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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.
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Highlights

International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerate action
International Women’s Day 2025 is dedicated to “accelerating action” to create a gender equal world. But what role can the UK Data Service – and data generally – play in accelerating women’s equality?

UK Data Service introductory training series: Spring 2025
To help you get the most from our resources, we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service. Book your place now for our Spring 2025 series.

Call for papers: Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2025
Are you conducting research using the UK Data Service’s family finance surveys? Submit your paper proposal for the Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2025 by 31 March 2025.
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.

Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data
This session is designed to equip researchers with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the complexities of data anonymisation. From survey data to transcript data and audio/visual materials researchers must have a keen eye on safeguarding privacy.

Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies
We introduce you to the UK Census, the data held by the UK Data Service, and how to use the web interfaces to access the data. We also cover up to date information on the progress of the 2021 Census for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the 2022 Census for Scotland.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.

Latest news

Population Research UK – Skills Development for Managing Longitudinal Data for Sharing
The UK Data Service is pleased to announce the successful delivery of the Population Research UK – Skills Development for Managing Longitudinal Data for Sharing project. This initiative aimed to build capacity in data management within the Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) community. The project, a foundational initiative of the Population Research UK (PRUK) programme, was supported by […]

UK Data Service nominated as a finalist for the British Data Awards 2025
We’re delighted to announce that the UK Data Service has been nominated as a finalist in the Not-For-Profit of the Year category at the British Data Awards 2025! Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Brewery in London on 14 May. This nomination reflects the invaluable contributions made by everyone across the Service […]

Latest data collections and new editions 4 April 2025
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9360 Farm Business Survey, 2023-2024: Special Licence Access SN 9338 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Ethiopia Round 3, 2021-2022 SN 9361 Young People and Gambling Survey, 2024 SN 9261 Interviews with Displaced Women and Men in Four Countries, 2021-2022: Afghanistan, […]
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.
