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19 December 2012: The question bank has evolved!
11 December 2012: Help desk closing over Christmas and New Year
15 November 2012: New pioneering teaching resource
1 October 2012: A new way to search for data: Discovery is released in beta
26 September 2012: Staff vacancies: Enhancing and Enriching Historic Census Microdata
20 September 2012: Staff vacancy: User Interface Developer
4 September 2012: Cookies: Website changes to reflect revised UK guidance
21 August 2012: Workshop for qualitative methods teachers
9 August 2012: Archive opens its doors for intensive workshop
24 July 2012: Announcing the UK Data Service
24 July 2012: Report: ESDS generates value for money
23 July 2012: Archive experts contribute to special issue of methodology journal
10 July 2012: Teaching resource on psychosocial studies
6 July 2012: Are you citing your data?
6 July 2012: DOIs: the easy way to cite data
6 July 2012: Doctoral Training Centres integrate ESDS data courses
3 July 2012: Looking for social science data?
31 May 2012: Researchers: Find the perfect qualitative data
23 May 2012: Website changes to comply with EU cookie law
15 May 2012: Nesstar 4.0 to allow enhanced access to ESDS data
30 March 2012: Service at risk and unavailable 13 - 15 April 2012
20 March 2012: Pioneers of Qualitative Social Research expanded into a rich resource and interface
20 March 2012: ESDS continues to fuel vital research
20 March 2012: Social science for schools: educating with data
20 March 2012: Spring newsletters are here
24 February 2012: ESRC and the retail sector: opportunities to work with major companies
1 February 2012: Workshop: Secondary analysis of qualitative data
23 January 2012: Webinar: Introducing ESDS data
18 January 2012: ESRC announce full specification for the Secondary Data Analysis Initiative
10 January 2012: ESDS Data Catalogue now linked to case studies
5 January 2012: Mixed methods workshop explores opportunities for secondary analysis
13 December 2011: Do you use NVivo?
12 December 2011: Sharing ESDS data and expertise
8 December 2011: Help desk closing over Christmas and the New Year
29 November 2011: ESRC offers 10.8 million GBP for secondary data analysis projects
27 November 2011: Revision of the National Data Strategy
17 November 2011: IASSIST 2012: call for papers
28 September 2011: New training resource supports data planning and sharing
22 September 2011: Autumn newsletters are here
21 September 2011: ESDS impact evaluation to consult users and providers
20 September 2011: ESDS data are driving innovations in teaching
20 September 2011: DDI meets qualitative data
14 September 2011: Login unavailable Tuesday 27 September 2011
7 September 2011: The Last Refuge teaching resource highlighted at BSA conference
6 September 2011: Booking now open for INSPIRE for the social sciences workshop, 7 October 2011
1 September 2011: New report calls data centres a success story
15 August 2011: Public consultation on open data
11 August 2011: Online services unavailable on 27 August 2011
4 August 2011: Staff vacancy: Data and Services Developer, UK Data Archive
29 July 2011: New ESRC Quantitative Methods resources for undergraduate teaching webpages
22 July 2011: Online services unavailable on 9 and 27 August 2011
13 June 2011: Latest editions of newsletters
13 June 2011: ESRC research data policy changes: are you (and your data) prepared?
12 June 2011: If you are happy and you know it
8 June 2011: Loss of pioneering sociologist Ray Pahl
3 June 2011: Looking for data on housing and the local environment? - updated
2 June 2011: Newsletter survey results are in
19 May 2011: Book now for UK Data Archive webinar on data management and planning
19 May 2011: Two ESDS Pioneers of Qualitative Research honoured with lifetime achievement awards
18 May 2011: Invitation to tender: Economic impact evaluation of ESDS
18 May 2011: Re-using qualitative data for teaching
10 May 2011: How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data
6 May 2011: JISC: Call for projects in developing digital literacies
5 May 2011: Staff vacancy: Data and Services Developer
3 May 2011: New guide to managing and sharing data
15 April 2011: The UK Data Archive thesauri under review
5 April 2011: Pioneers of Qualitative Social Research: An Evaluation
21 March 2011: Readership survey on UK Data Archive News and ESDS News
20 March 2011: Latest edition of newsletters
18 March 2011: Managing research data: a growing priority, a fast-moving discipline
13 February 2011: Timescapes Digital Resources Officer
11 February 2011: ESDS Annual Report 2009-2010
10 February 2011: Staff vacancy: Part-time IT Support Assistant, UK Data Archive
4 February 2011: Launch of ONS vodcasts
19 January 2011: Research methods training bursaries
18 January 2011: Sociology students put ESDS data at the heart of their studies
14 January 2011: Researchers invited to share views on future EU research needs
15 December 2010: Director takes a council seat at US archive
15 December 2010: Ensuring secure data: the ISO 270001 standard in practice
15 December 2010: New teaching tools: bringing real-world data into the classroom
14 December 2010: Staff vacancies at the UK Data Archive
10 December 2010: Help desk closing over Christmas and the New Year
7 December 2010: Happiness: More questions than answers?
23 November 2010: Staff vacancy: Part-time Administrative Assistant, UK Data Archive
11 November 2010: Who owns your research data?: legal and ethical issues in using and sharing data
2 November 2010: NCRM consultation on research methods training
26 October 2010: Removal of automatic redirects on 1 November 2010
26 October 2010: Staff vacancies at the UK Data Archive
5 October 2010: Latest issue of newsletters
1 October 2010: Call for papers: IASSIST 2011
20 September 2010: Booking open for Re-using Data on Young Lives and Imagined Futures: A Timescapes and ESDS Qualidata Joint Seminar
