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 organizations – 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. We’ve created a ready-to-use social media post. Simply download (or right-click) the square image and use it along with the text below to share this year’s event with your community on any social media platform.

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

The 2025 events are being planned and will be posted closer to the start of Love Data Week. Want to see what events were held last year? View all 2024 Love Data Week events and activities that happened 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?  Look for the link in early 2025 to submit your information to be included in the official Love Data Week events and activities list. Questions? Contact LoveDataWeek@umich.edu .