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An update of our latest data releases. The following new studies have been released: SN 9299 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Round 2, 2022 SN 9301 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July – December, 2023 SN 9302 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April – September, 2023 SN 9307 Annual […]

The census offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to gain a comprehensive picture of who we are and how we live as a nation. The data it generates can also reveal important differences within the country. That’s why it’s vital that civil society and advocates for equality can use this data to analyse and draw attention to […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new studies have been released: SN 9267 Crime Survey for England and Wales, 2022-2023 SN 9168 Beyond Unionism and Nationalism in Northern Ireland: Electors, Voters and Party Members, 2022 SN 855791 Farming Resilience: Civil Society’s Role in Supporting Vulnerable Rural Communities Through and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic, […]

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 2024 are listed below and you can […]

The UK Data Service, as part of a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is calling on data owners to participate in a new survey aimed at exploring the readiness and perceptions of synthetic data production and dissemination. About the project: Evaluating the benefits, costs and utility of synthetic data Synthetic data, […]

Dr Steve McEachern, the former Director of the Australian Data Archive has joined the UK Data Service as its newly appointed Director. He is thrilled about the prospect of leading the delivery of the organisation’s new strategy over the next few years. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) awarded the UK Data Service £37.5 […]

We hold regular online drop-in sessions for researchers needing help in the following areas: Support with using the UK Data Service SecureLab. Support with either wanting to receive help on computational social science projects or provide assistance to others working in this area of expertise. Support for anyone currently working with survey data, or thinking […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Development Manager. The successful candidate will lead a section responsible for developing new and innovative data applications and services, particularly our new Data Services platform. Applicants should have some prior line management experience and be used […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new studies have been released: SN 9294 Scottish Household Survey, 2022 SN 9295 INTERSECT: International Survey of Childbirth-Related Trauma, 2021-2024 SN 9289 Community Mental Health Survey, 2023 SN 9291 Annual Population Survey Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2021 – December 2023 SN 9290 Scottish Crime and Justice […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Senior Developer. The successful candidate will be responsible for expanding and optimising our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimising data flow and collection. Applicants should have data skills including an understanding of statistical […]

The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award. The award celebrates undergraduate dissertations based on the use of archived data available through the UK Data Service. This year, Alex Bryson, Professor of Quantitative Social Science at UCL’s Social Research Institute, and Paula Surridge, Professor of Political […]

The results of the latest GP Patient Survey are now available via the GP Patient Survey website. The GP Patient Survey is a large-scale push-to-web survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. This year the survey received responses from around 700,000 adults in England. The latest data are from the 2024 publication, fieldwork […]