NEWS & EVENTS

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Course on managing research data

The UK Data Service is holding an in-depth two-day course in April 2014 on managing research data.

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NEWS

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Learn about secondary analysis of qualitative data

The UK Data Service and the Department of ...

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Promoting environmental data

The UK Data Service is encouraging applications ...

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Data and Services Developer

The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a Data ...

Does money matter?

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is inviting ...

Reusing qualitative data

Booking is open for a one-day workshop on 2 ...

UK birth cohort studies workshop

Booking is now open for a workshop on 21 February ...

Solving business problems

The Technology Strategy Board and the Natural ...

User Interface Developer vacancy

The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a User ...

British Social Attitudes is 30

Each year since 1983, the British Social Attitudes ...

Data.gov.uk consultation

Your input can inform the Open Data plans of the ...

Beyond 2011

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is ...

Secondary data funding

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is ...

Access to official microdata

Data Without Boundaries (DwB) offers a unique ...

Survey on data sharing

The Expert Advisory Group on Data Access (EAGDA) ...

Costing and appraising data

Booking is now open for our workshop on 27 ...

How to set up a data service

Booking is now open for our two day Annual ...

Thesaurus development

The UK Data Service is entirely redeveloping its ...

HMRC wants your input

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seeks ...

Former director honorary degree

The University of Essex recognised one of the most ...

IMF eLibrary Text Collection

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) eLibrary ...

NEWS ARCHIVE

EVENTS

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Census and Population Change18 October 2013

York

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Small area population statistics21 October 2013

Royal Geographical Society

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Sharing your research data22 October 2013

UK Data Archive, University of Essex

ESRC Festival of Social Science2 - 9 November 2013Various
Engaging young people in research6 November 2013National Children’s Bureau, London
Colloquium on data management19 November 2013University of Essex
Looking after your data20 November 2013Sociology, University of Essex
Costing and appraising data27 November 2013University of Essex
How to run a data service28 - 29 November 2013UK Data Archive, University of Essex
Reusing qualitative data2 December 2013UK Data Archive, University of Essex
Crime Surveys User Conference6 December 2013Brettenham House, London
Managing your research data3 - 4 April 2014UK Data Archive, University of Essex
Secondary analysis of quali data22 - 23 May 2014UK Data Archive, University of Essex
EVENTS ARCHIVE

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE  

1 of 10: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences
2 of 10: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative
3 of 10: Each of our data collections has a unique persistent identifier (DOI) that makes it easier to find and cite
4 of 10: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades
5 of 10: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data
6 of 10: We are certified to ISO 27001, the information security standard, and helped develop the Data Seal of Approval
7 of 10: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data
8 of 10: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data
9 of 10: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead
10 of 10: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys

OUR SERVICES  

RELU-DSS 
supporting rural research data management
UK Data Service 
data promoting evidence-based research
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