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Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys - UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 1d

⏰ One week to go until our Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys workshop.

📅 14 October 2025
⏰ 13:00-14:30
📍 Online
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14 Oct 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Over the past decade, the landscape of survey data has substantially changed as response rates in probability-based surveys have seen a steady decline. Survey…

Code Anxiety Club - Package it up: Installing software and libraries

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 1d

💻 Join us today at 1:30pm for our Code Anxiety club!

This free session will cover installing software and libraries, including how to install your programming language of choice.

There is no need to book a place, just join the livestream at the following link: www.youtube.com/live/sEV84L_...

Content: Learn how to install your programming language of choice (Python and R will be covered). Understand the available package managers and why they are useful for installing coding libraries. Ex...

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Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 2d

👩‍🎓 Join us on 8 October for our free Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data workshop.

📅 8 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/disse...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Code Anxiety Club — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 8d

💻 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-...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

UK Data Service introductory training series: Autumn 2025 — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 9d

✨ 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...

We provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from these resources, we run a free...

Survey data drop-in - UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 14d

📊 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
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1 Oct 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research.…

Introduction to effective and practical research data management - UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 13d

⏰ 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
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2 Oct 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Research data management encompasses all stages of handling data created during a research project, either primary or secondary. It is not only about adhering to…

An introduction to Social Network Analysis — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 21d

✨ 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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Practical population inference with weights and survey design variables — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 28d

✨ 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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Working with Reddit data — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 23d

⏰ 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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Computational social science drop-in — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 29d

⏰ 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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Working with Reddit data — UK Data Service

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Vanessa Higgins @vanessahiggins.bsky.social · Sep 2

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.

UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉

Professors @vanessahiggins.bsky.social and Jackie Carter discuss how UK Data Service online training events enable students to develop data skills while also offering wider benefits.

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Laptop, headphones and notepad on a desk

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Sep 2

✨ 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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Survey data drop-in — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Sep 8

💡 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...

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 27

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...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Code Anxiety Club: Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 19

💻 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...

YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 21

🗨️ 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...

UK Data Service - getting to know our census users

Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 12

✨ 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...

Survey data drop-in — 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.

Computational social science drop-in — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 12

⏰ Only one week to go until our Computational social science drop-in!

See our website for more information: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/compu...

A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.

Family Resources Survey: New data and online learning module

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Jul 28

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:

The UK Data Service is pleased to announce the release of new data from the Family Resources Survey, alongside a new online learning module.

Celebrating this year’s winners of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award — UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Jul 30

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...

The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award, which celebrates...

Code Anxiety Club - UK Data Service

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Aug 4

💻 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:

26 Aug 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 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!…

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Jul 24

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

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · Jul 22

💼 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
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