📊 Join us today at 1pm for our Survey data drop-in. This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. Please book your place at the link below. 📅 1 October 2025 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online

💻 One week to go until our next Code Anxiety Club! This free session will focus on installing software and libraries. There is no need to book a place, just use the link below to join the session. 📅 7 October 2025 ⏰ 13:30-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/code-...

✨ Our latest introductory training series kicks off this Thursday. This free series of workshops introduces different aspects of the UK Data Service to help you get the most from our resources. See our website for the full schedule: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/09/19/u...

⏰ Only one week to go until our Introduction to effective and practical research data management workshop! This free online workshop will explore the key components of effective research data management. 📅 2 October 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷

📊 Only 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. 📅 1 October 2025 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷

ADR UK and partners have collaborated to develop shared principles for the creation and sharing of synthetic data. The draft principles are now open for consultation until 30 September 2025. If you would like to contribute, please use the following link: www.adruk.org/learning-hub...

Our friends @popres-uk.bsky.social have a new funding call to help develop a searchable register of UK Longitudinal Population Studies and an information hub. There will be a special webinar on 1 October with more details. 📅 1 October 2025 ⏰ 14:00-15:00 📍 Online 🧷 pruk.ac.uk/event/fundin...

We're excited to be attending the TRE Community Conference in Leeds today! If you're at the event, stop by our stand to learn about the importance of Trusted Research Environments (TREs) to our work.

A reminder that today's Working with Reddit data workshop has been postponed. We will advise of the new date as soon as possible, thank you!

✨ New workshop: An introduction to Social Network Analysis This free workshop will give an introduction to social network analysis. It is suitable for absolute beginners with no coding skills required. 📅 15 October 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/an-in...

💻 Join us today at 1pm for our Computational social science drop-in! This is a free session where you can get or give some help on computational social science projects. 📅 16 September 2025 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

Our official YouTube channel is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore access as soon as possible. For training and resources, please visit: ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub/ All our other services are running as usual and remain unaffected.

⏰ Only one week to go until our Working with Reddit data workshop! This free workshop will introduce natural language processing and sentiment analysis using Reddit as a case study. 📅 22 September 2025 ⏰ 13:00-15:00 📍 Online 🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/worki...

✨ Free workshop: Practical population inference with weights and survey design variables This session will cover using weights and survey design variables when producing estimates from survey data. 📅 7 November 2025 ⏰ 11:00-15:30 📍 University of Manchester 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/pract...

⏰ Only one week to go until our next computational social science drop-in! This is a free UK Data Service data drop-in where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects. 📅 16 September 2025 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

💡 Did you know we run a free introductory training series to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service? Our next workshop is an introduction to effective and practical research data management: 📅 2 October 2025 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

The poster sessions at #RSS2025 this week have been very engaging and informative. It was a great opportunity to speak with accomplished colleagues from prestigious organisations around the world about the successful projects they have been delivering recently. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Many of the keynote speeches at #RSS2025 have been very insightful to over 900 attendees, from over 50 countries. Claire Miller, from @uofglasgow.bsky.social talked about working with @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social to transform Glasgow into a climate resilient city. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

💓 Data from the British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) is now available via the UK Data Service. The BRHS is a landmark cohort study of 7,735 men recruited from 24 British towns in 1978–80, with almost 50 years of follow-up: beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogu...

Our very own Cristina Magder, the Data Collections Development Manager for the @ukdataservice.bsky.social and Julia Kasmire, a Research Fellow for the @ukdataservice.bsky.social, have shared their views at #RSS2025 about enabling better access to data, including sharing data for secondary use.

During her talk at #RSS2025, @christldonnelly.bsky.social, from @ox.ac.uk, shared powerful quotes from high profile experts who champion the sharing of research in the world of data science to build on trust and integrity - including Professor Chris Witty, the Chief Medical Officer for England.

Join us today at 12pm for our Survey Data drop-in. This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. Book your place at the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Jools Kasmire and Christina Magder introduce synthetic data, how it’s used, and what fidelity means, before introducing us to a project exploring the benefits of low-fidelity synthetic data. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/not-real-but...

Take a look at my blog with Prof Jackie Carter, out today. The blog discusses the benefits that students get from attending #ukdataservice data skills training events.

