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Metadata are not as complicated as metaphysics: Metadata are only data about data
The function of metadata in the context of archives and libraries is the structured description of the administered resources. The standardized structure enables searching, finding, and selecting r...

Crossing the line: Finishing my PhD (part 2)
William Shankley, UK Data Service Data Impact Fellow recently completed his Sociology PhD at The University of Manchester. Across three blogs, he reviews how his PhD (which, in part, used 2011 Cens...

In the News (6th April 2018)
A round-up of some recent appearances in the news and across the web of data held in the UK Data Service collection.

Measuring impact as an early career researcher (Part 2)
Esmeralda Bon, @EsmeraldaVBon is one of our UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows. In the second of three blog posts examining measuring impact, she shares her thoughts on non-academic impact.

Harvesting the Impact of the VoteAdvice Network
Claudia Zucca,UK Data Service Data Impact Fellow and Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher working on the VOTEADVICE project, explores how impact was created in the project through partnership between...

Crossing the line: Finishing my PhD (part 1)
William Shankley, UK Data Service Data Impact Fellow, recently completed his Sociology PhD at The University of Manchester. Across three blogs, he reviews how his PhD (which, in part, used 2011 Cen...