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
New Director of the UK Data Service looking forward to driving the future vision of the organisation
Dr Steve McEachern, the former Director of the Australian Data Archive, has joined us as its newly appointed Director.
We’re delighted for Professor Matthew Woollard, who served as Director of the UK Data Service and UK Data Archive from 2010 to 2023.
We provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from these resources, we run a free introductory training series.
Upcoming training and events
Our impact
The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Reports provide an annual overview of the current state of children’s subjective well-being. Read about how they make use of data from our catalogue, in this case study.
Poverty in Data took place from April 23 -25. You can find videos from all the sessions and other resources here.
The Data Impact blog is a hub for researchers, students, communities, policymakers, government and anyone interested in maximising the impact of social, population and economic data in research and policy.
Seamless access to key data: explore by themes, types, and teaching datasets
Discover a wide array of national and international key datasets across various categories.
Watch our data skills training webinars
Watch and learn all the latest data skills from our free webinars, training and video tutorials.
We explore the key components of effective research data management and also cover practical tools and techniques.
We discuss computational social science, what it is good for, how to become a computational social scientist, and the basic steps to follow.
Ignite discovery: elevate your research with data deposits
Deposit your research data free, in our ESRC funded data catalogue.
Latest news
We were delighted to attend the Royal Statistical Society’s 2024 International Conference on 2-5 September in Brighton. With over 600 people participating from across the world, the event was a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge and learn about the latest developments in statistics and data science. Our presentations Dr Vanessa Higgins, our Director of Training […]
An update of our latest data releases. The following new studies have been released: SN 9299 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Round 2, 2022 SN 9301 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July – December, 2023 SN 9302 Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April – September, 2023 SN 9307 Annual […]
The census offers a once-in-a-decade opportunity to gain a comprehensive picture of who we are and how we live as a nation. The data it generates can also reveal important differences within the country. That’s why it’s vital that civil society and advocates for equality can use this data to analyse and draw attention to […]
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.
