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21 March 2021 is census day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are at least two remarkable aspects to this simple observation – firstly, that
If you are teaching social research methods, then you may be interested in our new Train the Trainer events. These online ‘courses’ (shared learning/knowledge exchange forums)
The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated considerable changes to research practices. This includes a dominant method for the social researcher – the in person interview – made
This book brings creative writing to social research. Its innovative format includes creatively written contributions by researchers from a range of disciplines, modelling the techniques
We are delighted to announce that the 2021 Oxford partner site of the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) is now accepting applications. The purpose
Social research plays an important role in understanding real-world issues and giving voice to diverse communities across the UK. But how diverse is the social research
NCRM is restarting its training bursaries scheme. Bursaries are for NCRM courses fees only and the scheme is open to all disciplines and industries. Applicants must be in
Debbie Collins (Director of NatCEn Learning and NCRM doctoral researcher) has published a new NCRM quick start guide. The guide considers aspects of planning to teach
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Independent Advisory Board (IAB). The IAB will guide NCRM through its new phase which we entered
Melanie Nind, NCRM co-director and Professor of Education at the University of Southampton is inviting contributions to a forthcoming Handbook of Teaching and Learning Social Research
The second episode of an NCRM "In Conversation" series focuses upon the emerging field of material methods where Sophie Woodward talks to Amy Twigger Holroyd
Final workshop of our Changing research practice in the context of Covid-19 project will be on 10 December and focus on 'Secondary data and Covid-19 data'. Contact
A fully funded PhD studentship is available through SCDTP. Please come to the University of Southampton to do PhD with Dr Olga Maslovskaya and Professor Peter
With a second wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping across the West, it is becoming clear that returning to ‘normal‘ maybe a long way
GenPopWeb2 network project is a network of UK-based academic and non-academic partners including government departments, survey organisations, academics and major ESRC investments to share knowledge
The Changing Research Practice project has produced new resources on Alternatives for interviewing, Researching with participant groups with additional challenges and Participatory