The UK Data Service held an Away Day this week, bringing together all our partners from The University of Manchester, UCL, Jisc, University of Essex and The University of Edinburgh to build on our new strategy that will enhance our support for the research community. We also enjoyed celebrating Matthew Woollard's OBE.
UK Data Service
Information Services
Colchester, Essex 1,530 followers
Trusted access to the UK's largest collection of economic, social and population data for research & teaching.
About us
The UK Data Service is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to meet the data needs of researchers, students and teachers from all sectors, including academia, central and local government, charities and foundations, independent research centres, think tanks, and business consultants and the commercial sector. The UK Data Service collection includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, international aggregate, business data, and qualitative data. We provide: - Access to high-quality local, regional, national and international social and economic data - Support for policy-relevant research in the higher education, public and commercial sectors - Guidance and training for the development of skills in data use - The development of best practice data preservation and sharing standards - The sharing of expertise with international data providers to remove barriers to accessing data
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- Information Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Colchester, Essex
- Type
- Educational
- Specialties
- Data, Research, and Social Sciences & Economics
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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, GB
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56 Oxford Street
Manchester, England, GB
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Manchester, England, GB
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Gower Street
London, England WC1E 6, GB
Employees at UK Data Service
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Simon George
Software Engineer
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Rodney Appleyard
Development Manager for Colchester Catalyst, Marketing and Communications Manager for the UK Data Service, Communications Specialist for Anglian…
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John Sanderson
Acting Deputy Director, UK Data Service at University of Essex
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James Scott
Senior User Support & Training Officer (Secure Access Training) at UK Data Service
Updates
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It was great working with you on the shoot Slinky Productions Ltd, looking forward to seeing the edits Keep your eyes peeled for this video, which will tell the full story of the UK Data Service in the future.
Here's a byte-sized taste of our recent shoot with UK Data Service. Thanks for having us, we'll see you in the edit! #data #dataservices #corporatevideo #videoproduction #bts #behindthescenes
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Filming at the University of Essex in Colchester this week with the brilliant team at Slinky Productions Ltd. The the main campus is set in the stunning grounds of Wivenhoe House Hotel. What a lovely place to study!
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📉NEW on the Data Impact blog 📈 Dave Rawnsley, Senior Technical Co-ordinator for the UK Data Service, gives an overview of a new data platform that will make it easier to access International and Census data. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e3s9kTWN Access the platform here: https://lnkd.in/eDKhMEpv
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Only one week to go until our Introduction to synthetic data for Trusted Research Environments data experts webinar. Book a place for this free online workshop at our website: https://lnkd.in/gpZuJz4U
Introduction to synthetic data for Trusted Research Environments data experts - UK Data Service
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Join us on 29 November for our workshop with Harmony - Transforming data management with the Harmony Data Tool: A hands-on introduction. Book a place for this free workshop at: https://lnkd.in/evic6zF6
Transforming data management with the Harmony Data Tool: A hands-on introduction - UK Data Service
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Today we join the global digital preservation community in marking World Digital Preservation Day! You can read more about the importance of digital preservation to the work of the UK Data Service at our website. #WDPD2024 https://lnkd.in/gXPb6bYs
World Digital Preservation Day at the UK Data Service
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🧑⚖️NEW on the Data Impact blog 👩⚖️ We introduce our judges for our Data Impact Fellows 2025-26! Find out more about them and the scheme in our latest post and apply on our website: https://lnkd.in/e4Sy8vCr Morag Treanor - Laurence Guinness Variety, the Children's Charity - University of Glasgow - University of Birmingham
Data Impact Fellow Judges 2024
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We're delighted to be attending the History Day 2024 event at Senate House Library in London today! Stop by and have a chat with our friendly team if you'd like to learn more about the UK Data Service (or if you just fancy some freebies). #HistDay24
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Only one week to go until our Introduction to the UK Data Service workshop! Book a place for this free online workshop at our website: https://lnkd.in/gCYQBtea
Introduction to the UK Data Service - UK Data Service
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