Welcome to the UK Data Service

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.

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.

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.

In this Data Impact blog post, Rebecca Florisson, from the Work Foundation, discusses the issue of long-term insecure work.

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 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.

Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.

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.

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.