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The UK Data Service is home to numerous high quality crime-related datasets, which provide essential insights to help central government, local authorities, charities, law enforcement, academics and researchers to develop more effective policies that address crime-related issues. In the run-up to our upcoming Crime Surveys User Conference 2021, 2 December 2021, we take a look […]

Exploring and analysing complex datasets for the first time can be daunting. If you are new to using data, whether in your studies or as part of your job, our data skills modules can help you understand how to find and explore data and how to present your findings clearly and accurately. These data skills modules are […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences We are seeking to appoint an IT Systems Officer to join the Technical Services directorate of the UK Data Archive. The section provides support for the critical needs of the other divisions in the UK Data Archive, by installing, commissioning, configuring, developing, maintaining and updating […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8864 Parent Ping: Daily Parent Survey, 2020-2021 SN 8872 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July – September, 2021 SN 8871 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April – September, 2021 SN 8870 National Survey for Wales, 2020-2021 SN 8869 Survey of Personal Incomes, 2018-2019: Public Use Tape SN […]

Reflecting on the recent COP26 Conference, having united much of the world united in its efforts to tackle climate change, we catch up with David Rawnsley, Senior Technical Coordinator at the UK Data Service, to highlight the wide variety of international datasets available to help researchers find insights to strengthen positive policy change – many with open […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The Business Analyst will work within the change team to provide a key requirement to the organisation by working between Technical Services and stakeholders to improve and develop a range of information systems to support the strategy of the UK Data Archive. Further details and […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8867 Community Life Survey, 2020-2021 SN 855178 UK Attitudes Towards Personal Data Stores and Control Over Personal Data, 2021 SN 855222 Accountability After Crisis Data, 2010-2019 SN 855245 Access to Justice for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013-2016 SN 855274 Exploring Ecosystem Markets for the Delivery of Public Goods in the […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8856 Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income, 1977-2020 SN 8863 Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People, 2018 SN 854286 The Perspectives Study: From Evidence to Guidance on Patient Recruitment to Clinical Research in Intensive Care Units, 2016-2019 SN 855010 Achieving Sustainability in Care Systems: The […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences We are recruiting an Accessibility Lead to project-manage and co-ordinate the UK Data Service digital roadmap to make our content more accessible and to ensure that all parts of the UK Data Service websites meet the necessary standards as set out in the Public Sector […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 8860 Health Survey for England, 2019 SN 8859 National Travel Attitudes Study, Wave 1, 2019 SN 8862 Young Life and Times Survey, 2020-2021 SN 8861 Annual Population Survey Household Dataset, January – December, 2020 SN 855171 Flexible and Habitual Mechanisms of Human Navigation, 2016-2019 SN 855264 Leave No Girl Behind, Accelerated Learning Programme […]

If there was one key message to come out of the brief insight into health and social economic outcomes during UCL’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) event last month, it is that, above all, health matters – not just for wellness, but for economic and social outcomes. In an event funded by the Health Foundation, […]

How can we communicate the positive economic impacts of immigration to the UK public? The UK Data Service, in association with Data Impact Fellow, Ben Brindle, is pleased to announce the launch of the Changing Perceptions Challenge, an exciting opportunity for sixth form and college students to engage with data-driven research and think creatively about changing […]