We provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from these resources, we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service.
Our training series workshops in autumn 2026 are listed below and you can also browse our training and events pages for a full list of what is available.
- How to become a computational Social Scientist, 14 September, 10.00 – 11.30
- UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data, 13 October, 10.00 -11.30
- Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data, 15 October, 10.00-11.30
- Getting started with secondary analysis, 22 October, 10.00 – 11.30
- Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys, 27 October, 10.00 – 11.30
- Best practices for documenting social sciences research data, 29 October, 10.00 – 11.30
- Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies, 3 November
- Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data, 5 November, 10.00 – 11.30
- Data in the spotlight: Qualitative and mixed methods data, 13 November, 10.00 – 11.30
- Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data, 24 November, 10.00 – 11.30
- Data in the spotlight: International time series databanks, 7 December, 10.00 – 11.30
Recordings of UK Data Service events are made available on our YouTube channel and, together with the slides, on our past events pages soon after the event has taken place.
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