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.
Highlights
Professor Matthew Woollard awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List
We’re delighted for Professor Matthew Woollard, who served as Director of the UK Data Service and UK Data Archive from 2010 to 2023.
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.
2025 Data Impact Fellows scheme
Applications are now open for our 2025 Data Impact Fellows scheme. Are you an early career researcher in the academic or Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector? If so, please get in touch.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
Data Impact Fellows applications open
Applications for our 2025 Data Impact Fellows cohort are now open. Find out more about who is eligible, how you can apply and why you should.
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
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
Introduction to effective and practical research data management
We explore the key components of effective research data management and also cover practical tools and techniques.
How to become a computational social scientist
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
The ESRC’s Festival of Social Science celebrates the value of high quality data
Supporting social science research with high quality data is at the heart of what we do at the UK Data Service. That is why we are delighted that the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is celebrating the use of high quality data during its Festival of Social Science. The 2024 festival will run from […]
Professor Matthew Woollard awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List
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, which he collected on 18 October, 2024. This richly deserved award recognises the impact Professor Woollard has had in […]
Latest data collections and new editions 15 October 2024
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9304 Liverpool Jewry Historical Database, 1740-1881 SN 9311 World Values Survey: Wave 7, United Kingdom, 2022 SN 9310 Millennium Cohort Study: Linked Health Administrative Datasets (SAIL), Wales: Secure Access SN 9308 British Preschool-Children’s Play Survey, 2023 SN 9312 Annual Population […]
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.
