It, Anyway?
The 2025 theme is “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?” Take a minute to think about who owns data compared to who uses data. Different groups - like researchers, the government, companies, or organisations - may collect data. They could own it, share it, publish it online, or combine it. This year's Love Data Week wants us to ask 'Whose Data is it Anyway?' This helps us remember to think about where the data came from before using it. Use this theme to have fun with your audience using data games or game shows. You could also use it to help people learn more about data literacy. Or you could talk about being responsible when dealing with important issues involving data.
Save the date! Love Data Week is February 10-14, 2025. Sign up for email updates at https://myumi.ch/ICPSRLoveDataWeekIntl. #LoveData25
Events and activities
View all 2025 Love Data Week events and activities happening locally and virtually around the world.
Ideas for Activities
- Data citation
- Fact-checking and accounting for misuse of data
- Finding data sources
- Transparency of AI
- Data governance and management
- Data sovereignty, such as Indigenous data
- Pros/cons of sharing data
- Copyright and other intellectual property associated with data
Looking for a listing of ICPSR-specific Love Data Week events or the popular "Adopt-a-Dataset" activity? Visit the Love Data Week with ICPSR page.
Submit an event listing
Are you hosting an event or activity for Love Data Week 2025? Submit your information to be included in the official Love Data Week events and activities list. Questions? Contact LoveDataWeek@umich.edu .
Sign Up for Love Data Week Updates
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Resources
Our shareable toolkit offers activity ideas, ready-to-use templates, copy-and-paste text, and more. Download social media images, Zoom backgrounds, activity ideas, and more to promote your Love Data Week events and activities. All resources are free and can be used in newsletters, virtual meetings, printed flyers, and any Love Data Week-related initiatives.
Open Program Brainstorming Sessions
Do you want to be a part of the brainstorming for this year's happenings? All of our open meeting dates and times are listed below. Click on the link(s) to register for one or more of the sessions.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who can participate in Love Data Week? Love Data Week is an international, public activity. Each year individual organisations host their own events and activities. The Love Data Week committee maintains a list of all events and activities.
- Is Love Data Week a conference? Love Data Week is not a conference. It is a variety of events and activities hosted online, or in person locally around the world. Participants are encouraged to explore the variety of offerings found in the full listing of events and activities and to register for each individually.
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