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The UK Data Service offers resources and events for students embarking on their dissertation projects. Find out about available data and guidance that can help with planning and completing a dissertation project. Undergraduate students who use data from the UK Data Service in their dissertations can also enter the UK Data Service Dissertation Award. UK […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is looking to appoint a Senior Systems Engineer to develop, monitor and continuously improve our IT infrastructure as we migrate to cloud services over the next three years. The post holder should have good all-round data skills, ideally with some programming […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9070 Listening to Young Lives at Work: COVID-19 Phone Survey Calls 1-5 Constructed Files, 2020-2021 SN 9008 Listening to Young Lives at Work: COVID-19 Phone Survey, Fourth and Fifth Call, 2021 SN 9067 Cyber Security Longitudinal Survey: Wave 2, 2022 SN 856365 Riding Along In My Automobile: Musically-Induced […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9067 Cyber Security Longitudinal Survey: Wave 2, 2022 SN 9069 Annual Population Survey, January – December, 2022 SN 5185 International Energy Agency Energy Technology Research and Development Database, 1974-2022 SN 5186 International Energy Agency Natural Gas Information, 1960-2021 SN 854514 Catalogue of Mental Health Measures, 2020 SN 856375 Public […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences We are seeking to appoint a new Deputy Director of the UK Data Archive and Co-Investigator of the UK Data Service. The post holder will make a strategic leadership contribution to the development of bids for future funding, reporting requirements, risk management, mid-term review requirements, […]

Are you an undergraduate student using data from the UK Data Service in your dissertation this year? If so, consider entering your dissertation for the UK Data Service Dissertation Award. About the award Up to three winners will receive a prize of £300 and publicity about their work. The award is open to students who […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Business Analyst. The post holder will work within the Development team to improve and develop a range of information and data systems to support the strategy of the UK Data Archive. Applicants should ideally hold a […]

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Development Manager. The successful candidate will lead a section which has responsibility for developing new and innovative data applications and services, particularly our new Data Services platform. Applicants should have some prior line management experience and […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9065 Understanding Society: Innovation Panel Wellbeing App Study, 2020 SN 9050 Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project: Heat Pump Performance Cleansed Data, 2020-2022 SN 9049 Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project: Heat Pump Performance Raw Data, 2020-2022 SN 9059 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2017-2018 SN 9063 Welsh Election Study, […]

The following new datasets have been released: SN 9064 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October – December, 2022 SN 9060 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2018-2019 SN 5182 International Energy Agency Coal Information, 1960-2021 SN 856210 Data From the Development and Acceptability Testing of the Carers-ID Online Support Programme, 2021-2022 SN 855239 Combining Work and Care- How […]

Over the last few years we have celebrated International Women’s Day at the UK Data Service by profiling some of the highly talented women who work at the organisation, as well as women who have effectively used datasets in our collection to progress their work. One such researcher is Professor Neli Demireva from the Department […]

On International Women’s Day, the UK Data Service is proud to raise awareness of some datasets in our collection that can help to further equality for women. With traditionally taboo subjects about women being spoken about more openly, research in our collection can also be used to push forward positive change and inclusivity for women […]