16 September 2010: Booking open for workshop on managing and sharing social science research data, Leeds
16 September 2010: methods@manchester is launched
10 September 2010: Digital Preservation Coalition sponsors Archive workshop
1 September 2010: Focus on two qualitative studies
27 August 2010: Statistics User Forum annual conference 2010
25 August 2010: Booking open for workshop on managing and sharing social science research data, Cardiff
23 August 2010: New member of staff for ESDS Qualidata
20 August 2010: Launch of Irish Qualitative Data Archive
20 August 2010: The Canon: Education and the Working Class
19 August 2010: Staff vacancy: Relu Data and Support Services Officer, UK Data Archive
12 August 2010: How to set up and run a data service: the challenges of social science data
6 August 2010: Report on current data management practices
1 August 2010: The new Archive Director takes over
22 July 2010: Natcen Learning schedule of courses for winter and spring 2010-2011
16 July 2010: User survey of ESDS
15 July 2010: Researching Personal Lives: a conference to celebrate the work of Dennis Marsden
15 July 2010: The UK Data Archive showcases its new brand identity
9 July 2010: Mid-Term Review of ESDS
15 June 2010: Interview with Lorena Zambrano of the UK Data Archive in What's New
4 June 2010: New online teaching resource on qualitative methods
10 May 2010: Living and Working on Sheppey: Past, Present and Future project visit
10 May 2010: Staff vacancy: Qualitative Data Support Services Officer
6 May 2010: Open House at the UK Data Archive
5 May 2010: Staff vacancy: Communications Manager, UK Data Archive
4 May 2010: Managing and sharing social science research data
20 April 2010: Staff vacancies in the Secure Data Service at the UK Data Archive
7 April 2010: Pioneers of Qualitative Research conference
15 February 2010: Staff vacancy: Data and Support Services Officer, UK Data Archive
12 February 2010: UK Data Archive Director
1 February 2010: ESDS Qualidata study on Comparing Love and Domestic Violence in Heterosexual and Same Sex Relationships
22 January 2010: Questionnaire survey of UKDA and ESDS users
19 January 2010: Strengthening Data Security: an Holistic Approach
23 December 2009: Staff vacancy: Part-time Research Data Management Senior Officer, UK Data Archive
15 December 2009: Strategic Advisor for Data Resources
14 December 2009: Greetings for Christmas and the New Year
12 December 2009: SDS to move from pilot to full service
9 December 2009: Online services will run unattended from 24 December 2009 to 4 January 2010
4 December 2009: Timescapes archive launched
2 December 2009: Pioneers of Qualitative Research
20 November 2009: Data management grants
10 November 2009: Staff vacancy: Research Data Management Senior Officer
20 October 2009: Re-using the ESDS Qualidata Pioneers of Qualitative Research Collection
20 October 2009: Opening up research for better returns on taxpayers investment
1 October 2009: Crime theme for ESDS
1 October 2009: Television news cultures before and after the Iraq War
28 September 2009: Staff vacancy: Resource Discovery Officer, UK Data Archive
25 September 2009: IASSIST 2010 call for papers
22 September 2009: Staff vacancy: Head of Information Development and Programming, UK Data Archive
17 September 2009: New National Statistician
5 September 2009: Managing and sharing research data: focus on consent, confidentiality and disclosure
6 August 2009: Data Management for ESRC Research Centres and Programmes
3 August 2009: Where is Athens?
22 July 2009: National Address Register
29 June 2009: UKDA service unavailable for users of Athens authentication between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on 6 July 2009
