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Funding opportunity available working with Understanding Society data

Our colleagues at Understanding Society, one of the largest household panel studies in the world, are accepting submissions for Policy Fellowships.

Call for papers: Health Studies User Conference 2018

Do you use UK quantitative studies from the UK Data Service for health-related research? We are now looking for submissions for the Health Studies User Conference 2018.

Call for abstracts – deadline 7 March for 2018 Administrative Data Research Conference

The ADR conference is a growing annual event aimed at researchers who use administrative data to better understand populations and societies.

Please note that the call for abstracts is fast approaching as we are inviting 200-word abstracts to be submitted by 7th March 2018.

What is fuel poverty?

It’s Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, so we thought we’d take a look at how we measure and define fuel poverty – and look at how the data we hold helps to understand the issue.

Call for abstracts – deadline 7 March for 2018 ADR Research Conference

The ADR conference is a growing annual event aimed at researchers who use administrative data to better understand populations and societies.

Please note that the call for abstracts is fast approaching as we are inviting 200-word abstracts to be submitted by 7th March 2018.

UK Data Archive expertise highlighted in Research Europe

An article in the latest issue of Research Europe highlights the importance of long-term funding to maintain research datasets, and includes an interview with Louise Corti, Associate Director of the UK Data Archive.

Full Report Now Available: Public Attitudes to Data Sharing in Northern Ireland

ADRC-NI researchers Professor Gillian Robinson, Professor Helen Dolk, and Dr. Joanne Given conducted research on the public’s attitudes toward data sharing. A module of questions was included on the 2015 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey (NILT). That full report is now available.

Vacancy: Senior User Support and Training Officer, UK Data Archive

We are seeking to appoint a Senior User Support and Training Officer, covering a period of maternity leave.

Love Data Week – shaping the world around us

It’s Love Data Week 12-16 February, and we’re marking it by looking at some of the ways the UK Data Service are helping to make possible the research which shapes our world and our understanding of it.

The Winter 2017/2018 UK Data Service Newsletter is out!

The Winter edition of the UK Data Service newsletter is now available.

Developing a new tool to assess data quality

The UK Data Service is leading a project to create a simple open sourced tool to assess the quality of quantitative data files and create and deliver associated training materials for it.

ADRC-Scotland: 1-day SURE safe researcher training

Safe Users of Research data Environment Training:

Next training session will take place on 23 February 2018.

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