ISSDA
Irish Social Science Data Archive
Wave 4 of IDS-TILDA now available
ISSDA is pleased to announce that Wave 4 of IDS-TILDA is now available.
A two day face-to-face conference on data sharing and secondary data analysis in child and youth wellbeing research will be held on 9th and 10th December 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia, along with a one-day statistical course on how to access and compare data from different sources on 11th December 2024. The events are organised as part of the COORDINATE project, which aims to build a community of researchers focused on enhancing child wellbeing.
ISSDA Reduced Service July 2024
Please note ISSDA will be operating a Summer service between the 3rd-15th July. There may be some reductions to service during this period.
ISSDA is launching a new ISSDA Updates Service.
ISSDA is pleased to announce to announce new waves of IDS-TILDA, Eurostudent and the Student Survey are available to request.
TILDA data is now available to request from ISSDA
Updates to ISSDA Data Request Forms
ISSDA have updated our Data Request Forms for Research and Teaching and End User Licence
ISSDA is pleased to announce that we have received the latest update of the Labour Force Survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This update adds Q2 2023 of the Labour Force Survey to ISSDA.
SEAI Survey of Irish Attitudes to Wind and Solar Power
ISSDA is pleased to announce the addition of a new data study the SEAI Survey of Irish Attitudes to Wind and Solar Power.
Re-issue of Growing up In Ireland Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort) Wave 6
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has re-issued Growing up In Ireland Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort) Wave 6 at 13 years, 2021/2022 data.
Changes to ISSDA Data Request Service
From January 2024 ISSDA will only be able to supply data in response to requests from within the EEA or countries with an adequacy decision in place.
Upcoming changes to ISSDA request service
From January 2024 ISSDA will only be able to supply data to requests from within the EEA or countries with an adequacy decision in place.
ISSDA regrets that the ISSDA CSTAR webinar has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Join Jenny O'Neill, ISSDA Data Manager & Dr Ricardo Segurado, Director UCD CSTAR for a webinar on use of the R statistical software Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:00 - 10:45 GMT R is a free and open source statistical package with a vast community-developed set of analysis and visualisation tools. In this 45 minute webinar Dr. Ricardo Segurado, Director of UCD CSTAR, will introduce you to data analysis using R, including an introduction to the R language and its advantages, together with managing data and exporting results.
Update to GUI Infant Cohort Wave 5
The Central Statistics Office have deposited a new version of the Growing up in Ireland Cohort '08 (Infant Cohort) Wave 5 at 9 years, 2017/2018 AMF with ISSDA. This brings the AMF more inline with the RMF files.
ISSDA is pleased to announce new waves of the Healthy Ireland and Growing up In Ireland Cohort ’08 (Infant Cohort) datasets are now available to request.
Update to Labour Force Survey now available.
The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) are pleased to announce Healthy Ireland Survey 2021 data is now available.
ISSDA are pleased to announce the release of new datasets
ISSDA are pleased to announce the addition of the Irish Health Survey datasets to our archive.
Check out the new ISSDA Zotero Library of publications that have used or cited ISSDA datasets.
EU-SILC 2022 now available
Sign up to our new quarterly newsletter to keep up to date with ISSDA news and events.
ISSDA is delighted to introduce our new team.
ISSDA would like to inform users of the following updates to the EU-SILC dataset.
ISSDA joins CESSDA as Ireland's national service provider
We are thrilled to announce that ISSDA has joined CESSDA as Ireland's national service provider.
TILDA COVID-19 dataset now available
The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) are pleased to announce the addition of the The Irish Longitudinal study on Ageing (TILDA) COVID-19 Study, 2020 to our archive.
ISSDA is ready to deal with your requests. Read about our simple application process.
ISSDA Reduced Service: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Due to the ongoing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ISSDA will be operating a reduced service.
The ISSDA team are pleased to announce the release of several updates to our datasets. All are available upon request through the usual application process.
GUI Infant Cohort, Wave 5 at 9 years now available
GUI Infant Cohort, Wave 5 at 9 years now available
GUI Child Cohort, Wave 3 at 17/18 years, Time Use Diary and Food Frequency
GUI Child Cohort, Wave 3 at 17/18 years, Time Use Diary and Food Frequency
UK Data Service webinars - sign up today for October to December
Take a look at the 2019 free online training programme of regular introductory webinars. To help you get the most from the UK Data Service, their series of webinars introduce different aspects of the Service and explain our key datasets. Join them for:
Early Career and Expert grants to support participation to the 14th RDA Plenary in Helsinki – Calls now open!
Updated EU-SILC 2014 dataset
TILDA Waves 1-3 have now been updated. Wave 4 is now also available.