18 June 2009: European qualitative longitudinal research workshop
11 June 2009: New edition of the Edwardians
10 June 2009: Professor Peter Townsend (1928-2009)
9 June 2009: The Michael Young Prize
22 May 2009: New documents on data and documentation processing - updated
21 May 2009: Are researchers of today equipped for the digital future?
12 May 2009: Comparative Cross-National Research Methods
22 April 2009: Funding for workshops on digitisation and e-content
20 April 2009: There's a light at the end of a five-year tunnel
16 April 2009: A single login for users from 1 August 2009
24 March 2009: New guidance on managing and sharing data
23 March 2009: ESDS drive to recruit more librarian facilitators
12 March 2009: IASSIST 2009 conference registration open
11 March 2009 : Datasets Programme Manager at the British LIbrary
12 February 2009: Vacancies at the UK Data Archive
20 January 2009: Staff vacancies at the UK Data Archive
14 January 2009: Data and Support Service Officer, UK Data Archive
23 December 2008: New Data Management and Sharing Guidance
17 December 2008: The significance of data management for social survey research
8 December 2008: Studying Lifestyles: Resources Past, Present and Future
8 December 2008: Online services will run unattended from 24 December 2008 to 4 January 2009
1 December 2008: Sharing Research Data: Pioneers, Policies and Protocols
30 November 2008: Growing older
28 November 2008 : The Bremen Workshop: Call for Participation
19 November 2008: ESDS - what is in it for librarians?
13 November 2008: Call for papers: IASSIST/IFDO 2009: Mobile Data and the Life Cycle
12 November 2008: UKDA to provide Secure Data Service
14 October 2008: Advancing Resource Discovery
8 October 2008: ESDS Qualidata workshop: a demonstration of data resources for teaching qualitative interviewing
8 October 2008: A century of iconic news footage now available free
17 September 2008: Vacancy: Senior SARs and Government Microdata Development Officer
26 August 2008: Online services unavailable on 06 September 2008
18 August 2008: Online services unavailable on 23 August
28 July 2008: Research Resources Board Membership
24 July 2008: What's in store for ESRC researchers?
24 July 2008: Exploring gay 'marriage'
24 July 2008: £28.5 million investment for groundbreaking new research facility
2 July 2008: Information handling training for researchers
24 June 2008: ESRC Placement Fellowship in Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
16 June 2008: Report on workshop on exploring diverse interview types
15 June 2008: New statistics service from UKDA
15 June 2008: Olympic Games Impact
15 June 2008: Report on joining the ESRC Festival of Social Science
10 June 2008: Publication and Quality Assurance of Research Data Outputs
4 June 2008: Official Release of the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) 3.0
22 May 2008: Staff vacancy: Senior SARs and Government Microdata Development Officer, CCSR
21 May 2008: Staff vacancies: Systems and Applications Developers
15 May 2008: Keeping research data safe
9 May 2008: Staff vacancy: Resource Services Business Manager, UKDA
23 April 2008: Workshops on managing and sharing research data
11 April 2008: ESDS user assistance with PLANETS project
2 April 2008: New preservation policy
14 March 2008: Text mining of interest for ESDS data resources
28 February 2008: ESDS Qualidata workshop: data resources for teaching qualitative methods
21 February 2008: Staff vacancy: ESDS Social History Data Manager
13 February 2008: Vacancy: Research Associate at National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS)
13 February 2008: Staff vacancy: Data and Support Services Officer, UKDA
16 January 2008 : Job announcement-Timescapes Repository Officer
9 January 2008 : Call for papers for GSS Methodology Conference 2008
3 January 2008: Managing and sharing research data
13 December 2007: NCeSS announces new nodes
12 December 2007: Season's Greetings
11 December 2007: Director of the UK Data Archive to join the British Library Advisory Council
30 November 2007: StORe extended
30 November 2007: Sounds good
30 November 2007: New newsletter and brochure from DDI Alliance
22 November 2007: UKDA releases draft qualitative data exchange schema
22 November 2007: Mothers Alone added to ESDS Qualidata Online
21 November 2007: Staff vacancy: Resource and Management Services Director, UK Data Archive
21 November 2007: Uncovering hidden resources: extending the coverage of online catalogues
21 November 2007: Usage of ESDS Longitudinal data
11 October 2007: IASSIST 2008 - call for papers
11 October 2007: Commissioned outputs service
17 September 2007: ESDS Qualidata study on education and the working class
12 September 2007: DExT commission the Open Data Foundation
22 August 2007: Cooking numbers and eating words: using data to investigate food, lifestyle and health - report
8 August 2007: Urgent maintenance at the University of Essex
