ESDS and UKDA work closely and in partnership with the following organisations:
CAQDAS provides practical support, training and information in the use of a range of software programs
designed to assist qualitative data analysis. The project also provides various platforms for debate concerning
the methodological and epistemological issues arising from the use of such software packages.
CESSDA is an umbrella organisation for social science data archives across
Europe. Since the 1970s the members have worked together to improve access to
data for researchers and students.
The Digital Curation Centre provides a national focus for research into
curation issues and promotes expertise and good practice, both national and
international, for the management of all research outputs in digital format.
The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) was established in 2001 to foster
joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of
digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally to secure
a global digital memory and knowledge base.
East of England Regional Archive Council (EERAC)
The East of England Regional Archives Council (EERAC) was established in 1999 to provide an archival response to national,
regional and cross-domain agendas. Representation for EERAC comes from a range of organisations
and looser groups such as EEHOR - the East of England Heads of Repositories Group. EERAC is one of the participants in
the work towards the creation of the East of England Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (EEMLAC).
ESRC Society Today combines information from the ESRC Awards and Outputs
Database (formerly Regard) the 'old' ESRC web site, and a variety of other data
sources and sites to offer a unique new social sciences research resource.
IASSIST is an international organisation of professionals working in, and
with, information technology and data services to support research and
teaching in the social sciences.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social
science data for research and instruction, and offers training in quantitative
methods to facilitate effective data use. ICPSR preserves data and
provides user support to assist researchers in identifying relevant data for
analysis and in conducting their research projects.
Intute: Social Sciences has been created by bringing together two of
the Hubs of the Resource Discovery Network: Altis and SOSIG. The
new service provides information and tools to help users access the
best of the web in the social sciences, including law, business,
hospitality, sport and tourism.
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded organisation
dedicated to improving human health. It supports research across the entire
spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in its own units
and institutes in the UK, and in its units in Africa.
NCeSS aims to help social scientists to make the best use of new and
emerging e-science technologies in their research, and to stimulate the
uptake and use of Grid-enabled computing and data infrastructures in social
science research by providing information, training, advice, support and online
resources. The Centre comprises a co-ordinating hub,
based at the universities of Manchester and Essex, plus a series of research
nodes based at institutions throughout the UK.
The ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) provides a strategic focal point for the identification, development and
delivery of an integrated national research, training and capacity-building
programme aimed at: promoting a step change in the quality and range of methodological skills
and techniques used by the UK social science community; and
providing support for, and dissemination of, methodological innovation and
excellence within the UK.
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is the largest independent social research institute in Britain. They design,
carry out and analyse research studies in the fields of social and public policy including extensive research among members of the public.
The Research Methods Programme supports focused research that poses interesting or novel
methodological issues; fosters work that directly enhances methodological knowledge or improves and
advances quantitative and qualitative methods; encourages and supports the dissemination of good practice;
establishes fellowships linked to research; and promotes cross-national initiatives involving substantively focused and
methodologically innovative research.
The National Archives (TNA) archives the historical records of United Kingdom government. It
is responsible for the supervision of records management in other government
departments. It is both an executive agency and a separate government
department. The office plays a central role in the public records system in
general and, in particular, in the selection of records. This work is undertaken
across government and in accordance with the Public Records Act.
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