The UK’s social science data landscape faces challenges and opportunities in a time of change, says Alison Park, Deputy Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Through it all, the UK Data Service remains an important part of the UK’s data infrastructure. Looking to the future In a post launched today on the […] The post ESRC looks to the future of data infrastructure as the UK Data Service remains a constant appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
Data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) Age 62 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service. The dataset includes information collected from more than 8,400 study participants between 2020 and 2024 when they were age 61 to 65. This data collection is the most comprehensive of the cohort’s adult […] The post New National Child Development Study age 62 data now available appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9415 Next Generation: Kazakhstan, 2024 SN 9414 Next Generation: United Kingdom, 2024 SN 9428 Longitudinal Study of Young Persons in England 2, 2013-2021: Secure Access SN 9432 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January – June, 2025 SN 9429 Scottish […] The post Latest data collections and new editions 22 August 2025 appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
Every dataset tells a story – but it is the people who use census data who bring those stories to life. Whether you are mapping inequality, analysing housing trends, exploring health outcomes, or tracing how communities change over time… We want to hear from you. We are inviting you to take part in a short […] The post Census data users: we want to hear from you appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award, which celebrates undergraduate work based on archived data available through the service. The judging panel comprised Professor Alex Bryson, (Quantitative Social Science, UCL), Professor Paula Surridge, (Political Sociology, University of Bristol) and Dr Jen Buckley (UK Data Service […] The post Celebrating this year’s winners of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award appeared fi...| UK Data Service