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Join NCRM for its 2023 annual lecture

Registration is now open for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2023, which takes place on Tuesday, 25 April and is free to attend. This prestigious event will bring …

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Latest NCRM podcast episode explores mixed methods and cross-national comparisons

The fourth episode in NCRM’s new podcast series is available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the NCRM website. The guest is Professor Laura …

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Lived experience and research: from spaces of safety to spaces of bravery

How can we design inclusive models of research, which enable people with lived experience to conduct, and participate in research that values their contribution? The third …

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Navigating FOI in the UK

The third and final webinar of our series on freedom of information (FOI) requests in social research focused on the United Kingdom. With the Freedom …

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SAVE THE DATE: NCRM Annual Lecture 2023

NCRM is pleased to announce that its prestigious Annual Lecture will take place on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. The keynote speaker will be Professor Elizabeth Stokoe …

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Explore the Health and Employment After Fifty study in CLOSER Discovery

Researchers can now explore data from the Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF) study in CLOSER Discovery – the UK’s most detailed research tool for longitudinal …

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How we have refreshed the ReStore research methods archive

NCRM is pleased to announce a major refresh of the ReStore online resources collection at www.restore.ac.uk. ReStore is a repository of research methods websites originally funded …

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New episode of NCRM podcast explores mixed and qualitative longitudinal approaches

The third episode in NCRM’s new podcast series is available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the NCRM website. The guest is Professor Dan …