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Are you an undergraduate student using data from the UK Data Service in your dissertation this year? If so, consider entering your dissertation for the UK Data Service Dissertation Award. About the award Up to three winners will receive a prize of £300 and publicity about their work. The award is open to students who […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Business Analyst. The post holder will work within the Development team to improve and develop a range of information and data systems to support the strategy of the UK Data Archive. Applicants should ideally hold a […]

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 which has responsibility for developing new and innovative data applications and services, particularly our new Data Services platform. Applicants should have some prior line management experience and […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9065 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Wellbeing App Study, 2020 SN 9050 Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project: Heat Pump Performance Cleansed Data, 2020-2022 SN 9049 Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project: Heat Pump Performance Raw Data, 2020-2022 SN 9059 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2017-2018 SN 9063 Welsh Election Study, […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9064 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October – December, 2022 SN 9060 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2018-2019 SN 5182 International Energy Agency Coal Information, 1960-2021 SN 856210 Data From the Development and Acceptability Testing of the Carers-ID Online Support Programme, 2021-2022 SN 855239 Combining Work and Care- How […]

Over the last few years we have celebrated International Women’s Day at the UK Data Service by profiling some of the highly talented women who work at the organisation, as well as women who have effectively used datasets in our collection to progress their work. One such researcher is Professor Neli Demireva from the Department […]

On International Women’s Day, the UK Data Service is proud to raise awareness of some datasets in our collection that can help to further equality for women. With traditionally taboo subjects about women being spoken about more openly, research in our collection can also be used to push forward positive change and inclusivity for women […]

Are you doing research using any of the surveys on family finances from the UK Data Service? Submissions are now open for the Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2023 This free annual conference is organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Office for National Statistics. […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is looking to appoint a Software Testing Engineer. In conjunction with the development team, the post holder will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and optimising our software QA, testing and deployment infrastructure. Applicants should have a good knowledge of software design […]

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 which has responsibility for developing new and innovative data applications and services, particularly our new Data Services platform. Applicants should have some prior line management experience and […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9051 Public Confidence in Official Statistics, 2021 SN 9058 English Housing Survey, 2020: Housing Stock Data SN 9057 English Housing Survey, 2020-2021: Household Data SN 855952 Creative Insights: Developing a Participatory Approach for Exploring Young People’s Perspectives on Health Inequalities, 2019-2022 SN 856012 Spatially-Led Video Interviews, 2021-2022 SN 856114 Student […]

The UK Data Service is home to the largest collection of economic, social research and population data in the UK. We’re always looking for new staff to join our expert team to help researchers and data providers get the most out of our data collections and training. We recognise the value that diversity, equality and […]