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

UK Data Service accredited for the provision and preparation of data under the Digital Economy Act
The UK Statistics Authority recently accredited the UK Data Service for the provision and preparation of data under Chapter 5 of Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.

Register now for our 2025 user conferences
The UK Data Service is pleased to announce a series of free user conferences in summer 2025, bringing together data producers, researchers and policymakers.

Join the UK Data Service Code Anxiety Club
Are you interested in learning how to code, but struggling to know where to start? Join our Code Anxiety Club, taking place between May and August 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

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
An introductory workshop designed to help participants understand the basics of managing research data effectively and responsibly. The workshop covers the key data principles FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics).

How to become a computational social scientist
This workshop is an introduction to computational social science. A chance to understand and discuss what computational social science is, what it is good for, how to become a computational social scientist, and the basic steps to follow in an ideal computational social science research project.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.

Latest news

Insights from the Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2025
On 19 June 2025, we were delighted to host this year’s Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at University College London. The event brought together a wealth of data experts and researchers from across the UK to talk about the latest developments in Labour Force and […]

Latest data collections and new editions 27 June 2025
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9406 Community Life Survey, 2023-2024: Secure Access SN 9407 Community Life Survey, 2023-2024 SN 9408 Annual Population Survey, April 2024 – March 2025 SN 9398 Ministry of Justice Synthetic Data First Probation Iteration 2, England and Wales, 2014-2023 SN 9394 […]

Family Resources Survey: New data and online learning module now available
The UK Data Service is pleased to announce the release of the latest data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS), alongside a new online learning module designed to support data users. The Family Resources Survey is one of the primary sources of information on income and living standards in the UK. Covering topics from poverty […]
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.
