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It can pay to ask a simple WHAT IS question

People look to NCRM to provide answers to all sorts of questions about research methods. These questions may be quite complex, but they do not have …

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A mapping tool for researching space and place

Space and place are increasingly on the research agenda right across the social sciences – creating enormous challenges for researchers – not least given the huge …

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Comics as a research method

Comics can appear in print and digital formats as newspaper cartoon, comic strip, a story of one or more pages within a magazine, comic book, graphic …

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New methods and advanced analytics at the Bank of England

There has been a proliferation in the amount of data generated in recent years, from large regulatory datasets available to supervisors to text created via social …

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Research Methods Festival 2018

If you are interested in how we can best investigate and understand the world through social research, then the 8th ESRC Research Methods Festival provides …

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Competition call for papers written by early career researchers - International Journal of Social Research Methodology

The International Journal of Social Research methodology is pleased to announce the 2018 competition for papers written by early carreer researchers (ECRs) who are either current …

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Call for Proposals WCQR2018 - 3rd World Conference on Qualitative Research

The 3rd World Conference on Qualitative Research, will be held in Lisbon (Portugal), 17th to 19th October 2018. Authors may submit proposals for presentation of papers …

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Job Vacancy - NCRM Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location:  Highfield Campus Salary:   £29,799 to £31,604 Full Time Fixed Term (12 Months) Closing Date:   Wednesday 14 February 2018 Interview Date:   To be …