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European Open Science Cloud Association seeking long-term data preservation recommendations
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC-A) Long-Term Data Preservation Task Force (LTDP-TF) has released a recommendation consultation document, which presents their work towards recommendations concerning long-term data preservation in the context of EOSC. The task force would appreciate responses from a wide range of stakeholders across the digital object management lifecycle and the results of the consultation will […]
Latest data collections and new editions 14 December 2023
The following new datasets have been released: SN 9172 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January-March 2023: Teaching Dataset SN 9171 International Social Survey Programme, 2020: Attitudes to the Environment SN 856766 Increasing Recycling of Water Sachet Plastic Among Ghana’s Off-Grid Urban Populations: A Qualitative Study Among Informal Waste Collectors in Greater Accra, Ghana, 2022 SN 855952 Creative Insights: […]
Hunger in the UK: New data published by the Trussell Trust reveals the scale and drivers of hunger and food bank needs across the UK
By Adam Nicholls, Senior Policy Researcher at the Trussell Trust The Trussell Trust supports a network of more than 1,300 food bank centres who distributed 1.5 million emergency food parcels to people facing hardship between 1 April and 30 September 2023, the most ever for this period. The charity regularly publishes research aimed at better […]
Update on the transformation of the Labour Force Survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey is one of the UK’s biggest regular household surveys and a key source of economic data. Now in its 50th year, the survey collects important information about employment and related topics from thousands of households every quarter. Data from both the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and […]
COP28: Global conflicts and changing commitments increase our need for reliable, international data on the climate crisis
COP28 is now underway in Dubai. The latest annual summit takes place against a backdrop of destabilised global conditions and fluctuating energy prices, as the continuing war in Ukraine allows for further erosion of international commitments to reliance on fossil fuels. Meanwhile, the worsening conflict in Gaza has thrown light on the impact of war […]
Latest data collections and new editions 23 November 2023
The following new datasets have been released: SN 9161 HMIP Prisoner Survey: Adults in England and Wales, 2000-2023 SN 9169 Understanding Society: Waves 1-13, 2009-2022: Special Licence Access, Census 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas SN 9170 Understanding Society: Waves 1-13, 2009-2022: Special Licence Access, Census 2021 Middle Layer Super Output Areas SN 9171 International […]
Latest data collections and new editions 16 November 2023
The following new datasets have been released: SN 856444 Multinational Companies: Qualitative Comparative Analysis for Conditions for Social Innovation and Semi-structured Interviews Examining Social Innovation, 2020-2022 SN 855581 Work, Learning and Wellbeing, 2021-2022 SN 856708 Emotional AI Survey, UK: Aggregate Data, 2022 SN 856794 Vienna Public Health Equity Project, 2023 SN 855787 Delivering Net Zero: The Role of Research, 2021 […]
Latest data collections and new editions 9 November 2023
The following new datasets have been released: SN 9158 COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study: Wave 2, 2022-2023 SN 9152 Nursing and Midwifery Council Register, 2018, 2021 and 2022: Secure Access SN 856398 UK Gallup Polls, 1955-1991 SN 856729 Edtech in Higher Education: Focus Groups, Database, and Documents on Edtech Companies, Investors and Universities, 2021-2023 The following […]
Almost half of young people in the most deprived areas struggling to get the mental health support they need
New findings from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities study (COSMO) show that a quarter of Year 13 students (aged 17-18) have sought some form of mental health support over the previous 12 months, yet many are struggling to access that support. Of those who sought help, 35% said they were either on a waiting […]
Latest data collections and new editions 2 November 2023
The following new datasets have been released: SN 9166 Young Life and Times Survey, 2023 SN 9165 Kids’ Life and Times Survey, 2023 SN 9164 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Jordan Baseline School Survey, 2019-2020 SN 9159 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel, Waves 1-15, 2008-2022: Special Licence Access, Census 2021 Middle Layer Super Output Areas SN […]
Vacancy: Finance Manager
University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences We are seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to work within the UK Data Archive’s Business, Strategy and Operations team. The post holder will be responsible for the financial administration of the UK Data Archive, which has an approximate budget of £5.5 million per year. […]
Research into experiences of ethnic minorities in the UK used to improve lives
Research findings from the EVENS study (Evidence for Equality National Survey), which are available from the UK Data Service’s collection, are being used to help voluntary organisations and charities deliver better services for ethnic and religious minority communities. EVENSinACTION is a new project that draws on the work of EVENS, which has been funded by […]