Overview
Funded by the ESRC to meet the data needs of researchers, teachers and students from all sectors. Data collections housed by the UK Data Service include major UK Government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK Census, international and European surveys, international aggregate, business data.
Both quantitative and qualitative data sets are held.
The UK Data Service provides: access to data (for academic, public sector, third sector, commercial and personal); training; support for policy-relevant research; development of best practice data sharing and data preservation standards; and facilitates data sharing with international partners.
Both quantitative and qualitative data sets are held.
The UK Data Service provides: access to data (for academic, public sector, third sector, commercial and personal); training; support for policy-relevant research; development of best practice data sharing and data preservation standards; and facilitates data sharing with international partners.
Access
Guidance for new users: https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/help/new-user/public-sector.aspx
REGISTER with the UK Data Service: https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/registration/ (non-commercial users: any individual employed by or undertaking research for, any organisation, may use data even where this entails monetary reward, where a public good results from the use. Public good can be defined as an activity which widens access to information sourced from the collection and has social or economic benefit)
REGISTER with the UK Data Service: https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/get-data/how-to-access/registration/ (non-commercial users: any individual employed by or undertaking research for, any organisation, may use data even where this entails monetary reward, where a public good results from the use. Public good can be defined as an activity which widens access to information sourced from the collection and has social or economic benefit)