UK Data Archive
Also known as Social Science Research Council Data Bank · SSRC Data Bank · The UK's largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences and humanities · UKDA
The UK Data Archive, based at the University of Essex, is curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the United Kingdom. With several thousand datasets relating to society, both historical and contemporary, our Archive is a vital resource for researchers, teachers and learners. We are an internationally acknowledged centre of expertise in the areas of acquiring, curating and providing access to data. We are the lead partner in the UK Data Service (https://service.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010230) through which data users can browse collections online and register to analyse and download them. Open Data collections are available for anyone…
Getting access
Closed Closed
- How to apply
- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
Not known Embargoed
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- Embargo
- Source states an embargo applies; length not stated by re3data.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
Open access Open
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- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
Application required Restricted (fee required)
- How to apply
- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
- Cost
- A fee applies — amount not stated by the source
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
Registration required Restricted (registration)
- How to apply
- Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.
About this database
| Website | https://www.data-archive.ac.uk/ |
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| Subjects | Humanities and Social Sciences · Engineering Sciences · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Computer Science, Electrical and System Engineering · Social Sciences · Economics · Computer Science · Empirical Social Research · Economic and Social Policy · Statistics and Econometrics · Operating, Communication and Information Systems |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11 |