NCRM has formed a new national network that connnects UK organisations involved in the design and co-ordination of social surveys.
The aim of the Survey Data Collection Network (SDC-Net) is to gather and share information about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected data collection practices.
The network hopes to gain a better understanding of the current and future survey data collection landscape in a fast-changing world, specifically regarding online data collection, the mixing of modes and the effects of the changes on data quality.
SDC-Net brings together academic and non-academic organisations from across the UK, including governments, universities and market research companies. More than 30 experts took part in the network’s first meeting in December 2021.
Over the next 12 months, the network will organise various meetings and events under themes of critical interest, such as innovations in survey data collection and changes to data quality. The network aims to publish guides, reviews and other online resources, which will all be freely available on the NCRM website.
SDC-Net is led by a core team that includes Dr Olga Maslovskaya and NCRM Director Professor Gabriele Durrant, both of the University of Southampton, Laura Wilson of the Office of National Statistics, Gerry Nicolaas from the National Centre for Social Research and Professor Lisa Calderwood of University College London.
The network is being funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and builds upon the work of two other ESRC-funded projects: GenPopWeb2 and Changing Research Practices, also linked to NCRM.
To find out more about the network, email info@ncrm.ac.uk or visit the SDC-Net webpage.