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Understanding Society Wave 9 data now available

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

Vacancy: Chief Content Author and Web Editor, UK Data Archive

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time copywriter and editor.

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

Vacancy: Senior Research Data Officer, UK Data Archive

The UK Data Service is seeking a dynamic and confident research data expert to join its Collections Development and Data Publishing team.

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.

Vacancy: Associate Director – Technical Services, UK Data Archive

The post-holder will be located at the UK Data Archive at the University of Essex, and will have line management responsibilities for existing technical teams.

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

Call for papers: Crime Surveys User Conference 2019

Submissions are now open for the Crime Surveys User Conference 2019.

New teaching resource: Quantitative methods e-books

For direct use in teaching students or for self-study at an undergraduate level.

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