Research · United Kingdom
Research in United Kingdom
Official sources for research in each country: statistics offices, open data portals, research funders, archives and national libraries.
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United Kingdom · Research
Research in United Kingdom
Official sources for research in each country: statistics offices, open data portals, research funders, archives and national libraries.
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Where to start
The steps of the guide, each with United Kingdom's bodies.
Steps
6 steps- 01Find official statistics
Statistics offices publish census and survey tables. Each measures something different.
- verified
- Country dataverified
World Bank Open Data
- 02Use open data
Open data portals publish datasets with their licences.
- data.gov.ukverified
UK Government
- 03Find funding
Public research funders publish their calls.
- verified
- 04Search the archives
National archives hold public records.
- verified
- 05Use the national library
National libraries hold books, journals and catalogues.
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- 06Find a study centre
Study and research centres work on the community and its region.
- Centre for Iranian Studiesverified
SOAS University of London
- Institute of Iranian Studiesverified
University of St Andrews
- Pembroke Shahnameh Centre for Persian Studiessecondary
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
- Centre for Kurdish Studiesverified
University of Exeter
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Official bodies by topic
Government and public services, each with its label.
Statistics
2 bodies- Office for National Statisticsverified
national
- Country dataverified
World Bank Open Data · international
Open data
1 body- data.gov.ukverified
UK Government · national
Research funding
1 body- UK Research and Innovationverified
national
Archives
1 body- The National Archivesverified
national
Library
1 body- British Libraryverified
national
Public bodies
By what they help with. Each has its own page.
Study and research centres
5 bodies- Centre for Iranian Studiesverified
SOAS University of London · city
- Institute of Iranian Studiesverified
University of St Andrews · city
- Pembroke Shahnameh Centre for Persian Studiessecondary
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge · city
- Centre for Kurdish Studiesverified
University of Exeter · city
- British Institute of Persian Studiesverified
British Institute of Persian Studies · national
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