The UK Data Service Autumn newsletter has been released, providing an overview of our activities over the past few months.
As we rapidly head towards a potential second wave of COVID-19, the longer-term social and economic impacts are yet to be evidenced but there are already signs of shorter-term challenges. This quarter promises to be an impactful time in the world of economic and social data services as we host our first COVID-19 Data Dive in October as part of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) rapid research response to the pandemic.
Read on to:
- explore the new COVID-19 data available from Understanding Society and Centre for Longitudinal Studies
- visit our new COVID-19 theme page to find resources
- learn about the 11 new studies who have joined the CLOSER consortium
- access our blog on why social surveys are now more important than ever
- read more on the minimum wage impact on employment and hours
- discover the winners of our 2020 Undergraduate Dissertation Award
- view our full calendar of free online events, training and webinars – from introductory sessions around data types to more complex data skills modules that can also be accessed on demand
- the call for abstracts for the Labour Force/Annual Population Surveys User conference has now closed but there is still time to submit for the Crime Surveys User Conference in December – deadline midnight 4 October
- look back at blog posts from the UK Data Service Data Impact Blog
- discover how data held by the UK Data Service is being used by journalists.
Read the full stories in the Autumn newsletter.
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