Welcome to the UK Data Service
Trusted access and training to use the UK's largest collection of economic, population and social research data for teaching, learning and public benefit.
The UK Data Service will be closed from 17.00 on Friday 20 December 2024. All services will fully resume on Thursday 2 January 2025. Online services will run unattended during this period.
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Highlights
New research shows 70% of young people with long Covid recover within two years
Most young people confirmed to have long Covid three months after a positive PCR test recovered within 24 months, according to the Long COVID in Children and Young People (The CLoCk Study), available via the UK Data Service.
The UK Data Service Dissertation Award 2024-25
The UK Data Service Dissertation Award for the 2024-25 academic year is now open to submissions. Send your entry in by Wednesday 18 June 2025 to be in with a chance of winning a £300 voucher.
The UK Data Service celebrated for providing trusted research over the decades
We were proud to be showcased as part of the University of Essex's 60 Stories campaign, which highlighted how trusted research held in our collection is used to shape future policies and improve lives.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
No progress: breaking the cycle of long-term insecure work
In this Data Impact blog post, Rebecca Florisson, from the Work Foundation, discusses the issue of long-term insecure work.
How are children’s social, emotional and behavioural outcomes impacted by poverty?
This case study looks at the importance of social factors in mitigating disparities in the lives of young people in areas such as poverty, health, housing and discrimination.
The Good Childhood Report 2023
The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Reports provide an annual overview of the current state of children’s subjective well-being. Read about how they make use of data from our catalogue, in this case study.
Seamless access to key data: explore by themes, types, and teaching datasets
Discover a wide array of national and international key datasets across various categories.
Watch our data skills training webinars
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Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
We take you through the research process of a secondary analysis project, including an overview of the methodological and ethical issues. Learn how to access and get started with quantitative and qualitative data.
Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing
Find out about the relevant data protection legislation, such as the Data Protection Act and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). Learn about strategies that enable ethical and legal data sharing.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.
Latest news
Call for papers: UK Census User Conference
UK Census User Conference 2025 From data to decisions: The role of the 2021 Census in shaping research agendas Submission deadline: Friday 31 January 2025, 23.59 You are invited to submit proposals for presentations and posters for the UK Data Service UK Census User Conference, which will take place in central Manchester and online on […]
Vacancy: Senior Software Engineer
University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is looking to appoint a Senior Software Engineer to help build innovative software solutions while working within an AWS cloud infrastructure first environment. Applicants should have a strong foundation in C# and .NET Core, coupled with expertise in AWS services. A […]
New research shows 70% of young people with long COVID recover within two years
Most young people who were confirmed to have long COVID three months after a positive PCR test had recovered within 24 months, according to a new study led by researchers at University College London, which is available via the UK Data Service. Long COVID in Children and Young People (the CLoCk Study) The Long COVID […]
Who makes us special?
Our podcast series, The Experts’ Expert, showcases some of the unique work we do to enable evidence-led research for public benefit.
