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Trusted access and training to use the UK's largest collection of economic, population and social research data for teaching, learning and public benefit.
Highlights
In this issue an OBE for Professor Matthew Woollard, a recap on Poverty in Data impact event, our new Data Skills Framework plus summer events and more.
We’re delighted for Professor Matthew Woollard, who served as Director of the UK Data Service and UK Data Archive from 2010 to 2023.
Citing a dataset correctly is just as important as citing articles, books, images and websites. Each dataset is a source of evidence to support your argument and should be properly credited.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
Poverty in Data took place from April 23 -25. You can find videos from all the sessions and other resources here.
We are delighted to introduce the 2023 cohort of Data Impact Fellows. Read more about them in this Data Impact blog post.
How is the UK Data Service collection impacting research, policy and interventions in combating poverty?
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
Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
We explore the key components of effective research data management and also cover practical tools and techniques.
We discuss computational social science, what it is good for, how to become a computational social scientist, and the basic steps to follow.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.
Latest news
Read the full stories in our June 2024 newsletter. In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we congratulate Professor Matthew Woollard, former Director of the UK Data Service and the UK Data Archive, who has been awarded an OBE for his service to data science and higher education. We also take a look […]
This week’s update of our latest data. The following new studies have been released: SN 9279 International Passenger Survey, 2023 SN 9280 Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM), England and Wales, 1921 SN 9281 Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM) Names and Addresses, England and Wales, 1921: Special Licence Access SN 9277 SIPHER Synthetic Population for Individuals in Great […]
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Matthew Woollard, who served as Director of the UK Data Service and UK Data Archive from 2010 to 2023, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. This richly deserved award recognises the impact Professor Woollard has had in advancing data accessibility and data innovation in […]
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.
