Welcome to the UK Data Service
Trusted access and training to use the UK's largest collection of economic, population and social research data for teaching, learning and public benefit.
Highlights
We invite researchers from all sectors who work in this area to join us 23-25 April to share, discuss and identify possible next steps in data and in collaboration.
Trusted data for a stronger society: UK Data Service strategy 2024 – 2030.
The latest UK Data Service Annual Report is now available. This report covers the period between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
Registration for our Poverty in Data Impact event is now open! You can find out more and register here.
We are delighted to introduce the 2023 cohort of Data Impact Fellows. Read more about them in this Data Impact blog post.
How is the UK Data Service collection impacting research, policy and interventions in combating poverty?
Are you a social science undergraduate in the UK?
Have you used data via our data catalogue in some of your studies in 2023-2024 academic year? Submit your Dissertation Award entry by midday 20 June 2024.
More resources in Learning Hub for students.
Watch our data skills training webinars
Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
Intended for anyone who wants to learn about the qualitative or mixed-methods data available from the UK Data Service.
This covers the pros and cons of reusing data and the importance of learning about the origins of your data, including quantitative and qualitative secondary analysis.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.
Latest news
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 […]
Who makes us special?
Our podcast series, The Experts’ Expert, showcases some of the unique work we do to enable evidence-led research for public benefit.
