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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
We have just published a new episode of the NCRM In Conversation series. This is the first episode that focuses upon the emerging field of
Dr Bonamy Oliver at UCL is setting up an open source library that provides a place for researchers/practitioners to share freely available and validated methods for
Mental health awareness has been steadily increasing in recent years. Estimates of the extent and adverse impacts of mental health problems underline the urgent need for
NCRM has been awarded additional ESRC funding for a new research and engagement project. The project, entitled Changing Research Practice: Undertaking social science research in
The National Centre for Research Methods is pleased to be part of a new three-year European Union Twinning initiative that will support the development