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University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint an Administrative Support Assistant to join our dynamic Data Access Services team, to support the UK Data Service’s data access and Helpdesk operations. Further details and job pack Data Access Administrative Support Assistant, UK Data Archive Closing […]

Data accessed through the UK Data Service is being used to research health, social and economic effects of the pandemic and provides greater context for inequalities across the UK. We were the first Trusted Research Environment (TRE) to enable comprehensive remote support for users, whilst maintaining data security, back in April 2020. Without early negotiations with data providers […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8891 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2019 SN 8890 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2019: Special Licence Access   SN 8904 Community Life Survey Hyper Local Booster, 2020  SN 8905 Community Life Survey Hyper Local Booster, 2018 SN 8922 English Housing Survey, 2019: Housing Stock Data: […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8919 National Child Development Study: Ages 7 and 11, Sweeps 1-2, Bristol Social Adjustment Guide, 1965-1969: Secure Access (Please note: This study was previously erroneously released as an EUL study.) SN 8921 English Housing Survey, 2019-2020: Household Data: Special Licence Access SN 8923 English Housing Survey, 2019: […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive are looking to appoint a highly-organised and driven Project, Training and Engagement Officer to join our professional, customer-focused Communications and Engagement team based at the University of Essex. Further details and job pack Project, Training and Engagement Officer, UK Data Archive […]

Dr. Neli Demireva, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Sociology at the University of Essex, who is a co-author of the book: Pioneering Social Research: Life Stories of a Generation , with Paul Thompson, talks to the UK Data Service, in one of our latest podcasts, about the female pioneering Social Scientists who have fought for […]

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias, so here at the UK Data Service we have put together a list of useful datasets and key examples for researchers who want to explore gender biases and inequalities. “Home-based working increases the proportion of time women (most often) spend on housework and childcare, reproducing […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8910 National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify Statistics, 2014-2021 SN 8919 National Child Development Study: Ages 7 and 11, Sweeps 1-2, British Social Adjustment Guide, 1965-1969 SN 8920 English Housing Survey, 2019-2020: Household Data SN8925 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October – December, 2021 SN […]

Did you know the UK Data Service provides access to open datasets that you can download instantly without the need to register? This is part of an ongoing initiative to produce more ‘open data’ – data that is available to anyone immediately without any access restrictions. A large amount of our data available under an open […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8918 English Longitudinal Study of Ageing COVID-19 Study, Waves 1-2, 2020: Special Licence Access SN 855572 Cohort Component Population Estimates for Ireland, 1911-1920 SN 855418 Photo-Led Interview Data: Youth Substance Addiction in Assam, India, 2019-2020 SN 855543 The Early Childhood Intervention and Parental Involvement in Bangladesh, 2016-2021 The following new […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8830 Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 10, Geography Data, Data Zones, 2019-2020: Secure Access  SN 8829 Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 10, Geography Data, Intermediate Geography and Local Authority, 2019-2020: Secure Access  SN 8828 Growing Up in Scotland: Cohort 1, Sweep 10, Geography […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive are looking to appoint a highly-organised and enthusiastic Communications, Engagement and Training Administrator to join a professional and customer-focused Communications and Engagement team based at the University of Essex. Further details and job pack Communications, Engagement and Training Administrator, UK Data […]