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For researchers who decide to use more than one method in a project, the question immediately arises of whether to treat two as sufficient or whether …
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 …