ABOUT US
OUR CORE SERVICES
We provide a range of services supporting creators and users of social and economic data for research and teaching
A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE
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1 of 8: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences
2 of 8: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative
3 of 8: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades
4 of 8: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data
5 of 8: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data
6 of 8: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data
7 of 8: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead
8 of 8: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys
OUR SERVICES
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ESDS
providing access to key economic and social data
providing access to key economic and social data
RELU-DSS
supporting rural research data management
supporting rural research data management
Census.ac.uk
providing a gateway to 1971- 2001 UK censuses
providing a gateway to 1971- 2001 UK censuses
HDS
enabling access to a range of historical resources
enabling access to a range of historical resources
SDS
enabling safe and secure remote access to data
enabling safe and secure remote access to data
SQB
providing access to key survey questionnaires
providing access to key survey questionnaires