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An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9615 Skills and Employment Surveys Series Dataset, 1986-2024: Secure Access SN 9623 Annual Population Survey, July 2025 – June 2026 SN 9614 Skills and Employment Surveys Series Dataset, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2017 and 2024 SN 9622 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household […]

The UK Data Service invites you to apply to become one of its next cohort of Data Impact Fellows for a two-year programme running from January 2027 to December 2028. For 10 years the UK Data Service Impact team has been supporting early career researchers and analysts from academia and the Voluntary, Community and Social […]

The European Language Social Science Thesaurus (ELSST) is a broad-based, multilingual thesaurus for the social sciences. It is available in fifteen languages: Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish. The September 2026 release of ELSST (Version 7) includes revisions to the Science and Technology hierarchy and […]

The final part of the concluding episode of the 7 Up documentary series will air on 22 September. The series, which has tracked the experiences of fourteen people since 1964, has captivated audiences for over six decades while also showcasing the value of longitudinal studies. To mark the final episode, we asked Professor Meena Kumari, […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9612 National Gambling Support Network Data Reporting Framework, 2015-2026: Secure Access SN 9611 GambleAware and YouGov: Annual Treatment and Support Survey, 2019-2024: Secure Access SN 9613 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2025 SN 855589 Interviews of the Experiences and Practices of Researchers and […]

The UK Data Service is excited to announce the publication of a new impact case study exploring how the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) is shaping policy and practice on ethnic and religious inequality in Britain. Racially minoritised communities are often underrepresented in the data that drive research, policy and public debate – a […]

The first part of the final episode of ITV’s celebrated 7 Up documentary series was aired earlier this week on 15 September. The series has tracked the experiences of fourteen people since 1964, delivering updates every seven years on how their lives have changed. In addition to captivating audiences, the series stands out as an […]

Are you undertaking or supervising a dissertation this academic year? Looking for resources to share with your students, or to help you get started with planning your project? Discover how practical resources and workshops available from the UK Data Service can help with planning a project, finding suitable data, and navigating the research process. This […]

Do you use the UK Labour Force or Annual Population Surveys?  Submissions are now open for the twenty third Labour Force (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS) online User Conference 2026. This free online conference, organised by the UK Data Service, will be held online on Thursday 3 December 2026. The programme will include a […]

Interest in data integration (also known as data linkage) has grown steadily in recent years, driven by technological developments and the emergence of new data types. The opportunity to combine social media, smart and administrative data with established surveys, at the individual or small-area level, provides researchers with a new prospect for innovative and impactful […]

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 […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9610 Out of Home Food Intake and Behaviours Among Adults Living in Scotland, 2025 SN 9606 Alumni Voices: Round 3, 2025-2026 SN 9605 Alumni Voices: Round 2, 2024-2025 SN 9609 Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April 2025 – June, 2026 SN 9608 Labour […]