UK Data Service
@ukdataservice.bsky.social
The UK’s largest collection of UK and international social, economic and population data. Funded by UKRI through the ESRC. https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/
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Perspectives on Engagement and Impact: a UK Data Service event for Early Career Researchers — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
✨ 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...
📅 11 February 2026
⏰ 09:30-15:30
📍 The Engine Room, People’s History Museum, Manchester
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/persp...
🗺️ 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...
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...
Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 AM
🗺️ 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...
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...
📢 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
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
Call for papers: Health Studies User Conference 2026 - UK Data Service
The call for papers for our Health Studies User Conference 2026 is now open. Submit your paper by 22 February 2026.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM
📢 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
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-...
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
⏰ 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-...
Book your place at the link below:
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
💻 Join us today at 1.30pm for our next Code Anxiety Club session!
This session is dedicated to all things version control. We'll cover tracking changes to files over time and how to install Git and master basic commands.
Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/x4HaLlI...
This session is dedicated to all things version control. We'll cover tracking changes to files over time and how to install Git and master basic commands.
Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/x4HaLlI...
Code Anxiety Club: Getting started with Git: Version control basics
YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE
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January 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM
💻 Join us today at 1.30pm for our next Code Anxiety Club session!
This session is dedicated to all things version control. We'll cover tracking changes to files over time and how to install Git and master basic commands.
Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/x4HaLlI...
This session is dedicated to all things version control. We'll cover tracking changes to files over time and how to install Git and master basic commands.
Please follow the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/x4HaLlI...
💡 Can you help the Office for National Statistics ensure Census 2031 reflects the changing needs of people, communities and organisations across England and Wales?
Add your views to a public consultation by 4 February 2026: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c...
Add your views to a public consultation by 4 February 2026: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c...
Census 2031 topic consultation — UK Data Service
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a public consultation where you can tell them how you use census data and your...
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
💡 Can you help the Office for National Statistics ensure Census 2031 reflects the changing needs of people, communities and organisations across England and Wales?
Add your views to a public consultation by 4 February 2026: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c...
Add your views to a public consultation by 4 February 2026: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/01/19/c...
✨ Join us on 11 February in Manchester for an exciting opportunity to learn, share and build connections at 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...
📅 11 February 2026
⏰ 09:30-15:30
📍 The Engine Room, People’s History Museum, Manchester
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/persp...
Perspectives on Engagement and Impact: a UK Data Service event for Early Career Researchers — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
✨ Join us on 11 February in Manchester for an exciting opportunity to learn, share and build connections at 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...
📅 11 February 2026
⏰ 09:30-15:30
📍 The Engine Room, People’s History Museum, Manchester
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/persp...
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI for older adults
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI for older adults
New research shows that the waist-to-height ratio is a more accurate indicator of age-related obesity risk than BMI. Are we failing to identify those at high risk by relying solely on BMI? A broader systemic action with policymakers is needed to address the growing burden of obesity on healthcare. #ObesityResearch #HealthcareInterventions
sco.lt
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Waist-to-height ratio better than BMI for older adults
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/01/labour-market-data-monetary-policy/
sco.lt
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The UK's most common vitamin deficiencies - and how to fix them
The UK's most common vitamin deficiencies - and how to fix them
Our food options may be an an all time high, but nutrition surveys nevertheless show that many of us are lacking key nutrients. We look at the most common deficiencies, and how to deal with them
sco.lt
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The UK's most common vitamin deficiencies - and how to fix them
📊 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...
Please follow the link below to book your place:
📅 10 February 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/an-ov...
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
📊 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...
Please follow the link below to book your place:
📅 10 February 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/an-ov...
Reposted by UK Data Service
If you want to find out more about using #Git etc after this session, we run regular training events. Next one is the 10th Feb! Open to all PGRs and staff.
uom.link/rittraining
uom.link/rittraining
💻 One week to go until our next Code anxiety club session!
