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The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) is pleased to invite applications for the first round of its International Visitor Exchange Scheme (IVES). IVES is aimed …
We are pleased to announce that our ESRC PhD studentship has been awarded to Debbie Collins, who will be joining our team, in October 2015, to …
The final opinion polls before the election were clearly not as accurate as we would like, and the fact that all the pollsters underestimated the Conservative …
David Martin, Professor of Geography at the University of Southampton and NCRM Co-Director, is to be awarded the prestigious Back Award (2015) by the Royal …
We are seeking applications for a PhD studentship that will fit within the NCRM research programme. This studentship will be supported by NCRM and located …
Article by Rebekah Luff, Dorothy Byatt and David Martin, NCRM, University of Southampton (MethodsNews Spring 2015) Back in 2004, soon after the inception of the NCRM, a need …
Article by Eric French and Elaine Kelly, Institute for Fiscal Studies (MethodsNews Spring 2015) There are significant differences in how health services are financed and provided across the …
Article by Melissa J Palmer and Richard J Silverwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MethodsNews Spring 2015) Children from more deprived backgrounds are more likely to …