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IJSRM Seminar Competition 2017 - 18 Funding Call

The Board of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology (IJSRM) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2017 Seminar Competition. Our aim is to …

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NCRM training and events 2016/2017

Opinion polling in the EU referendum: challenges and lessons, Chair: Sharon Witherspoon, 8 December 2016, London The what, why and how of citizens juries, Andrew …

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Working with by-products of and for research: paradata, marginalia and fieldnotes

In recent years, methodological innovations have led social science researchers to attend to features of their research beyond the data collected. On the one hand, rising …

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What is new about biosocial research methods

Biosocial research is concerned with the dynamic interplays between biology and experiences and behaviours over the course of a person’s lifetime, with the aim of enabling …

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Meeting the Global Challenges: how social science research methods can help

The Earth’s population passed the 7 billion mark in 2011 and, although global population growth is slowing, it is highly likely that by 2050 we will …

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We don't need no expertise! How academics lost the public, and how we can win them back

“People in this country have had enough of experts.” So said Michael Gove, then Justice Secretary, a month before the EU Referendum. The referendum was as …

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A good year for Inclusive Research at NCRM

In this edition of MethodsNews that looks back on 2016, one highlight must be the way in which NCRM has increasingly been engaging with – and …

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Why is Big Data important and what are the challenges for social scientists

Largely thanks to Morten Tyldum’s film ‘The Imitation Game’, many people now know the story of Alan Turing and his contribution to the Second World War. …