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We were pleased to join forces with the team at CLOSER again this year to produce another informative podcast featuring several high-profile experts from the world of data, including our own Director, Dr Steve McEachern. In this new production, we explore how research data can be used by government policymakers to make positive influences to […]

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award for the 2025-26 academic year. The award recognises undergraduate social science dissertations that include excellent reuse of data. UK Data Service resources for students Undergraduate students can access data from our catalogue once they have registered with their institutional login. The data […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Senior Learning and Development Lead. The successful applicant will take ownership of reviewing, developing and delivering high-quality training resources aligned with a new pan-UKRI policy. Applicants should have expert knowledge of research data management, proven experience […]

Do you conduct crime research using quantitative surveys or longitudinal studies from the UK Data Service, such as the Crime Survey for England and Wales, Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, and many more? Submissions are now open for the Crime Surveys User Conference 2026. This free conference, organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration […]

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has released its Future Data Services Phase One Report: Fixing the Data Pipeline. The report reviews current practices and provides a roadmap for the future of data discovery and access. The ESRC has been investing in data services that enable researchers to discover, access and use data for almost […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9474 Kids’ Life and Times Survey, 2025 SN 9473 Young Life and Times Survey, 2025 SN 9468 Living Costs and Food Survey, 2023-2024 SN 9467 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2023: Special Licence SN 9466 English Housing Survey: Fuel […]

The UK Data Service recently presented at the 65th ISI World Statistics Congress in The Hague. Dr Sarah King-Hele, Training Manager for the UK Data Service, contributed to the Statistical Literacy stream with a talk titled “Developing Foundational Quantitative Data Skills for a Data Literate Population”. The talk was co-authored by Professor Vanessa Higgins, Director […]

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new eLearning course, Introduction to Finding and Using Data, hosted on the new UK Data Service Moodle learning platform. This flexible, self-paced online course comprises eight short modules exploring how to find, evaluate, and use data responsibly. The course is designed to help those beginning their […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9463 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Rapid Virtual Survey, 2021 SN 9456 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2022: Special Licence SN 9455 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2022 SN 9460 Participation Survey, 2024-2025: Open […]

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced the launch of a new UK-wide birth cohort study. Generation New Era will study 30,000 children born in 2026, creating a comprehensive picture of early childhood across the four nations of the UK. De-identified research data from Generation New Era will be deposited with the UK Data Service […]

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new UK Data Service Data Catalogue. This updated data catalogue has been designed with user feedback at its core to make finding and working with data faster and easier. The new catalogue has a modern feel, improved performance and new functionality such as enhanced search, better filtering […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9458 SIPHER-HWMIC Dataset: A Large-Scale Population Survey of Health and Wellbeing to Allow Comparisons between Outcome Measures, 2022 SN 9457 Consumer Insights Tracker, 2024-2025 SN 9454 Annual Population Survey Two-Year Longitudinal Dataset, January 2023 – December 2024 SN 9453 Annual […]