Freya Lawrence, an Assistant Statistician at the DWP, talked about how findings from the Family Resources Survey, which consists of responses from 30,000 adults, continues to focus on concepts that are core to the DWP policy arena, include data around people's income, demographics and disabilities.

During the first session at the UK Data Services' Family Finance Survey User Conference 2026, Joanna Littlechild, from the DWP, talked about how integrating administrative benefits and tax credits data into the Family Resources Survey has helped to improve accuracy around counting benefit receipts.

@mcmanussally.bsky.social is delivering an inspiring keynote at #UKDSHealth26 on the value of surveys in understanding the mental health of the general population. You can view slides from the presentation at our events page: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/healt...

The lightning talks session at #UKDSHealth26 is just beginning. You can access presentation slides at our event page: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/healt... And if you'd like to watch the conference, it's still possible to join via the following link: essex-university.zoom.us/j/9862368680...

The Department of Health and Social Care recently commissioned the ONS to review the Health Survey for England. Tim Vizard and Paul Niblett are giving a comprehensive overview of the implications of the review at #UKDSHealth26. You can read the full report here: www.ons.gov.uk/releases/ons...

Rebecca Light from @natcen.bsky.social is discussing the latest round of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-4) at #UKDSHealth26. You can find data from previous rounds via our data catalogue: datacatalogue.ukdataservice.ac.uk/series/serie...

Katie Ridout from @natcen.bsky.social is giving a fascinating overview at #UKDSHealth26 of the latest developments in key cross-sectional health surveys. If you'd like to join us, the conference is fully online and accessible via the following link: essex-university.zoom.us/j/9862368680...

Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2026 📆9 July 📍London + Online 👉Meet data producers & researchers 👉DWP & ONS updates 👉Hear about poverty, wealth & financial behaviour research 👉And much more! Full programme: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/famil... #UKDSFamilyFinance2026

⏰ One week to go until our Survey data drop-in session! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 1 July 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

⏰ One week to go, but there’s still time to submit your dissertation for the UK Data Service Dissertation award! 📅 Closing date 1 July 2026. Enter here: ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub... #UKDSDissertations

⏰ Only two weeks to go until the deadline for the UK Data Service dissertation award! Up to three winners will receive a prize of £300. Submit your entry here: ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub... #UKDSDissertations

💻 One week to go until our next Code Anxiety Club session! Code anxiety club is a series of free sessions where we work through common beginner coding topics. To join the session, simply follow the link below: 📅 16 June 2026 ⏰ 13:30-14:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/code-...

⏰ One week to go until our Introduction to time diary data workshop (Part two)! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 11 June 2026 ⏰ 13:00-16:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

If you're joining the @iassistdata.bsky.social conference today, UK Data Service staff will be presenting at 5pm (UK time) on building a data management learning hub for diverse data types. You can find out more about their presentation at the following link: www.openconf.org/iassist2026/...

⏰ One week to go until our Introduction to time diary data workshop! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 4 June 2026 ⏰ 13:00-16:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

⏰ One week to go until our Survey data drop-in session! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 3 June 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

📣 We're delighted to announce that the programme for this year’s Family Finance Surveys User Conference is now available and that we're now open for bookings! Access the programme and book your place at our website: ukdataservice.ac.uk/2026/05/08/f...

⏰ One week to go until our Introduction to effective and practical research data management workshop! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 15 May 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

⏰ One week to go until our Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data workshop! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 7 May 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/intro...

⏰ One week to go until our Survey data drop in session! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 6 May 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...

⏰ One week to go until our How to become a computational social scientist workshop. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 April 15 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/how-t...

⏰ One week to go until our Computational social science drop in session. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 April 14 2026 ⏰ 13:00-14:00 📍 Online 🧷https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/computational-social-science-drop-in-2026-04-14/

⏰ One week to go until our Linked digital trace and survey data for secondary research: Potential and constraints webinar! To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

⏰ One week to go until our Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data workshop! Follow the link below for more information and to book your place: 📅 24 March 2026 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/disse...

Mark Bell, the survey manager for the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, informed attendees at #UKDSCrime26 about the latest findings, including a long-term fall in the victimisation rate of people in Scotland, from 20% (2008) to 10% in 2021/2022, with an increase to 12% in 2023/2024.

Catherine Grant, a Lead Analyst for the Crime Survey for England and Wales at the Office for National Statistics, talked at the Crime Surveys User Conference 2026 about the future plans for the survey. She is exploring the potential to incorporate online data collection into the survey.

@sarahkinghele.bsky.social, Chair of the UK Data Service's Crime Surveys User Conference 2026, has introduced the first speaker - Greg Rose, a Senior Research Officer for the Office for National Statistics. He has provided an update on the latest findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

✨ Join us on 26 March for the second in a series of webinars dedicated to data linkage and integration. For more information and to book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...

⏰ One week to go until our Mapping crime data in R workshop series! These free online workshops will show you how to produce professional-quality crime maps that reveal meaningful trends. 📅 9 & 10 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:30 / 11:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/mappi...

✨ Join us on 26 March for the second in a series of webinars dedicated to data linkage and integration. This free event is co-organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with the DIGISURVOR project. 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 11:00-12:15 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/using...