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Join us today at 10am for our Getting started with secondary analysis workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/lnaNdYI...

Book a place for this free workshop to explore the key components of effective research data management, including data management planning, organising, and documenting data, ensuring data quality, storing and backing up data, as well as strategies for data preservation and sharing.

Join us today at 10am for our Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream:

There is still time to book a place for this free @ukdataservice.bsky.social online workshop

Join us today at 10am for our Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/E_wSW8H...

⏰ One week to go until our Survey data drop in session! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 6 May 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

⏰ One week to go until our Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/role-...

Join us today at 10am for our Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream:

⏰ One week to go until our UK census data drop in session! This free online session is for anyone working or thinking of working with UK census data from the UK Data Service. 📅 29 April 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/uk-ce...

There is also still time to book for this free @ukdataservice.bsky.social workshop - ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

There is still time to book for this free @ukdataservice.bsky.social workshop tomorrow.

⏰ One week to go until our Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service workshop! This free online workshop will show you how to use the free QGIS GIS application to create maps and other geographical visualisations from 2021/22 census data. ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

⏰ One week to go until our Computational social science drop in session. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 April 14 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/computational-social-science-drop-in-2026-04-14/

There is still time to book a place for this free @ukdataservice.bsky.social workshop tomorrow.

🚀 We're delighted to be involved in a new project with @ukllc.bsky.social The initiative will enable UK-based Longitudinal Population Studies to apply to join UK LLC and/or the UK Data Service at no cost. Read more at our website: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/03/31/n...

🏠 Join us on 21 May for a free workshop on accessing safeguarded Special Licence or Secure Access data from home. Book your place at the link below: 📅 21 May 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/homew...

🆕 A new dataset is now available with 2021 UK Townsend Deprivation Scores based on the 2021/2022 Census. You can access the dataset via our website: statistics.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dataset/2021...

⏰ One week to go until our Linked digital trace and survey data for secondary research: Potential and constraints webinar! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

#UKDSHealth2026 @ukdataservice.bsky.social @gerontologyuk.bsky.social @allebloom.bsky.social @pattydoran.bsky.social @gillukds.bsky.social

⏰ One week to go until our Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data workshop! Follow the link below for more information and to book your place: 📅 24 March 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/disse...

💡 Would you like to learn more about working with the census data available from the UK Data Service? Join us on 29 April for a free online drop-in session with experts from the UK Data Service census team: 📅 29 April 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/uk-ce...

🚀 Our free spring training series workshops start tomorrow! This introductory training series is designed to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service to ensure you get the most from what we offer. You can see the full lineup at our website. ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/29/u...

✨ One week to go until our UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data workshop! Please follow the link below for more information and to book your place: 📅 17 March 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/uk-da...

Join us today at 11am for our Mapping crime data in R: Hands-on coding workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/q0xIkSs...

⏰ Last chance to book your place for this year's Crime Surveys User Conference! This free conference will be held online on Wednesday 11 March 2026. For more information and to book your place, please follow the link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/crime... #UKDSCrime26

✨ Join us on 26 March for the second in a series of webinars dedicated to data linkage and integration. For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

🚨 One week to go until our Crime Surveys User Conference 2026! This free online conference will feature a mix of presentations from data producers and researchers who have used data from key UK crime surveys. To book a place, please follow the link:

⏰ There's just one week to go to submit your paper for our Family Finance Surveys User Conference! The deadline for submissions is 11 March 2026:

⏰ One week to go until our Mapping crime data in R workshop series! These free online workshops will show you how to produce professional-quality crime maps that reveal meaningful trends. 📅 9 & 10 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:30 / 11:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/mappi...

⏰ There's still time to submit your paper for our Family Finance Surveys User Conference! The conference will be held in person at Friends House in London on Thursday 9 July 2026 with an option to attend online. The deadline for submissions is 11 March 2026: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/02/04/c...

✨ Join us on 26 March for the second in a series of webinars dedicated to data linkage and integration. This free event is co-organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with the DIGISURVOR project. 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

📣 We’re pleased to announce the programme for the 2026 Crime Surveys User conference is now live! This free conference will be held online on Wednesday 11 March 2026. Register at the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/crime... #UKDSCrime26

Join us today at 1.30pm for our Code Anxiety Club: Building confidence: Q&A and open coding session. Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/9OZ1W4k...

🩺 Do you use any of the UK health studies available from the UK Data Service for your research? Present your work at our free Health Studies User Conference on 25 June 2026 at UCL in London and online. Submit your proposal by 22 February: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c... #UKDSHealth26

💻 One week to go until our next Code anxiety club session! This session will be an open forum where you can ask questions about any of the topics we have covered so far. Book your place at the link below: 📅 17 February 2026 ⏰ 13:30-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/code-...

⏰ One week to go until our online workshop on using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthetic data. See the link below for more information and to book your place: 📅 18 February 2026 ⏰ 14:00-16:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

💷 Submissions are now open for our Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2026! If you use UK Data Service surveys to research family finances, come and present your research at Friends House, London, on Thursday 9 July 2026 (with an option to attend online). #UKDSFamilyFinance26

🌼 Every spring we run a free introductory training series to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service. Our spring 2026 introductory training series programme is now available. See our website for a full list of what's available: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/29/u...

💡 Did you know? Last year the winners of our Dissertation Award had their work featured on our Data Impact blog: blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/tag/ukds-dis... Winners of the 2026 award will also get to develop a blog based on their project: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/27/c... #UKDSDissertations

⏰ One week to go until our next computational social science drop-in! This is a free drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects. 📅 10 February 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

Join us today at 1.30pm for our Code Anxiety Club: Debugging demystified: Finding and fixing errors. Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/-LnZno7...

🗺️ Would you like to learn how to create maps and other geographical visualisations using census data? On 22 April, we'll be holding a free online workshop on using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service. 📅 22 April 2026 ⏰ 10:00-12:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

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💡Did you know? Winners of the 2026 Dissertation Award will get the chance to work with our @ukdsimpact.bsky.social team to write a post for the UK Data Impact blog promoting and celebrating their work! More info here: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/27/c... #UKDSDissertations

⏰ There's just under a week to go until our next survey data drop-in! This free online drop-in session is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. Book your place at the link below: 📅 4 February 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

📢 The call for papers for our free Health Studies User Conference on 25 June 2026 at UCL in London is now open. Submit your proposal by 22 February if you'd like to take part. More information is available at our website: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c... #UKDSHealth26

⏰ One week to go until our Data on young people and education at the UK Data Service webinar. Book your place at the link below: 📅 28 January 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...

🚨 Do you want to turn raw crime data into powerful, visual insights? Join us on 9 and 10 March for a free online workshop series on unlocking the power of crime mapping in R. 📅 9-10 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/mappi...

📊 Join us on 10 February for a free webinar on survey data linkage. Please follow the link below to book your place: 📅 10 February 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/an-ov...