FREE Research Data That’s Better Than Paid Sources : Data Collection Part 1

Need research data? Your government already collected it for you - for FREE!

Welcome to my Data Collection series!
I'm Viji Venugopal, and in Part 1, I'm showing you the easiest way to get reliable research data: Government portals.

✅ What you'll learn:
Why government data is your best starting point
Key benefits: Free, reliable, professionally collected
Examples from US, EU, India, and UAE portals
How to check licenses and give proper credit
Categories covered: Health, Education, Economics & more

🔗 Examples mentioned in the video:
• https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/ — US government Open Data Portal
• https://data.europa.eu/en– EU Open Data Portal
• https://www.data.gov.in – Indian Government Open Data
• https://bayanat.ae/en/ - UAE Open Data Portal
Other useful portals:
• Health & Medicine: HealthData.gov (USA), NHS Digital (UK)
• Education: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), data.gov/education
• Economics & Finance: World Bank Data, IMF Data
• Environment & Climate: NOAA, NASA Earth Data
• General / Miscellaneous: Data.gov, Gov.uk Open Data
Note: All dataset links and portals are valid as of August 2025.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Always check dataset licenses and give proper credit!

🎯 Perfect for: Students, researchers, academics, data analysts

📺 COMING NEXT: Part 2 - Academic Repositories

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