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How data helps us understand what motivates volunteers
The UK Data Service collection holds a number of datasets related to studies into why people volunteer and what factors encourage them to give their time for good causes.
New coronavirus data released as UK Data Service launches COVID-19 theme page
The first wave of the Understanding Society COVID-19 survey is now available to researchers through the UK Data Service.
Key studies to include questions about the impact of COVID-19
The UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) has launched a nationwide survey to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data collected will be made available to researchers through the UK Data Service this summer 2020.
Using data to understand our changing use of electricity in the home
The current lockdown has resulted in changes in domestic electricity use as more of us work from home.
Undergraduates urged to enter the UK Data Service Dissertation Award as deadline nears
Social science undergraduates have just under three weeks until the closing 3 June deadline for this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award.
Grants available for projects around how digital technologies are transforming work
The Digital Futures at Work (Digit) research centre has launched an Innovation Fund, offering grants for projects around how digital technologies are transforming work.
#UKDSChat: Data Impact Twitter Chat, 20 May
#DoingResearchNow: perspectives on research during a pandemic from the UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows.
Researching experiences on the home front during World War II through the UK Data Service
For an insight into how people on the home front felt during World War II, researchers can access a number of datasets held in the UK Data Service collection relating to this incredible period in history.
UK Data Service publishes Special COVID-19 newsletter
The UK Data Service has released a special ‘Lockdown Update’ newsletter to keep users informed of its activities during what has been an unprecedented period of crisis and upheaval.
Call for contributions to a review of the Health Survey for England drinking module
The Health Survey for England (HSE) has put out a call for people to take part in an online survey on the questions asked in its drinking module.
Monthly data on the impact of COVID-19 on UK population to be made available to researchers
The UK Data Service is working with the Understanding Society team to make monthly data on how the UK population is dealing with the COVID-19 emergency available to researchers.
Working from home – what were the homeworking trends pre-lockdown?
Data from the Annual Population Survey (APS) 2019 provides details of how the trend towards homeworking was developing prior to lockdown.