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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. …

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PhD in research methods development - express your interest

The National Centre for Research Methods invites expressions of interest from PhD applicants interested in research methods development as a significant part of their study. NCRM …

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Twelve DNA areas linked with the age at which we have our first child and family size

Researchers identify specific areas of DNA sequence that are related with the age at which we have our first child, and the total number of children …

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Call for proposals_2nd International Symposium on Qualitative Research

The Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Symposium on Qualitative Research (ISQR) and 6th Ibero-American Congress on Qualitative Research (CIAIQ) to be held in Salamanca (Spain), on days …

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Amazing open access Townsend Archive - Poverty in the UK materials

The Townsend archive provides open access to a range of original documents underlying the 1967/69 Poverty in the UK survey led by Peter Townsend.  This survey …

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Methods Diary Circle has its first anniversary

The pedagogy of methodological learning project (NCRM) is celebrating the first anniversary of our Methods Diary Circle. Ten methods learners from qualitative, quantitative and digital domains …