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NCRM Co-Director Dave Martin awarded OBE for services to Geography

NCRM Co-Director David Martin has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours 2019 for his services to Geography and Population Studies. David's research in geographical …

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Communicative methodology: doing research for social impact

Overcoming inequalities in schools and learning communities is a current concern for many countries. Doing this through research requires a methodological approach oriented not only to …

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Show me the data: research reproducibility in qualtiative research

In quantitative methods, reproducibility is held as the gold standard for demonstrating research integrity. But threats to scientific integrity, such as fabrication of data and results, …

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Expert elicitation techniques – why are they important?

It is not always possible to collect quantitative data to estimate a wide variety of population parameters. There may be logistical, ethical or physical barriers that …

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Researching ageing: methodological opportunities and challenges

Gerontology is the study of ageing across the life course, and is a large and varied area of research, spanning many disciplines. In 2014, the median …

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Can a computer do qualitative analysis?

It seems that everywhere we look, researchers are applying machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to new fields. But what about qualitative analysis? Is there …

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Identity boxes: data collection through objects

As our understanding of research and data has changed, so have data collection methods. Consequently, qualitative researchers are actively seeking to expand traditional interview and survey …

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Response latencies as indicators of survey data quality

I’m going to begin this article by asking you to answer a survey question: In the last 12 months, how often, if at all, have you visited …