✨ We're delighted to announce a new online workshop on using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthetic data. 📅 18 February 2026 ⏰ 14:00-16:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

🚀 Our friends at ADR UK have launched an International Data Access Tools Repository. The repository shares a global collection of tools designed to support secure access to administrative and health data.

⏰ There's one week to go until our next computational social science drop-in. If you're interested in discussing data skills with like-minded individuals then please book your place at the link below: 📅 13 January 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

Join us today at 1:30pm for our Code Anxiety Club: Project organisation: Introduction to Python and R - your first scripts. Please follow the link to join the livestream:

✨ Join us on 11 February in Manchester for Perspectives on Engagement and Impact: a UK Data Service event for Early Career Researchers. 📅 11 February 2026 ⏰ 09:30-15:30 📍 The Engine Room, People’s History Museum, Manchester 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/persp...

Are you a new member of staff or student at the University of Essex? If so then join us for newcomers research week 2026! You can view the full programme and book your place at the following link:

Join us on 28 January for our Data on young people and education at the UK Data Service webinar. 📅 28 January 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...

❄️ As 2025 comes to a close, we'd like to wish all our users season's greetings and a Happy New Year! The UK Data Service will be closed from 17:00 on Tuesday 23 December 2025, but all services will fully resume on Monday 5 January 2026. Online services will run unattended during this period.

🆕 Our latest data collections and new editions are now available, including new data from Understanding Society, the Labour Force Survey and more! See the following link for the full list:

⏰ There are only a few days left to submit your paper for our Crime Surveys User Conference 2026! The deadline for submissions is midnight on 18 December. You can submit your proposal at the following link:

A new impact case study explores how the design of survey questions shapes what we know about climate opinion. You can read more at our Data Impact blog. ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/12/09/c...

Join us at 10 am today for our Working with Reddit data workshop. Follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/H8XkKeJ...

Join us at 10 am today for our Working with Reddit data workshop. Follow the link to watch the livestream:

Join us at 10am today for our Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies workshop. Follow the link to watch the livestream:

🚨 There's still time to submit your paper for our Crime Surveys User Conference 2026! This free online conference is an ideal place to present your work if you do crime-related research using data from the UK Data Service. The deadline is 18 December:

📣 We are inviting expressions of interest to take part in SynthSprint, a four-week data sprint exploring how synthetic data performs across different levels of fidelity and real-world use cases. Register your expression of interest by 31 January 2026:

Join us at 1pm today for our Survey data drop-in. Please use the following link to book your place:

⏰ One week to go until our Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies workshop. This free online workshop will introduce you to the UK Census and the data held by the UK Data Service. 📅 9 December 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷

Join us today at 10am for our Data in the spotlight: Qualitative and mixed methods workshop. Please use the following link to view the livestream:

🤝We are thrilled announce that @ukdataservice.bsky.social has agreed to sponsor #IDCC26! The @ukdataservice.bsky.social is the UK’s principal repository for economic, population, and social research data, hosting the nation’s largest trusted digital archive Learn more dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...

Join us today at 10am for our Data in the spotlight: International time series databanks workshop. Follow the link to watch the livestream:

📊 One week to go until our next survey data drop-in. This free online drop-in is for anyone working with secondary survey data who is looking for help or advice. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 3 December 2025 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷

Join us at 10 am today for our UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, and finding and accessing data workshop. To watch the livestream, please follow the link:

⏰ The deadline to submit your paper for our free Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 is midnight on 30 November. Please follow the link to learn more about the event and to submit your proposal: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/06/c... #UKDSCrime26

💡 Are you stuck on a computational social science project? Join our free computational social science drop-in sessions. Our next session is on 13 January and you can book your place at the link below: 📅 13 January 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷

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

🎙️ We recently joined forces with @closer-uk.bsky.social to produce a podcast series exploring how research data can be used by policymakers to positively influence society. You can read more about the podcast and listen to both episodes at the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/11/c...

🗓️ One week to go until our Data in the spotlight: International time series databanks workshop. This free 90-minute online workshop will introduce the international time series data held by the UK Data Service. 📅 27 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷

🎉 We recently passed a significant milestone in our history, with the number of data collections we make available reaching the 10,000 mark! You can read more about how we got to this milestone and the importance of it at the link below:

Join us today at 10am for Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data workshop. Please follow the link to the livestream:

Join us today at 10 am for our Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys workshop. Please follow the link to join the livestream:

⏰ One week to go until our Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data workshop! For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 24 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

🚨 Do you conduct crime research using data from the UK Data Service? If so, then submit your paper for our free Crime Surveys User Conference 2026! Please follow the link to submit your proposal: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/06/c... #UKDSCrime26

Join us today at 10 am for our Best practices for documenting social sciences research data. Please follow the link to watch the livestream:

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award 2025-26! Find all the information on the award and how to enter here:

📊 Join us on 20 November for our Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data workshop. For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 20 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷

💻 Our next computational social science drop-in is on 18 November. This is a free session where you can get or give some help on computational social science projects. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 18 November 2025 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online

✨ Join us on 18 November for our Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys workshop. This free introductory workshop is for anyone who wants to learn about survey data available from the UK Data Service. 📅 18 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...

Join us today at 1:30pm for our Code Anxiety Club drop-in. No booking required - just follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/O3BZwzm...

📣 The call for papers for our free Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 is now open! The event will be held online on Wednesday 11 March 2026. Please follow the link for more information: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/06/c... #UKDSCrime26

⏰ One week to go until our best practices for documenting social sciences research data workshop. This free workshop will cover different types of documentation, with a focus on optimising data sharing. 📅 17 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷

✨ Join us on 11 November for our Introduction to copyright workshop. This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data. 📅 11 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:50 📍 Online 🧷

💻 Our next Code Anxiety Club session is on 11 November! This free session will cover best practices for organising coding projects. There is no need to book a place - just follow the link below to watch the livestream. 📅 11 November 2025 ⏰ 13:30-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 www.youtube.com/live/O3BZwzm...

Join us today at 12pm for our Survey data drop-in. To book a place, please follow the link:

Join us at 10am today for our Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop. To watch the livestream, please follow the link: www.youtube.com/live/bsAf0fS...

Join us at 10am today for our Getting started with secondary analysis workshop. Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/CX5Aowi...

Our practical population inference with weights and survey design variables workshop on 7 November is now fully booked. If you would like to join the waiting list, please use the link below. 📅 7 November 2025 ⏰ 11:00-15:30 📍 In person, University of Manchester 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/pract...

📣 Coming soon: this flagship @clscohorts.bsky.social webinar is the best place to get started with using our unique series of UK national cohort studies. Register now 👉 buff.ly/r4ZefJC

📊 One week to go until our survey data drop-in! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. 📅 5 November 2025 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷

⏰ One week to go until our role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop. 📅 4 November 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/role-...