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
Code anxiety club - UK Data Service
20 Jan 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Why attend? Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club!…
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If you want to find out more about using #Git etc after this session, we run regular training events. Next one is the 10th Feb! Open to all PGRs and staff.
uom.link/rittraining
uom.link/rittraining
Reposted by UK Data Service
Highlighting some of our findings from COSMO Wave 2 — which you can download and use for your analysis from @ukdataservice.bsky.social
🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉
Professor Jake Anders, Principle Investigator if the COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study shares insights and opportunities from the study's second wave of data collection in the newest Data Impact blog.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/cosmo-wave-2/
Professor Jake Anders, Principle Investigator if the COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study shares insights and opportunities from the study's second wave of data collection in the newest Data Impact blog.
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/cosmo-wave-2/
January 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Highlighting some of our findings from COSMO Wave 2 — which you can download and use for your analysis from @ukdataservice.bsky.social
🚨 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 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...
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🚨 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 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...
💻 One week to go until our next Code anxiety club session!
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
Code anxiety club - UK Data Service
20 Jan 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm - Why attend? Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club!…
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
💻 One week to go until our next Code anxiety club session!
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
This session is on all things version control, including how to install Git and master basic commands.
Book your place at the link below:
📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
Join us today at 1pm for our Computational social science drop-in.
This is a free UK Data Service drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.
Book your place at the link below 👇
This is a free UK Data Service drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.
Book your place at the link below 👇
Computational social science drop-in - UK Data Service
13 Jan 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Do you find yourself: stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? not sure what to learn next? the only person in your team using computational methods? wanting…
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Join us today at 1pm for our Computational social science drop-in.
This is a free UK Data Service drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.
Book your place at the link below 👇
This is a free UK Data Service drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.
Book your place at the link below 👇
🆕 Our latest data collections and new editions are now available!
View the following link for the full list:
View the following link for the full list:
Latest data collections and new editions 9 January 2026 - UK Data Service
Update of new datasets and editions released via the UK Data Service as of 28 November 2025.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
🆕 Our latest data collections and new editions are now available!
View the following link for the full list:
View the following link for the full list:
Welcome to newcomers research week 2026!
Newcomers research week offers early career researchers and new starters at the University of Essex bite size sessions to introduce the research support offered at the university.
View the programme at the following link:
Newcomers research week offers early career researchers and new starters at the University of Essex bite size sessions to introduce the research support offered at the university.
View the programme at the following link:
Library & Cultural Services: Newcomers: Newcomers Research Week
Network for Early Career Essex Researchers
library.essex.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Welcome to newcomers research week 2026!
Newcomers research week offers early career researchers and new starters at the University of Essex bite size sessions to introduce the research support offered at the university.
View the programme at the following link:
Newcomers research week offers early career researchers and new starters at the University of Essex bite size sessions to introduce the research support offered at the university.
View the programme at the following link:
✨ 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...
📅 18 February 2026
⏰ 14:00-16:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
✨ 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...
📅 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.
The repository shares a global collection of tools designed to support secure access to administrative and health data.
International data access tools repository - ADR UK
A repository of useful tools supporting secure data access, created by a working group of the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN) and hosted by ADR UK in support of the group's work.
www.adruk.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🚀 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.
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...
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...
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
⏰ 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...
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:
Please follow the link to join the livestream:
Code Anxiety Club: Project organisation: Introduction to Python and R - your first scripts
Content:Create your first coding script in Visual Studio Code (Python) or RStudio (R).Master basic syntax and get to grips with functions.Practical exercises...
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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:
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...
📅 11 February 2026
⏰ 09:30-15:30
📍 The Engine Room, People’s History Museum, Manchester
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/persp...
Perspectives on Engagement and Impact: a UK Data Service event for Early Career Researchers — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
✨ 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...
📅 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:
You can view the full programme and book your place at the following link:
Library & Cultural Services: Newcomers: Newcomers Research Week
Network for Early Career Essex Researchers
library.essex.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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:
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-...
📅 28 January 2026
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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-...
📅 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.
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.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
❄️ 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.
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.