The ESRC require grant applicants to document in their Data Management Plans whether or not existing datasets can be re-used. The following could be consulted:
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
| UK Data Service Data Catalogue | Collections of key economic, social and historical data spanning many disciplines and themes. The ESRC recommend searching this. |
| UKRI Gateway to Research | Past and present research grants and their outputs. The ESRC recommend searching this. |
| The Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data) | Global registry of research data repositories across all academic disciplines. Although not a search engine for finding data, this resource is a starting point for finding repositories that may contain relevant searchable data. |
| DataCite Commons | DataCite Commons indexes datasets registered with a DOI with DataCite, CrossRef or one of six other scholarly DOI agencies. The DataCite Commons support page provides guidance on how to search effectively. |