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Data linkage: Ethical and social concerns

Social scientists may be able to connect different sets of administrative information held about people technically, but should there be any rules about accessing and using …

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Call for proposals: The International Journal of Research & Method in Education

The International Journal of Research & Method in Education is seeking proposals for guest editors for a special issue of the Journal on the theme of …

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NCRM Director Professor Patrick Sturgis interviewed at the Daily Politics show

NCRM Director Patrick Sturgis was interviewed at the Daily Politics show (see from 32mins 20secs) on Friday 19 June about the General Election 2015 …

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Call for applications: NCRM International Visitor Exchange Scheme (IVES)

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 …

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ESRC PhD studentship at NCRM awarded to Debbie Collins

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 …

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NCRM Director Professor Patrick Sturgis to chair a review of the election polls

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 …

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Professor David Martin receives top honour from Royal Geographical Society

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 …

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PhD studentship at NCRM: Quantitative Research Methods

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 …