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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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The Call for papers: Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 is now open. Please follow the link for more information: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/11/06/c...
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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...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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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
🧷 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 ...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 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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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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📊 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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⏰ 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
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/getti...
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.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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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
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/role-...
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.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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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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⏰ 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.
ukdataservice.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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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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📢 Join us on 24 October for a free webinar covering everything you need to know about UKDS SecureLab import requests.

📅 24 October 2025
⏰ 10.00-11.00
📍 Online
🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/all-y...
All you need to know about UKDS SecureLab import requests — 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/all-you-need-to-know-about-ukds-securelab-import-requests-2025-10-24/"
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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💻 Would you like to learn more about computational social science?

Join us on 21 October for our free how to become a computational social scientist workshop.

📅 21 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/how-t...
How to become a computational social scientist — 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
October 13, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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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
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📣 There's just one week to go until our introduction to social network analysis workshop!

This free workshop is suitable for absolute beginners with no coding skills required. Please book your place at the link below.

📅 15 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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An introduction to Social Network Analysis - UK Data Service
15 Oct 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among…
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October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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💡 Did you know we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service?

Our next workshop is on ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing:

📅 16 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
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Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing - UK Data Service
16 Oct 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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🚀 We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new UK Data Service Data Catalogue!

This updated data catalogue has been designed with user feedback at its core to make finding and working with data faster and easier.

🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/2025/10/08/l...
Launch of the new UK Data Service Data Catalogue — UK Data Service
We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new UK Data Service Data Catalogue. This updated data catalogue has been designed with user...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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✨ Join us today at 10am for our Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data workshop.

You can access the livestream using the following link: www.youtube.com/live/0N7M0u0...
Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE
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October 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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⏰ 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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Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys - UK Data Service
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…
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October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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💻 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_...
Code Anxiety Club - Package it up: Installing software and libraries
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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October 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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👩‍🎓 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...
Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data — 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
October 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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💻 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-...
Code Anxiety Club — 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
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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✨ 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...
UK Data Service introductory training series: Autumn 2025 — UK Data Service
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...
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September 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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📊 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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Survey data drop-in - UK Data Service
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.…
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September 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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⏰ 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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Introduction to effective and practical research data management - UK Data Service
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…
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September 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM