CESSDA launches online data management guide with expert advice on all stages of the research data life cycle.

CESSDA are very proud to announce the launch of their online expert tour guide. Over the past year, eleven CESSDA archives (ADP, AUSSDA, CSDA, DANS, FORS, FSD, GESIS, NSD, SND, So.Da.Net and UK Data Service) have combined forces to create a detailed and thorough guide on data management across the research data life cycle.

Early Childhood Care and Education data collection now available

Early Childhood Care and Education data collection from Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative is now available.

Changes to CSO Labour Market Statistics

Information Note on Changes to CSO Labour Market Statistics

Household Budget Survey (HBS), 2015-2016 now available

Household Budget Survey (HBS), 2015-2016 now available

Children's Research Network Call for submissions

Children's Research Network are pleased to make a two calls for submission for upcoming issues of the Children’s Research Digest on the theme of “Archiving Evaluation Data” and “Children and Young People at Play”

Update to TILDA Wave 1

TILDA Wave 1 has been updated by the Data Provider to version 1.7

CESSDA Data Discovery Workshops

The CESSDA Data Discovery Group have organised three data discovery workshops taking place this Autumn. They are all aimed at researchers but cover a range of topics and are happening in Manchester, Cologne and Mannheim.

New Report: Demonstrating the Value & Impact of ISSDA

This report outlines the results of the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) Impact Survey carried out in May, 2017. Using the results of this user survey we demonstrate the impact of ISSDA on researchers and the research landscape in Ireland and further afield.

Updates to CSO datasets

ISSDA has received updates to several CSO datasets including QNHS, HBS and EU-SILC

TILDA Wave 3 Released

We are delighted to announce that TILDA Wave 3 has been release and is now available for research or teaching purposes.

Preparing For Life data launched

ISSDA is delighted to announce that the Preparing for Life data is now available via our usual data application process.

Prevention and Early Intervention Research Grant Call

The Children’s Research Network invites applications for the Prevention and Early Intervention Research Grants scheme.

DATA WORKSHOP: Finding & Reusing Research Data

The Children’s Research Network for Ireland and Northern Ireland (CRNINI) and the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) are co-hosting a workshop on accessing and reusing data from ISSDA.

ISSDA Impact Survey: Helping to promote your research

ISSDA is investigating the impact that access to secondary data available through ISSDA has had on your research and the research landscape.

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology

The GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology takes place from from August 3-25 2017 in Cologne.

Upcoming Webinars: Data in Europe

CESSDA is hosting three free webinars introducing data across Europe, as well as focusing data across Europe for researching political behaviour including election studies, comparative surveys and longitudinal data and data across Europe for researching ageing.

Student Activity and Sports Study Ireland (SASSI) now available

ISSDA are delighted to announce that Student Activity and Sports Study Ireland (SASSI) data from 2014-2015 are now available in SPSS format.

DPC blog post on Quantitative File Formats for Preservation

Our Data Manager has written about quantitative file formats for Social Science research data and long term digital preservation.

New data from Northside Partnership & UCD Geary Institute now available

The Children’s Profile at School Entry (CPSE) data collection from Northside Partnership & UCD Geary Institute is now available for research purposes.

New Data Skills Modules from the UK Data Service

New Data Skills Modules from the UK Data Service

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