The UK Statistics Authority recently accredited the UK Data Service for the provision and preparation of data under Chapter 5 of Part 5 of...| UK Data Service
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
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9426 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2021-2022 SN 9425 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2020-2021 SN 9423 Health Survey Northern Ireland, 2015-2016 SN 9427 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2024 SN 857927 Net4Health: Social Networks and Adolescent Health, 2025 SN 857949 […] The post Latest data collections and new editions 8 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
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9413 National Child Development Study: Sweeps 0-10, 1958-2024: Secure Access SN 9412 National Child Development Study: Age 62, Sweep 10, 2019-2024 SN 9411 National Child Development Study: Metabolomics, 2019-2024: Special Licence SN 9410 National Child Development Study: Age 62, Sweep […] The post Latest data collections and new editions 25 July 2025 appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
Read the full stories in our UKDS Newsletter July 2025. In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we feature highlights from our presence at a number of national and international conferences around the UK over the last few months, which have brought together data producers and researchers to share their ideas for improving […] The post UK Data Service Newsletter – July 2025 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
This year’s Health Studies User Conference brought together 168 researchers and professionals with an interest in health-related data. The event explored the future of population health surveys and highlighted how these data sources are used extensively in research, policy-making, and public health monitoring. A session from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and […] The post Reflecting on the future of population health surveys at the Health Studies User Conference 2025 ap...| UK Data Service
The UK Data Archive has been recertified as a trustworthy digital repository under the CoreTrustSeal, a certification that promotes...| UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.| UK Data Service
A new dataset from the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity shows disturbing ethnic inequalities in rates of financial hardship in the UK....| UK Data Service