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The following new datasets have been released: SN 8992 Research on the Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland, 2019-2021 SN 9001 UCL COVID-19 Social Study, 2020-2022 SN 9011 National Survey for Wales, 2021-2022 SN 9013 Participation Survey, 2021–22: Open Access SN 9012 Participation Survey, 2021–22 SN 9015 Kids’ Life and Times Survey, 2022 SN 9009 Young Life […]

To those final year students about to embark on their dissertation projects, the UK Data Service is delighted to welcome you to our new section for students. We have the guidance you need to produce your best research, based on survey data of all types. Discover more about our upcoming events, new online resources and […]

The CESSDA ELSST team at the UK Data Service are pleased to announce a new release of the CESSDA ELSST Thesaurus. Two new languages, Hungarian and Icelandic, have been included in the latest release. Staff from the Centre for Social Sciences Research Documentation Centre (TK KDK) in Hungary and DATICE (The Icelandic Social Science Data Service) worked with the ELSST […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9010 Annual Population Survey, July 2021 – June 2022 SN 9006 Annual Population Survey Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2019 – December 2021 SN 855886 Interviews With Mexico City Market Traders Regarding the Adoption of Digital Technologies and Practices for Political Purposes, 2022 SN 853311 EEG, behavioural, and physiological responses […]

The second release of census data by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is now released through UK Data Service for research use. This release includes key univariate statistics for: ethnicity country of birth passports held religion religion or religion brought up in national identity language. Univariate statistics consist of data on one […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9005 British Social Attitudes Survey, 2020 SN 9007 Young Lives: Head Teacher Telephone Survey, Ethiopia and India, 2020 SN 9004 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2021 SN 8998 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January – June, 2022 SN 8999 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April – […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking a Customer Experience and Accessibility Manager. Candidates should possess: Strong user research experience. Broad understanding of usability and accessibility practices. Good knowledge of a variety of user research methods and how they should be applied. Your ability to confidently […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking a User Support and Training Officer. Duties of the post include taking primary responsibility for processing requests to import data into our SecureLab by: Liaising with data users and owners as required. Logging queries into the UK Data Service’s […]

Do you use the Crime Survey for England and Wales, Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, Commercial Victimisation Survey, or other UK crime surveys available from the UK Data Service for your research?  Submissions are now open for the Crime Surveys User Conference 2022.  This free conference, organised by the UK Data Service, will be held online on 7 December […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is looking for a Data Engineer who will be responsible for expanding and optimizing our data and data pipeline architecture, as well as optimizing data flow and collection.  The ideal candidate is an experienced data pipeline builder and data wrangler who […]

We provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from our service, we run free introductory level online workshops every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service. Our training series workshops in Autumn 2022 are listed below and you can […]

The following new editions have been released: SN 6689 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 1997-2021: Secure Access SN 4557 Great Britain Historical Database: Census Data: Marital Status Statistics, 1931 SN 8649 Health Survey for England, 2018 SN 8910 National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify Statistics, 2014-2022 SN 855460 Wired into Each Other: Network Dynamics […]