LibGuides: Finding and using research datasets: Interdisciplinary research

Getting started

The following resources provide data on a range of inter-disiplinary areas.

data.europa.eu
European data covering a range of topics and areas.
Google Dataset Search
Search for datasets using a simple keyword search.
OpenAIRE
Search and access datasets from research funded by the European Commission.

data.europa.eu
European data covering a range of topics and areas.
Data.gov
The Home of the U.S. Government's Open Data. Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.
Eurostat database
Access statistics and data from the European Commission. Covers a range of topics.
Figshare
Data repository covering interdisiplinary research.
Harvard dataverse
Find and access multidisciplinary data - content mostly from North American research.
Mendeley data
Find and access research datasets.
OECD Statistics
OECD.Stat includes data and metadata for OECD countries and selected non-member economies.
Office for National Statistics
The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.
Open Science Framework
Free open platform to discover projects, research data and materials.
UK Data Archive
Large collection of covering UK social, economic and population data.
UK Data service
The UK Data Service is the principle repository for economic, population, and social research data in the UK.
UK Government data
Open data from the UK Government.
UN Data
Access international statistical databases.
World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to global development data

Interested in using census data? Take a look at our quick guide on using Census data in your research.