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Read the full stories in our June 2024 newsletter. In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we congratulate Professor Matthew Woollard, former Director of the UK Data Service and the UK Data Archive, who has been awarded an OBE for his service to data science and higher education. We also take a look […]

This week’s update of our latest data. The following new studies have been released: SN 9279 International Passenger Survey, 2023 SN 9280 Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM), England and Wales, 1921 SN 9281 Integrated Census Microdata (I-CeM) Names and Addresses, England and Wales, 1921: Special Licence Access SN 9277 SIPHER Synthetic Population for Individuals in Great […]

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. This richly deserved award recognises the impact Professor Woollard has had in advancing data accessibility and data innovation in […]

This week’s update of our latest data. The following new studies have been released: SN 9272 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July – September, 2023 SN 9271 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October – December, 2023 SN 9259 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Linked Credit Reference Agency (CRA) Dataset, 2012-2018: Secure Access SN 9258 […]

On 23-25 April, the UK Data Service Impact team hosted a Data Impact event, Poverty in Data. Across three sessions we had over 200 people attend and engage with research, data and discussion on this vital topic. Workshop for early career researchers Over 20 early career researchers participated in a workshop on 23 April in […]

This week’s update of our latest data. The following new studies have been released: SN 856505 Content Analysis of UK Alternative Media Articles and Tweets, 2015-2018 SN 857213 The Double Logic of Internal Purges: Public School Teachers during Francoist Spain, Secondary Data Analysis, 2019-2020 SN 857222 Leveraging Existing and Emerging Large-Scale Social Data to Build Robust Evidence-Based Policy […]

Our teaching datasets are based on real data but in a more accessible form for teaching and learning. Whether looking for something user-friendly, interesting, or easy to share with students, you can find a range of datasets designed with teaching in mind. We are pleased to announce that our collection now includes four new teaching […]

This week’s update of our latest data. The following new studies have been released: SN 857193 Urban Greening for Climate-Resilient Neighbourhoods: Linking Scholars and Cities Across the UK and Taiwan, 2023 SN 857038 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performance: Video, Demographic and Evaluation Data, 2023 The following new editions have been released: SN 8910 National Referral Mechanism and Duty to […]

UK Data Service is launching a series of workshops aimed at Longitudinal Population Studies (LPS) data managers looking to further enhance their data management skills and data sharing strategies. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have generously funded the UK Data Service’s project “Skills Development for Managing Longitudinal […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9252 Family Resources Survey, 2022-2023 SN 856273 Housing Wealth Distribution, Inequality and Residential Satisfaction, 1997-2008 SN 856404 Self-Perceived Quality of Life and Substandard Housing Through SF12v2. A Transversal Approach in Gran Canaria’s Settlements (Spain), 2023 SN 856667 MOBILISE: Migrant and National Online Surveys. Waves One and Two, 2019-2022 SN 856826 Household […]

Citing a dataset correctly is just as important as citing articles, books, images and websites. Each dataset is a source of evidence to support your argument and should be properly credited.  If you are new to using data and want more information on how to properly reference datasets in your research, why not take a […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9242 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Sales (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Secure Access SN 9241 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Lettings (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Secure Access SN 9240 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Sales (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Special Licence Access SN 9239 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Lettings (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Special […]