We’re kicking off a series of posts to mark 10 years of the UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows scheme and looking forward to applications for the 2027-2029 cohort.
Lindsey To leads research exploring how researchers discover, evaluate and use secondary data, to design services that better support data-driven research.
Alex Freeman and Tim Fellows introduce a new integration between Octopus.ac and the UK Data Service, making datasets more easily discoverable and reusable by researchers.
Dr Emma Bridger explores how network analysis and Understanding Society data can help unpick the links between psychological symptoms and socioeconomic disadvantage.
Dr Lucas Paulo da Silva uses British Election Study data to explore how politically cross-pressured voters – those who don’t fit nearly left or right – choose their news.
A comprehensive study of inequality was launched recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. In this second post, we explore how this review is already creating impact.
A comprehensive study of inequality was launched recently by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. We explore how twenty eight UK Data Service datasets helped underpin this work.
Rodney Appleyard reflects on CESSDA’s 2026 conference in Bergen, and what it was like to collaborate with the their team.
Emma Wade introduces the 2026 ONS Research Excellence Awards, celebrating the people using secure data.