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In 2016, I travelled to Montreal to work with Claudia Mitchell and the Participatory Cultures Lab at McGill University. My visit was funded by NCRM’s International …
As a Reader of Social Anthropology, my interests include new participatory research methods, language, dance and music. Since culture is embedded in human bodies, ways of …
Web surveys have become a widely adopted approach for data collection in many fields due to their low costs and efficiency. Nevertheless, due to the high …
In July 2018, I undertook an NCRM-funded placement fellowship with the UK Web Archive (UKWA), based at the British Library. The UKWA collects and preserves UK …
My colleagues and I worked on the ‘TBI experiences’ study1 – qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) about recovery and adaptation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Led by …
The 2017 ‘snap’ general election saw a substantial reconfiguration of party support during the short campaign from 18th April to Election Day on 8th June. From …
International research initiatives that seek to address global challenges often require collaborations between western-based non-Indigenous researchers and Indigenous researchers living in and/or working with their communities. …
Social science research benefits from accountability and transparency, which can usefully be underpinned by high quality and trustworthy data. Rigorous data curation practices are still sometimes …