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University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Departmental Administrator to join our Business Strategy and Operations team on a part-time, job-share basis. The successful candidate will provide high-quality administrative support to colleagues across the organisation, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of operations. […]

The UK Data Service continues to explore new ways to improve how data is prepared, described, and delivered to researchers. As part of this work, our Research and Development and Curation teams have been working on MetaCurate-ML, a pilot project initially funded through the ESRC Future Data Services programme which subsequently received supplementary funding through […]

The Department for Education (DfE) and the UK Data Archive have strengthened their long-standing collaboration through a new framework agreement. Building on a history of successfully curating and providing access to DfE and DfE-linked data, this agreement streamlines the process for depositing and sharing new datasets via the UK Data Service. The framework supports the […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9533 Active Lives Children and Young People Survey, 2023-2024 SN 9520 Producer Price Index, 1998-2025: Secure Access SN 9515 Community Life Survey, 2024-2025: Secure Access SN 9534 ​​Farm Business Survey, 2024-2025: Special Licence Access SN 858373 Explicit and Implicit Speakers’ Attitudes Across Three Bilingual […]

Qualitative data from a recent study on the accommodation experiences of women survivors of domestic abuse is now available through the UK Data Service. The Women Who Have Survived Domestic Abuse and Their Accommodation Experiences in England study includes in-depth interviews with 40 women, with a particular focus on their experiences accessing accommodation and domestic abuse support after having to leave […]

We’re pleased to announce a new project to help maximise the visibility and long‑term value of data from Longitudinal Population Studies. The initiative will enable UK-based Longitudinal Population Studies to apply to join UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) and/or the UK Data Service at no cost. The project is being led by UK LLC […]

We’re pleased to announce that the UK Data Service has been shortlisted in the “Data Partnership of the Year” and “Not-For-Profit of the Year” categories for the British Data Awards 2026! The winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Brewery in London on 20 May. Our nomination in the “Data Partnership of the […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9529 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Cox’s Bazar Panel Survey Midline, 2023 SN 9535 Annual Population Survey, January – December, 2025 SN 9532 Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October – December, 2025 SN 9528 Continuous Household Survey, 2023-2024 SN 9527 Continuous Household Survey, […]

On 11 March, we were pleased to host the 2026 Crime Surveys User Conference in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Scottish Government. The conference featured updates from data producers and an insightful mix of presentations from researchers who have used data from UK crime surveys. Mapping the crime landscape Greg Rose, […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9518 Scottish Health Survey, 2024 SN 9512 Better Outcomes through linked Data: Homelessness and Offending, England, 2011-2023: Secure Access SN 9513 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Ethiopia Round 4, 2024-2025 SN 9517 Planning and Preparing for Later Life, 2024 SN 9516 Planning and Preparing […]

Women’s History Month is dedicated to honouring women’s contributions to history, culture and society, spotlighting their great achievements. It also serves to highlight the crucial roles women have played in every major historical development. Sharon Bolton, who worked at the UK Data Archive for 30 years, which involved significant contributions to the growth of CESSDA […]

An update of our latest data releases New datasets released SN 9519 Community Life Survey, 2024-2025 SN 9510 Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 8, Age 23, 2023-2025: Secure Access SN 9509 Millennium Cohort Study: Sweep 8, Age 23, 2023-2025 SN 9508 Research on Improving Systems of Education: Ethiopia, 2018-2021 SN 858376 TrustTracker Serial Surveys on Public […]