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NEWS & EVENTS

NEWS ARCHIVE

  1. 2018
    1. 2018: December
    2. 2018: November
    3. 2018: October (1)
    4. 2018: September (1)
    5. 2018: August (4)
    6. 2018: July (1)
    7. 2018: June (2)
    8. 2018: May (1)
    9. 2018: April
    10. 2018: March (1)
    11. 2018: February (3)
    12. 2018: January (1)
  2. 2017
    1. 2017: December
    2. 2017: November (3)
    3. 2017: October (3)
    4. 2017: September (3)
    5. 2017: August (5)
    6. 2017: July (3)
    7. 2017: June (3)
    8. 2017: May (7)
    9. 2017: April (1)
    10. 2017: March (2)
    11. 2017: February
    12. 2017: January (2)
  3. 2016
    1. 2016: December (2)
    2. 2016: November (8)
    3. 2016: October (3)
    4. 2016: September (3)
    5. 2016: August (3)
    6. 2016: July (11)
    7. 2016: June (7)
    8. 2016: May (8)
    9. 2016: April (3)
    10. 2016: March (1)
    11. 2016: February
    12. 2016: January
  4. 2015
    1. 2015: December (8)
    2. 2015: November (8)
    3. 2015: October (7)
    4. 2015: September (8)
    5. 2015: August (6)
    6. 2015: July (10)
    7. 2015: June (13)
    8. 2015: May (4)
    9. 2015: April (4)
    10. 2015: March (10)
    11. 2015: February (7)
    12. 2015: January (7)
  5. 2014
    1. 2014: December (10)
    2. 2014: November (11)
    3. 2014: October (6)
    4. 2014: September (7)
    5. 2014: August (10)
    6. 2014: July (8)
    7. 2014: June (6)
    8. 2014: May (15)
    9. 2014: April (11)
    10. 2014: March (12)
    11. 2014: February (8)
    12. 2014: January (12)
  6. 2013
    1. 2013: December (9)
    2. 2013: November (8)
    3. 2013: October (19)
    4. 2013: September (12)
    5. 2013: August (5)
    6. 2013: July (8)
    7. 2013: June (6)
    8. 2013: May (8)
    9. 2013: April (4)
    10. 2013: March (10)
    11. 2013: February (1)
    12. 2013: January (4)
  7. 2012
    1. 2012: December (3)
    2. 2012: November (4)
    3. 2012: October (8)
    4. 2012: September (7)
    5. 2012: August (2)
    6. 2012: July (18)
    7. 2012: June (2)
    8. 2012: May (2)
    9. 2012: April (2)
    10. 2012: March (19)
    11. 2012: February (9)
    12. 2012: January (14)
  8. 2011
    1. 2011: December (17)
    2. 2011: November (9)
    3. 2011: October (11)
    4. 2011: September (18)
    5. 2011: August (8)
    6. 2011: July (3)
    7. 2011: June (14)
    8. 2011: May (11)
    9. 2011: April (4)
    10. 2011: March (9)
    11. 2011: February (22)
    12. 2011: January (6)
  9. 2010
    1. 2010: December (17)
    2. 2010: November (9)
    3. 2010: October (13)
    4. 2010: September (7)
    5. 2010: August (11)
    6. 2010: July (9)
    7. 2010: June (10)
    8. 2010: May (9)
    9. 2010: April (8)
    10. 2010: March (13)
    11. 2010: February (6)
    12. 2010: January (7)
  10. 2009
    1. 2009: December (18)
    2. 2009: November (4)
    3. 2009: October (9)
    4. 2009: September (11)
    5. 2009: August (7)
    6. 2009: July (7)
    7. 2009: June (20)
    8. 2009: May (7)
    9. 2009: April (6)
    10. 2009: March (5)
    11. 2009: February (6)
    12. 2009: January (5)
  11. 2008
    1. 2008: December (8)
    2. 2008: November (10)
    3. 2008: October (8)
    4. 2008: September (5)
    5. 2008: August (3)
    6. 2008: July (12)
    7. 2008: June (10)
    8. 2008: May (5)
    9. 2008: April (7)
    10. 2008: March (9)
    11. 2008: February (6)
    12. 2008: January (9)
  12. 2007
    1. 2007: December (6)
    2. 2007: November (16)
    3. 2007: October (7)
    4. 2007: September (19)
    5. 2007: August (6)
    6. 2007: July (2)
    7. 2007: June (10)
    8. 2007: May (10)
    9. 2007: April (2)
    10. 2007: March (7)
    11. 2007: February (5)
    12. 2007: January (3)
  13. 2006
    1. 2006: December (6)
    2. 2006: November (7)
    3. 2006: October (5)
    4. 2006: September (9)
    5. 2006: August (2)
    6. 2006: July (3)
    7. 2006: June (6)
    8. 2006: May (3)
    9. 2006: April (1)
    10. 2006: March (9)
    11. 2006: February (1)
    12. 2006: January (1)
  14. 2005
    1. 2005: December (8)
    2. 2005: November (6)
    3. 2005: October (3)
    4. 2005: September (1)
    5. 2005: August (3)
    6. 2005: July (3)
    7. 2005: June (5)
    8. 2005: May (2)
    9. 2005: April (7)
    10. 2005: March (8)
    11. 2005: February (4)
    12. 2005: January (1)
  15. 2004
    1. 2004: December (4)
    2. 2004: November (5)
    3. 2004: October
    4. 2004: September (3)
    5. 2004: August
    6. 2004: July (2)
    7. 2004: June (2)
    8. 2004: May (1)
    9. 2004: April
    10. 2004: March
    11. 2004: February
    12. 2004: January
  16. 2003
    1. 2003: December
    2. 2003: November
    3. 2003: October
    4. 2003: September
    5. 2003: August
    6. 2003: July (1)
    7. 2003: June
    8. 2003: May
    9. 2003: April
    10. 2003: March
    11. 2003: February
    12. 2003: January

September 2009

Developing shared resources 28 September 2009

At the end of July, Richard Deswarte, Head of the ...

Resource Discovery Officer 28 September 2009

Working in the UK Data Archive the person ...

CESSDA collaboration 28 September 2009

During mid-August, the UKDA hosted a collaboration ...

The end of an era 28 September 2009

The UK Data Archive is saddened to announce the ...

Research Data Management team 28 September 2009

The UK Data Archive has been working with social ...

IASSIST 2010 call for papers 25 September 2009

...

Keeping research data safe 23 September 2009

The UK Data Archive is playing a significant role ...

Head of Information Development 22 September 2009

As part of the UK Data Archive's Senior Management ...

New National Statistician 17 September 2009

ESDS send their heartfelt congratulations to Jil ...

Myron Gutmann to head NSF 17 September 2009

...

Managing and sharing workshop 5 September 2009

On 2 December 2009, as part of the 5th ...

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

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