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The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) 2023 International Conference takes place in Harrogate from 4-7 September. With over 500 attendees coming from around 30 countries, the Conference offers an ideal space for data scientists and statisticians from all over the world to exchange knowledge, explore new research developments and share best practice. The list of prestigious […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9121 Survey of Personal Incomes, 2020-2021: Public Use Tape SN 9122 International Passenger Survey, 2022 SN 9125 Participation Survey, 2022–2023 SN 9126 Participation Survey, 2022-2023: Open Access SN 9131 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April – June, 2023 SN 9127 Understanding Society: Linked Nest Auto-enrolment Pensions Dataset, 2014-2022: […]

We provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from our service, we run free introductory level online workshops every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service. Our training series workshops in autumn 2023 are listed below and you can […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9109 Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2018 SN 9061 Domestic Abuse Harnessing Learning Under COVID-19, 2021 SN 9114 Fulfilling Lives: Supporting People Experiencing Multiple Disadvantage, 2014–2022 SN 9118 Ageing Better, 2015-2020 SN 9119 Annual Population Survey Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2020 – December 2022 SN 856596 Smartline Environmental Sensor […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences We are seeking to appoint an IT Technical Access Analyst to join the Technical Services Team of the UK Data Archive. This section provides support for the critical needs of the other divisions in the UK Data Archive by installing, commissioning, configuring, developing, maintaining and […]

The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award. The award celebrates undergraduate dissertations based on the use of archived data available through the UK Data Service. This year, Paula Surridge, Professor of Political Sociology at the University of Bristol and Dr Alita Nandi, Associate Director […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9117 Annual Population Survey, April 2022 – March 2023 SN 856464 Computer Mouse Tracking Studies of Adult Belief Processing, 2021-2022 SN 856543 Cultural Constructions of Fighting Birds: The Cockfight World in the Canary Islands, 2016–2018 SN 856556 Autistic Adults Online: Understanding and Enabling Autistic Sociality in Digital Networking Environments, 2020-2023 […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 856592 GP Patient Survey, 2023 SN 856204 House Price Per Square Metre in England and Wales, 1995-2022 The following new editions have been released: SN 7022 Prices Survey Microdata, 1996-2023: Secure Access SN 9025 Public Attitudes Tracker, 2021-2022: Secure Access The following new edition has been released to the […]

On 17 July, Vanessa Higgins, our Director of User Support and Training, presented a paper at the ISI World Statistics Congress in Ottawa, Canada. The paper offered new insights into how Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (SHAPE) students participate in UK Data Service online data skills training events to enhance their data literacy. Hosted by […]

The results of the latest GP Patient Survey are now available via the GP Patient Survey website. The GP Patient Survey is a large-scale postal survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. This year the survey received responses from around 760,000 adults in England. The latest data are from the 2023 publication, fieldwork was conducted from 3 January to […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9115 1970 British Cohort Study: Sweeps 1-10, 1970-2016: Secure Access SN 9111 Active Lives Children and Young People Survey, 2021-2022 SN 9066 Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2019 SN 856006 Antibiotic Prescribing in Care Homes: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2022 SN 856411 Exploring the Psychological Drivers and Impact of Public Health […]

On 7 July Dr Julia Kasmire, our resident computational social science expert, featured on a special BBC Radio 4 programme on big data. She spoke with Spencer Kelly from the BBC’s Click programme about what we mean by ‘big data’ and how important insights can be gained from the vast quantities of data we generate […]