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Here at the UK Data Service we are seeking user feedback as part of a programme of continual improvement.

New edition of ‘Managing and Sharing Research Data’ – out now

A second edition of Managing and Sharing Research Data is now available for postgraduate students and researchers looking to build their data management skills.

UK Data Service reaffirms commitment to European partners after Brexit

With Brexit now here, the UK Data Service has reaffirmed its commitment to working with its partners in Europe.

Leading the way in protecting data confidentiality

The Working Group for Safe Data Access Professionals has published a Statistical Disclosure Control Handbook

UK Data Service launches QAMyData quality tool

The UK Data Service has developed a free, simple, open source tool that provides a data health check

Understanding Society Wave 9 data now available

The latest Wave of Understanding Society has been released and is available to researchers

New webinar series about data for research

The ESRC’s funded data resources are running a series of collaborative webinars highlighting the wide range of data sources ready and waiting to be explored and utilised by researchers and academics.

“There’s always a risk of boycotts”: how will Brexit affect the next census?

David Martin and Oliver Duke-Williams, of the UK Data Service Census team, were quoted in this article in the New Statesman

UK Data Service launches undergraduate dissertation award

Are you writing an undergraduate dissertation in 2019-20? Want to win £300 and have your work seen by other researchers, data users and practitioners?

Data experts gather at UK Data Archive

The UK Data Archive at the University of Essex has hosted a gathering of some of the leading experts in data preservation and access in Europe

Improved search for our Data Catalogue

We launched our new content and access management system and data catalogue a year ago, and have now optimised the search function.

A new term – data resources for students and lecturers

A new term is coming, and the UK Data Service can help you with a range of resources to help your data-related teaching

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