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UK Data Service confirmed as an accredited data processor under the Digital Economy Act

The UK Statistics Authority has accredited the UK Data Service as a processor of data under the Part 5, Chapter 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, which facilitates the linking and sharing of de-identified data by public authorities for accredited research purposes.

COVID-19: Keeping research going at the UK Data Service

The UK Data Service is committed to ensuring a continuity of service even under the most challenging conditions.

Update on the UK Data Service 2020 Dissertation Award

Due to the disruption to teaching and assessment this year, we have changed the deadline for the UK Data Service Dissertation Award to Wednesday 3 June.

Call for papers: Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2020

We are looking for submissions for the Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2020.

Webinar Series: Web-scraping for Social Science Research

This series of free webinars will explain how to collect data from websites using computational methods.

UK Data Service support for researchers and students during COVID-19

Supporting researchers, students and data controllers during Covid-19.

UK Data Service training services during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak

Users urged to make use of the UK Data Services’ online resources during this period of remote working and isolation.

Vacancy: Data Access Services Manager, UK Data Archive

We are seeking a Data Access Services Manager to oversee the User Helpdesk and our Secure Lab.

International Women’s Day and the gender pay gap

It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday, so we thought we would take a look at the data we hold around one of the most researched topics of late – the gender pay gap.

Using data to analyse the experience of crime victims

Researchers seeking to analyse crime victims’ experiences can find a host of useful data held by the UK Data Service. That was the message at a recent workshop held by three ESRC-funded big data centres.

Census still offers valuable data, says UK Data Services’ Census Director

The UK census offers researchers unique data about the UK population that can’t currently be derived from other government sources, says Dr Oliver Duke-Williams, Service Director for the Census at the UK Data Service.

Call for papers: Health Studies User Conference 2020

The Health Studies User Conference has moved online and the deadline has been extended

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