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The following new datasets have been released: SN 9242 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Sales (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Secure Access SN 9241 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Lettings (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Secure Access SN 9240 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Sales (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Special Licence Access SN 9239 Continuous Recording of Social Housing Lettings (CORE), 2007/08-2021/22: Special […]

What is the UK Data Service Dissertation Award? And when is the deadline? The award is open to students who have completed a dissertation on a social science topic and have used data available from the UK Data Service. Up to three winners will receive a prize of £300 and publicity about their work. The […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9250 Childcare and Early Years Provision: Providers’ Survey, 2023 SN 9253 Management and Wellbeing Practices Survey, 2018 SN 9247 United Kingdom Generations and Gender Survey, 2022-2023: Special Licence Access SN 9181 Great Britain Historical Database: Health and Health Care Data: Mortality Statistics for Scotland, 1861-1971 SN 9180 […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Business Information Officer. The purpose of this role is to contribute to the achievement of goals and deliverables required of the Business Operations and Strategy section for the success of the UK Data Service and UK […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Data Access and Use Assistant. The successful candidate will join our customer-facing Data Access Services team to support the UK Data Service’s data access and helpdesk operations. Applicants should have an undergraduate degree, an equivalent qualification […]

The latest UK Data Service Annual Report is now available. This report covers the period between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. The UK Data Service has become more than the principal social science digital repository in the UK as we continue to enhance learning, research and policy development. This latest report details how […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9248 Annual Population Survey, January – December, 2023 SN 9227 Kitchen Life 2, 2021-2022 SN 854174 EU Families in Brexiting Britain, 2017-2019 SN 857018 Metadata for Automating Universal Credit, 2022-2023 SN 856804 Hope, Optimism, and Expectations for the Political Future, 2023 SN 857049 Gaining Consensus on Emotional Wellbeing Themes and Preferences […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9236 British Social Attitudes Survey, 2021, Health Care and Equalities: Open Access Teaching Dataset SN 9206 Parental Rights Survey, 2019 SN 9234 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2020: Special Licence Access SN 9235 English Housing Survey: Fuel Poverty Dataset, 2020 SN 9232 English Housing Survey, 2021-2022: […]

In a period where the cost of living has risen dramatically and levels of those falling into poverty and deprivation are high, data-enhanced research can help us understand people’s situations and offer positive options for policy and other change. Rarely before have the data been so supportive in providing a clear picture of the situation […]

FAIR-enabling and trustworthy data repositories play a central role in making and keeping data FAIR over time. While there is ongoing debate on what constitutes trustworthiness, there is broad agreement that transparency and evidence are essential to enable end users to make informed decisions about the repository services they use. In the scope of FAIR […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9232 English Housing Survey, 2021-2022: Household Data: Special Licence Access SN 9205 Research and Innovation Workforce Survey, 2022: Secure Access SN 9231 English Housing Survey, 2021: Housing Stock Data: Special Licence Access SN 9230 English Housing Survey, 2021-2022: Household Data SN 854577 Gender Differences in Autism Spectrum Disorders […]

By Sharmila Peake, Content Creator at the UK Data Service International Women’s Day 2024 centres around the theme “Inspire Inclusion”; so how does the work of the UK Data Service and our partners support inclusivity? Last year the UK Data Service spoke to Professor Meena Kumari, the Director of the Institute for Social and Economic […]