UK Data Service

Extensive good practice advice from the UK’s largest social science and humanities data archive.

The UK Data Service is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). In addition to academic research data, the UK Data Service collection includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, and UK census data.

The UK Data Service website offers advice regarding:

• Legal and ethical issues – including consent
• Rights relating to research data
• Documenting your data
• Formatting your data
• Storing your data
• Planning for sharing – including a useful costing tool
• Data citation

The UK Data Service also runs a self-deposit service called ReShare.