CESSDA Webinar: The GDPR and research one year on: experiences across Europe
27 June 2019, Online, 14:00 - 15:30 BST
The ISSDA are pleased to announce the release of a number of new datasets.
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in an Irish Context
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in an Irish Context
Changes to GUI Child Cohort Wave 3
ISSDA wishes to advise its users that there have been some changes made to the GUI Child Cohort Wave 3 dataset.
Teagasc National Farm Survey Update
Teagasc National Farm Survey Update
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in an Irish Context
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in an Irish Context
The Irish EQ-5D-5L Survey, 2015-2016 now available
We are pleased to announce the release of the The Irish EQ-5D-5L Survey, 2015-2016 dataset.
Wave 4 of the Infant Cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is now available
Wave 4 of the Infant Cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is now available
Wave 3 of the Child Cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is now available
Wave 3 of the Child Cohort of Growing Up in Ireland is now available
Update to Labour Force Survey now available
Webinar: Data in Europe: Migration
Wednesday 9 May, 15.00 CET
TILDA Waves 1 and 3 update now available
TILDA Waves 1 and 3 update now available
The Irish Research Council is pleased to announce a pilot call under a new fund for research that addresses national and global societal challenges.
Data Discovery Workshop: Exploring Data in Europe - with a Focus on European Attitudes and Values
Invitation to CESSDA Workshop: Exploring Data in Europe - with a Focus on European Attitudes and Values
Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE), 2017 data published
We are happy to announce that data from The Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE), 2017 are now available in SPSS format. This is the fourth wave of data from the ISSE study, with data already available from 2014, 2015 and 2016.
ISSDA awarded the CoreTrustSeal 2017-2019
The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the CoreTrustSeal 2017-2019, confirming that ISSDA is a recognised Trusted Digital repository.
EU-SILC 2016 now available
New Labour Force Survey (LFS) available
Effective from Q3 2017, the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) has been replaced by a new Labour Force Survey (LFS).
National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland, 2017 now available
Data from the National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland, 2017 are now available in SPSS format.
New Data Skills Modules from the UK Data Service
New Data Skills Modules from the UK Data Service
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”
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.
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.
ISSDA has received updates to several CSO datasets including QNHS, HBS and EU-SILC
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.
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.
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.
New release: Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) 2016
We are pleased to announce that the Irish Survey of Student Engagement 2016 is now available through ISSDA.
Teagasc National Farm Survey (2000-2015) now available
ISSDA are delighted to announce that Teagasc National Farm Survey data from 2000 - 2015 are now available in Excel formats.
Harmonized TILDA now available
ISSDA are delighted to announce that Harmonized TILDA data are now available in SPSS, SAS and Stata formats.
QNHS Voter Participation Module (Q2 2011) now available
QNHS Voter Participation Module (Q2 2011) has been deposited by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and is now available from ISSDA for research purposes.
Using publicly archived TILDA datasets
Workshop: Using publicly archived TILDA datasets Delivered by TILDA in conjunction with the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) and Gateway to Global Aging. Date: 9th September 2016 Venue: Trinity College Dublin Cost: Free
Healthy Ireland Technical Report 2015 Re-issued
There has been a minor edit to the Healthy Ireland technical report 2015. The latest issue of the report is now available on our website: http://www.ucd.ie/issda/data/healthyireland/.
EU SILC 2014 data now available
We are pleased to announce that the CSO have released data from the 2014 Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) to ISSDA.
EU SILC 2014 data now available
We are pleased to announce that the CSO have released data from the 2014 Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) to ISSDA.
Register now: Anonymising Research Data Workshop
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 Anonymising Research Data.
ISSDA would like to extend a warm welcome to Jenny O'Neill, UCD Library's new Data Manager, who started this week. As part of her role, Jenny will be working with ISSDA on a variety of areas, including NESSTAR and the curation and preservation of the datasets.
New Release: Teagasc National Farm Survey 2013 and 2014
We are pleased to announce that the National Farm Surveys for 2013 and 2014 are now available.
Changes to ISSDA Data Request Service
From January 2024 ISSDA will only be able to supply data to requests from within the EEA or countries with an adequacy decision in place.
Update to Labour Force Survey and Format Change
ISSDA is pleased to announce that we have received the latest update of the Labour Force Survey from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Cohort ‘08 Wave 5 Time Use Data
ISSDA is pleased to announce that we have received the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Infant Cohort ‘08 Wave 5 Time Use Data and it is now available to request.
New Waves of Data Now Available
ISSDA is pleased to announce that new waves of the following datasets are now available to request - Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study (CSPPA), Healthy Ireland Survey and Planet Youth.