The opening keynote speech at #RSS2025, by @christldonnelly.bsky.social, the Professor of Applied Statistics at @ox.ac.uk, about data scientists working closely together to built trust, share their findings and maximise impact, was enlightening to the audience. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

What a great start to RSS Conference 2025! Our first full day is packed with with keynotes, sessions and networking opportunities. We're especially looking forward to the ever-popular Young Statistician's Section Quiz tonight at the Frankenstein Bier Keller from 7:30PM

✨ Join us on 22 September for our Working with Reddit data workshop! This free workshop will introduce natural language processing and sentiment analysis using Reddit as a case study. 📅 22 September 2025 ⏰ 13:00-15:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/worki...

As the anticipation builds-up to the start of the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social's RSS International Conference 2025 , attendees have been arriving in the beautiful city of Edinburgh from the UK and wider afield. They are set to learn new methods for using statistics and data science to enrich society.

We're excited to be joining next week's @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Conference in Edinburgh. If you're attending the event, please drop by our stand and say hello!

Only 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. To book your place, please use the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

💻 Join us today at 1:00pm for our free Code Anxiety Club! This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways". To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...

🗨️ Census data users – we want to hear from you! We are running a survey to better understand how and why you use our census datasets and what you want to see from us in future. Completing the survey will enter you into a draw for a £25 Amazon voucher. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/jisc/censu...

💻 Only one week to go until our Code Anxiety Club! This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways" To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...

🔎 Looking to learn a new skill? We have a full slate of free events and workshops taking place from 19 August! See our website for the full programme and to book your place: ukdataservice.ac.uk/training-eve...

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉 Jay Dominy introduces new monthly Policy Surgeries launched by @closer-uk.bsky.social ‪and encourages researchers interested in informing policy to sign up. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/closer-polic...

⏰ Only one week to go until our Computational social science drop-in! See our website for more information: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

✨ We have new survey data drop-in sessions starting from September. For more information and to book your place, please use the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

💡 Looking for inspiration? Browse our latest data collections and new releases, with data on generative AI, health, climate change and more! (updated 8 August) ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/08/08/l...

💻 Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the final session of our Code Anxiety Club on 26 August! There is no need to book a place, just follow the livestream link at our website to join the session:

The ONS Research Excellence Awards 2025 are now open. The awards promote greater awareness and understanding of the data made available and the public good achieved from statistical analyses of the data. www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/what...

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Dissertation Award, which celebrates undergraduate work based on archived data available through the service. Congratulations to our winners Christina, Lex and Simrin. ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/07/21/u...

Couldn't make our Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2025? See our website for insights from the event and a slide pack covering each of the presentations:

Did you know we've launched a new, free-to-access data skills module to help users get the most out of the Family Resources Survey (FRS)? Please see our website for more information:

In the latest edition of our newsletter, we share details about our presence at a number of national and international conferences over the last few months; information on our latest Dissertation Award Winners; updates on our Data Impact Fellows and dates for our next events: lnkd.in/eattTCe3

⏰ There's still time to give feedback about the redevelopment of the Health Survey for England and the future collection of population health data. The ONS have a questionnaire open until midday on 25 July at the following link: studies.ons.gov.uk/s/Future_HSE/

💼 Vacancy: We are hiring a Data Access and Use Assistant to support our Access Team and helpdesk operations. The post holder will have responsibility for supporting data access and user inquiries, and data delivery for the Service. Closing date: 7 August 2025 vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Join us today at 1pm for our Code Anxiety Club drop-in: Where am I? Understanding file navigation. Please use the following link to join: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/code-...

Would you like to hear from people who are building the next generation of research infrastructure for sensitive data? Join us on 22-24 September for the TRE Community Conference. The conference is hybrid and free to attend.

Our Health Studies User Conference 2025 brought together 168 researchers and professionals interested in health-related data. It also explored the future of the Health Survey for England and population health surveys. The recordings from the conference are now available onlinr: lnkd.in/gnRfn5Ab

Can you help with the redevelopment of the Health Survey for England and future collection of population health data? The ONS has re-opened a questionnaire to gather feedback until 25 July: studies.ons.gov.uk/s/Future_HSE/ Find out more about discussions at our recent conference: lnkd.in/eua8-2Bt