Methods News

Welcome to Methods News! Stay up-to-date by reading methods-related news items and blog posts, contribute to Methods News by sending us your article or subscribe to our mailing list to receive monthly updates.

Methods News aims to cover methodological developments in the social sciences and beyond, across all disciplines and sectors. Our articles include news stories from NCRM and its partners, plus updates and features from external organisations and individuals.


News
Ethics in social media research: where are we now?

Communications and connections harvested from social media networks are becoming part of the social scientist’s data diet. Since 2011 the Social Data Science Lab at Cardiff …

News
Call for Proposals for Special Issues - International Journal of Social Research Methodology

The International Journal of Social Research Methodology publishes up to two guest-edited Special Issues per volume.  We are issuing a mid-term call for Special Issue proposals, …

News
Professor Patrick Sturgis appointed Specialist Advisor to House of Lords

Professor Patrick Sturgis (NCRM director) appointed Specialist Advisor to House of Lords Select Committee on Political Polling and Digital Media. For more information read the SUSSED …

News
Announcing the 2017/2018 International Visitor Exchange Scheme Awards

NCRM is pleased to announce the results of the 2017/2018 IVES funding scheme. Three scholarships were awarded. The first one goes to Professor Rachel Gibson (University …

News
2017 NCRM Courses and Events

Methodological Considerations in Biosocial Research Using Understanding Society Data, 16 June 2017, Southampton Time Series Analysis for Political …

News
Talking to autistic students in transition: collages, card sorts and walking interviews

This ESRC-funded PhD research sought to understand the lived experience of young people with autism as they left special school to join mainstream colleges of further …

News
Missing biomarkers in biosocial data

A number of survey based studies, e.g. Understanding Society, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, now collect biological samples from the blood, hair, saliva, teeth, nails and …

News
Researching approaches for education in the digital age: digital tethering and digital métissage

Researching education in the digital age arguably has become both more complex and more exciting in terms of the issues that need to be considered and …