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've been awarded Horizon Europe funding
The UK Data Service will receive just over €1.5 million in funding to develop AI-enabled tools and services, which support access to data for researchers. Our contribution to two new projects will drive development, in collaboration with CESSDA.
Read our July 2026 UK Data Service newsletter
In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we have exciting details on two new funded projects we’re working on. We also look back at CESSDA's 50th Anniversary Conference, and our Health Studies User Conference. Plus much more!
New ‘local communities in data’ impact theme
Recently our Impact team have launched a new theme, 'local communities in data', showcasing how national datasets can be used to better understand and strengthen communities across the UK. Each dataset, blog post and case study offers a different perspective on local communities, their lives and the factors that shape them.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
How can national data support safer, stronger local communities?
Our new 'local communities in data' impact theme brings together UK Data Service-enabled research, case studies, blog posts and data resources to explore how national datasets are used to understand and strengthen local communities. The theme focuses on three connected lenses: place, people and safety.
UK data infrastructure: challenges, opportunities — and a cornerstone
Professor Alison Park, from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), discusses the importance of UK social science data infrastructures and outlines some of the opportunities and challenges they face.
Gender Equality Index UK case study
This new Impact Case Study looks at the Gender Equality Index UK: the first index to systematically measure and analyse the socioeconomic outcomes of women and men across all 372 local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Watch our data skills training webinars
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Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
Introduction to effective and practical research data management
This workshop explores the key components of effective research data management, including data management planning, organising, and documenting data, ensuring data quality, storing and backing up data, as well as strategies for data preservation and sharing.
Using agent-based models as a sim tool to generate synthetic data
We explore the intersection of two computational social science ideas, synthetic data and agent-based models. This workshop covers why we create synthetic data using ABM, when it would be appropriate to do so, and much more.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.
Latest news
Two new teaching datasets released for the Quarterly Labour Force Survey and Crime Survey for England and Wales
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new teaching datasets to our collection. Created from major UK surveys, these datasets are designed to support teaching and learning by providing user-friendly, accessible data that are easy to explore and work with. Quarterly Labour Force Survey open access teaching dataset Our latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January-March 2025: Open Teaching Dataset is […]
July 2026 UK Data Service newsletter
Read the full stories in our July 2026 newsletter. In this issue of the UK Data Service newsletter, we have details on two new projects we’re working on to make it easier for researchers to find, access and integrate data from multiple repositories. The UK Data Service is one of a number of partners who have […]
Vacancy: Senior Software Engineer
University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Senior Software Engineer to help build innovative software solutions while working within an AWS cloud infrastructure first environment. The successful candidate will become a key member of the development team. Applicants should have a strong foundation […]
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.
