News

Feedback needed for consultation on the future of the Health Survey for England and other population health surveys – closes 25th July 2025. This year’s Health Studies User Conference brought together 168 researchers and professionals  with an interest in health-related data. The event explored the future of population health surveys and highlighted how these data […]

The UK Data Archive has been recertified as a trustworthy digital repository under the CoreTrustSeal, a certification that promotes sustainable and trustworthy data infrastructures. The Archive, based at the University of Essex, is the trustworthy digital repository (TDR) provider to the UK Data Service. This achievement of being recertified under the CoreTrustSeal sits alongside our […]

The IASSIST (International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology)  annual conference is always a highlight of our year. This year’s conference on 3-6 June in Bristol was a special one as IASSIST was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Speakers from the UK Data Service showcased our expertise and delivered sessions across the four days. […]

On 9 July, we were pleased to organise the Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2025 in collaboration with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The event was held on a hybrid basis at Friends House in London and included a broad range of research presentations and data updates. The impact of […]

The results of the latest GP Patient Survey are now available via the GP Patient Survey website. The GP Patient Survey is a large-scale push-to-web survey run by Ipsos on behalf of NHS England. This year the survey received responses from around 700,000 adults in England. The latest data are from the 2025 publication. Fieldwork was conducted from 30 December 2024 […]

From Monday 14 July 2025, we will no longer be updating the UK Data Service account on X. The account will remain visible after this date, but no new content will be published. You will still be able to follow the UK Data Service via our LinkedIn and Bluesky accounts. You can also subscribe to […]

On 12-13 June, we welcomed experts and researchers to the UK Census User Conference 2025 in Manchester. The event, which was also available to attend online, featured a wide range of research presentations, as well as updates from the UK Data Service Census Team and the Census Agencies. Challenges and opportunities Highlights from the first […]

On 19 June 2025, we were delighted to host this year’s Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at University College London. The event brought together a wealth of data experts and researchers from across the UK to talk about the latest developments in Labour Force and […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9406 Community Life Survey, 2023-2024: Secure Access SN 9407 Community Life Survey, 2023-2024 SN 9408 Annual Population Survey, April 2024 – March 2025 SN 9398 Ministry of Justice Synthetic Data First Probation Iteration 2, England and Wales, 2014-2023 SN 9394 […]

The UK Data Service is pleased to announce the release of the latest data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS), alongside a new online learning module designed to support data users. The Family Resources Survey is one of the primary sources of information on income and living standards in the UK. Covering topics from poverty […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9404 Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 2025 SN 857781 Designing for Healthy Cognitive Ageing Project: Home Mapping and Interview Data, 2021-2023 SN 857782 Designing for Healthy Cognitive Ageing Project: Serious Game Data, 2021-2023 SN 857783 Designing for Healthy Cognitive Ageing Project: […]

An update of our latest data releases. The following new datasets have been released: SN 9384 Science Education Tracker, 2023 SN 9392 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 51, Sweep 11 Geographical Identifiers, 2021 Census Boundaries, 2021-2024: Secure Access SN 9391 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 51, Sweep 11 Geographical Identifiers, 2011 Census Boundaries, 2021-2024: Secure […]