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CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY

As the University of Essex celebrates 50 years, take a look back at the history of the Archive
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THE DATA LIFECYCLE

We manage the research data lifecycle using innovation and technology to ensure an ongoing process of data creation, curation and use
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FIND DATA

We provide access to over 5,000 digital data collections for research and teaching covering an extensive range of key economic and social data resources
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WHO ARE WE?

We are internationally acknowledged experts in the areas of acquiring, curating and providing access to data. We are a designated Place of Deposit for The National Archives
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DEPOSITING YOUR DATA

Depositing your data with the Archive ensures that they will be professionally curated and accessible
DEPOSIT DATA

FINDING DATA TO USE

We can help you find data for research and teaching with our catalogue of over 5,000 data collections
OUR CATALOGUE

HOW WE CURATE DATA

We follow best practices in preparing and curating our data to ensure usability
DATA CURATION

OUR SERVICES

RELU-DSS
supporting rural research data management
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UK Data Service
data promoting evidence-based research
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CITING DATA

Proper citation should be a significant feature of research publications.
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PREPARING YOUR DATA

Prepare your data from the start of research so that they can be shared and reused in the future
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HELPFUL INFORMATION

A QUICK GUIDE TO THE ARCHIVE

1 of 10: We provide continuous access to the UK’s largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences

2 of 10: We hold thousands of data collections for social science research and teaching, quantitative and qualitative

3 of 10: Each of our data collections has a unique persistent identifier (DOI) that makes it easier to find and cite

4 of 10: We hold the only copy of many of the UK's large national surveys charting social research back decades

5 of 10: We are an established national archive at the forefront of managing, preserving, sharing and delivering data

6 of 10: We are certified to ISO 27001, the information security standard, and helped develop the Data Seal of Approval

7 of 10: We are a collaborative organisation supporting emerging and existing creators and users of data

8 of 10: We provide best practice guidance and training in managing and sharing research data

9 of 10: You won’t be able to find your family records on our site. You should visit a genealogical site instead

10 of 10: We don’t provide ready-made statistics, but using Nesstar you can view frequencies from popular surveys

WHO GIVES US DATA?
Find out what kind of data are available to you

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