Session: Wednesday 9th July PM (16.00 - 17.30)

Title: What is the UK Data Service?

Convenor:

Professor David Martin (University of Southampton)

Abstract Details

In October 2012, ESRC combined its previous Economic and Social Data Service, Census Programme and Secure Data Service into a new UK Data Service - thereby providing an integrated service offering the research community a single point of access to an enormous range of secondary data. This session will provide an overview of the UK Data Service and to use it, highlighting three major areas of the data collection: UK Survey Data, International data and 2011 UK Census data. Expert staff from different areas of the service will be available to answer attendees' questions.

Presentation downloads

Presenter: Sarah King-Hele

UK survey data available via the UK Data Service

Presenter: David Martin

What is the UK Data Service: a beginner's guide

Presenter: Celia Russell

International macrodata available through the UK Data Service

The level of the session is: Accessible

Presentation details

Presentation 1

Start time: 16:00

Presentation title:What is the UK Data Service: a beginners guide

Author: Professor David Martin (UK Data Service, Geography and Environment, University of Southampton)

Presentation 2

Start time: 16:15

Presentation title:UK survey data available via the UK Data Service

Author: Dr Sarah King-Hele (UK Data Service, CCSR, University of Manchester)

Presentation 3

Start time: 16:40

Presentation title:International data available through the UK Data Service

Author: Dr Celia Russell (UK Data Service, MIMAS, University of Manchester)

Presentation 4

Start time: 17:05

Presentation title:UK Data Service Census Support and the 2011 flow and micro data

Author: Professor John Stillwell (UK Data Service Census Support, School of Geography, University of Leeds)