20 June 2007: e-Society programme
20 June 2007: ESDS Qualidata teaching resource: exploring diverse interview types
20 June 2007: Enhanced access to ESDS online guides
20 June 2007: Methods@Plymouth 2007 - report
30 May 2007: First International Digital Preservation Challenge
29 May 2007: Timescapes
14 May 2007: Re-using archived qualitative data - where, how, why?
9 May 2007: New guide to documentation processing techniques
5 April 2007: ESRC/TNA Social Science Scoping Study - participants wanted
27 March 2007 : Call for submissions for Third International Conference on e-Social Science
20 March 2007: New CESSDA web site
12 March 2007: New guide to data processing techniques
12 March 2007: Renewed funding for ESDS
27 February 2007: Families, youth, community and justice: new survey datasets for social research
13 February 2007: ESDS Annual Report
13 February 2007: New ESDS Qualidata study on education and the working class
12 January 2007: Cooking numbers and eating words: using data to investigate food, lifestyle and health
8 January 2007: Making qualitative data more re-usable: issues of context and representation
20 December 2006: New thematic guide on oral history studies
28 November 2006: New thematic guide on youth culture
27 November 2006: Highlighted collections from the past year
15 November 2006: Call for papers for IASSIST 2007
17 October 2006: Announcing two new senior appointments
18 July 2006: Intute: Social Sciences launched
11 July 2006: New ESDS web site
7 June 2006: Metadata harvesting
7 June 2006: Capturing context for qualitative data
7 June 2006: Coming soon: new design for ESDS web site
8 May 2006: Job vacancy: Associate Director, Head of Digital Preservation
24 March 2006: Report on workshop at Mass-Observation in Brighton
23 March 2006: New series of thematic guides
23 March 2006: ESDS and Question Bank: working together
23 March 2006: Urgent maintenance at the University of Essex
16 March 2006: ESDS now on the Access Grid
16 March 2006: Focus on 100 Families
13 February 2006: ESDS joins Social Science Week
15 December 2005: New version of DDI
15 December 2005: CESSDA experts meet in Madrid
14 December 2005: UKDA to host Census Portal
14 December 2005: QUADS workshop report
8 December 2005: Call for submissions for second International Conference on e-Social Science
28 November 2005: Review of ESDS a success
2 November 2005: Tools and utilities
18 October 2005: Social capital: introductory user guide
23 September 2005: UKDA/TNA publication
22 August 2005: ESDS and UKDA web sites unavailable 20-21 August 2005
18 August 2005 : E-resources for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences - A British Academy Policy Review
15 July 2005: New Thematic Guides
8 June 2005: New UKDA web site
7 June 2005: Review of the Economic and Social Data Service
25 May 2005: New UKDA web site coming soon
18 April 2005 : IASSIST/IFDO 2005
11 April 2005 : Understanding Population Trends and Processes - A Secondary Data Analysis Initiative
11 April 2005: ESRC Social Science Week 2005
5 April 2005: ESDS Qualidata wins ESRC awards
7 March 2005: Changing Lives and Times Qualitative Longitudinal Study
4 February 2005: 17th FQS Issue - Secondary Analysis of Qualitative Data - available online
3 February 2005: UKDA Bulletins online
15 December 2004: ESDS Workshops in 2005
13 December 2004: ESDS Annual Report 2003-2004
22 November 2004 : IASSIST/IFDO 2005 - call for papers
15 November 2004: Release of qualitative studies
12 November 2004 : First International Conference on e-Social Science - call for papers
9 September 2004: ESDS and UKDA web sites unavailable between 8am - 11am BST Tuesday 21 September 2004 due to essential maintenance
12 August 2004: New ESDS Qualidata dataset - Mothers and Daughters : Accounts of Health in the Grandmother Generation, 1945-1978
22 July 2004: Reports from ESRC Second Social Science Week
15 July 2004: Forum: Qualitative Social Research : Call for papers
14 June 2004: New registration service now live
20 May 2004: Announcing the new ESDS one-stop registration service
20 March 2004: ESDS Qualidata Online Whither Community Studies? Conference Report
15 January 2004: ESDS Qualidata Online Conference Report
1 October 2003: Paul Mason, 1956 - 2003
1 July 2003: ESDS launch - report
1 May 2003: Professor Colin Bell, 1942 - 2003
1 April 2003: Archives Hub
1 February 2003: Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR)

ESDS is now part of the
UK Data Service.

These ESDS web pages will remain during the transition, but may not be up to date.

Here are some links to get started with the new service:

Pioneers of Qualitative Research

British social research experienced an unprecedented flourishing from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This site takes a look behind the scenes through interviews with researchers who pioneered various qualitative methods.

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