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Events
The Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research (CMI) hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including seminars, conferences, workshops, and short courses.
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Code Anxiety Club
13:30 - 14:00 2 June 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we work through common beginner topics while coding live for a quick half hour. No prior experience, installed software or setup required. Viewers can interact via the...
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Survey data drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 3 June 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non-academic researchers, analysts, as well as students and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether absolute beginners or more seasoned users. Come...
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Introduction to time diary data (part one)
13:00 - 16:30 4 June 2026
This free online short course introduces participants to time diary data analysis, a multidisciplinary field that has made a sustained contribution to the social sciences for over 50 years. The course combines an introduction to the basic concepts of time use analysis with hands-on practical sessions using R. Exercises will draw on data from the...
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Computational social science drop-in
13:00 - 14:00 9 June 2026
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet other computational social scientists? - interested to learn or teach some data skills with like-minded individuals? Join our free UK Data Service data drop-in where...
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Introduction to time diary data (part two)
13:00 - 16:30 11 June 2026
This free online short course introduces participants to time diary data analysis, a multidisciplinary field that has made a sustained contribution to the social sciences for over 50 years. The course combines an introduction to the basic concepts of time use analysis with hands-on practical sessions using R. Exercises will draw on data from the...
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Code Anxiety Club
13:30 - 14:00 16 June 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we work through common beginner topics while coding live for a quick half hour. No prior experience, installed software or setup required. Viewers can interact via the...
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Survey data drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 1 July 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non-academic researchers, analysts, as well as students and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether absolute beginners or more seasoned users. Come...
Read more
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Code Anxiety Club
13:30 - 14:00 7 July 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we work through common beginner topics while coding live for a quick half hour. No prior experience, installed software or setup required. Viewers can interact via the...
Read more
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Computational social science drop-in
13:00 - 14:00 14 July 2026
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet other computational social scientists? - interested to learn or teach some data skills with like-minded individuals? Join our free UK Data Service data drop-in where...
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Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service
10:00 - 12:30 15 July 2026
A table of numbers is not always the best way to present census data, often we want to visualise the information as a map to help people see patterns quickly. This free online workshop will focus on the use of the free and open-source cross-platform QGIS GIS application to create maps and other geographical visualisations from 2021/22 census data...
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