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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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📊 Join us on 20 November for our Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data workshop.

For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below:

📅 20 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data - UK Data Service
20 Nov 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Did you know that longitudinal data from major social studies such as the British Birth Cohort Studies, Understanding Society and the English Longitudinal Study of…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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💻 Our next computational social science drop-in is on 18 November.

This is a free session where you can get or give some help on computational social science projects.

To book a place, please follow the link below:

📅 18 November 2025
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
Computational social science drop-in - UK Data Service
18 Nov 2025 @ 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…
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November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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✨ Join us on 18 November for our Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys workshop.

This free introductory workshop is for anyone who wants to learn about survey data available from the UK Data Service.

📅 18 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys — 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.
https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-in-the-spotlight-large-scale-social-surveys-2025-11-18/"
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Join us today at 1:30pm for our Code Anxiety Club drop-in.

No booking required - just follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/O3BZwzm...
Code Anxiety Club - Project organisation: Best practices for coding projects
Content: Get to grips with naming conventions and why consistency is key. Understand how to structure your directory. Learn how to ‘set your directory’ so that you can easily read-in files in Python ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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📣 The call for papers for our free Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 is now open!

The event will be held online on Wednesday 11 March 2026. Please follow the link for more information: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/06/c... #UKDSCrime26
Call for papers: Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 - UK Data Service
Do you conduct crime research using quantitative surveys or longitudinal studies from the UK Data Service, such as the Crime Survey for England and Wales, Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, and many…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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⏰ One week to go until our best practices for documenting social sciences research data workshop.

This free workshop will cover different types of documentation, with a focus on optimising data sharing.

📅 17 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Best practices for documenting social sciences research data - UK Data Service
17 Nov 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Data documentation is essential to make sure that well-organised and well-documented research data can be produced from our research projects. This workshop…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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✨ Join us on 11 November for our Introduction to copyright workshop.

This free workshop will cover key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching and the use of secondary data.

📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:50
📍 Online
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Introduction to copyright - UK Data Service
11 Nov 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:50 am - This workshop will introduce key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching, and the use of secondary data. The first part of the session will focus on copyright…
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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💻 Our next Code Anxiety Club session is on 11 November!

This free session will cover best practices for organising coding projects.

There is no need to book a place - just follow the link below to watch the livestream.

📅 11 November 2025
⏰ 13:30-14:00
📍 Online
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Code Anxiety Club - Project organisation: Best practices for coding projects
Content:Get to grips with naming conventions and why consistency is key.Understand how to structure your directory.Learn how to ‘set your directory’ so that ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Join us today at 12pm for our Survey data drop-in.

To book a place, please follow the link:
Survey data drop-in - UK Data Service
5 Nov 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.…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Join us at 10am today for our Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop.

To watch the livestream, please follow the link: www.youtube.com/live/bsAf0fS...
Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse
Are you collecting research data involving human participants? Do you plan to share these data? Understanding the role of informed consent when working with human participants is ethically crucial. J...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Join us at 10am today for our Getting started with secondary analysis workshop.

Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/CX5Aowi...
Getting started with secondary analysis
Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. This introductory workshop will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data and the importa...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Our practical population inference with weights and survey design variables workshop on 7 November is now fully booked.

If you would like to join the waiting list, please use the link below.

📅 7 November 2025
⏰ 11:00-15:30
📍 In person, University of Manchester
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Practical population inference with weights and survey design variables — 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.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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📣 Coming soon: this flagship @clscohorts.bsky.social webinar is the best place to get started with using our unique series of UK national cohort studies. Register now 👉 buff.ly/r4ZefJC
An image of a senior lady with two adult daughters in front of an apartment building. Getting started: An introduction to four British cohort studies Webinar: Thursday, 27 November 2025 12:30 - 2pm UK time Centre for Longitudinal Studies
October 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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📊 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.

📅 5 November 2025
⏰ 12:00-13:00
📍 Online
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Survey data drop-in - UK Data Service
5 Nov 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.…
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October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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⏰ One week to go until our role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse workshop.

📅 4 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse — 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.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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⏰ There's just one week to go until our free getting started with secondary analysis workshop!

Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method.

📅 3 November 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Getting started with secondary analysis — 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.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Join us today at 10am for our All you need to know about UKDS SecureLab import requests webinar.

Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/W4CVtyp...
All you need to know about UKDS SecureLab import requests
Do you plan to import data into your existing UK Data Service SecureLab project? Do you want to import syntax files or parts of your paper into your UKDS SecureLab project? Do you want to better under...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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👩‍⚖️ Join us on 8 December for a Legal Challenges Workshop hosted by the FIDELIS network!

Registration is now open for attendees and those who would like to present (the deadline for presenters is 7 November).

📅 8 December 2025
⏰ 10:00-12:00
📍 Online
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Help shape Legal Challenges SIG—join FIDELIS Workshop! | Eden-Fidelis
Across archives and repositories, the same legal questions keep slowing us down:
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October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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💻 Our next computational social science drop-in will be at 1pm today.

This is a free drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.

📅 21 October 2025
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
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Computational social science drop-in - UK Data Service
21 Oct 2025 @ 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…
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October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Join us today at 10am for our How to become a computational social scientist workshop.

Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/ot7-TB1...
How to become a computational social scientist
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data only available or p...
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October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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💡 Looking for new data? Our latest data releases are now available (updated to 17 October).

New releases include data on fuel poverty and IPCC negotiations, as well as the first release of data from the UK Early Life Cohort Feasibility Study.

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Latest data collections and new editions 17 October 2025 — UK Data Service
An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9463 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence:...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Join us today at 10am for our Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing workshop.

Please follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/UG_VBD4...
Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing
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October 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Join us today at 10am for our introduction to Social Network Analysis workshop.

Follow the link to watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/6FBn-Kt...
An introduction to Social Network Analysis
Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among individuals or groups in the system. This t...
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October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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⏰ There's one week to go until our next computational social science drop-in!

This is a free drop-in session where everyone can get or give help on computational social science projects.

📅 21 October 2025
⏰ 13:00-14:00
📍 Online
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Computational social science 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.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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✨ Join us today at 1pm for a free workshop on using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys.

Please follow the link to watch: www.youtube.com/live/xQODHjg...
Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys
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 non-response can have a substantial impac...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM