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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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Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse
10:00 - 11:30 13 May 2025
Are you collecting research data involving human participants? Do you plan to share these data? Understanding the role of informed consent when working with human participants is ethically crucial. Join us for a free, 90-minute online workshop designed to guide researchers through the complexities of informed consent in the context of data archiving...
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Getting started with secondary analysis
10:00 - 11:30 16 May 2025
Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. This introductory workshop will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data and the importance of learning about the origins of your data. Quantitative and qualitative secondary analysis will be discussed with examples and issues of context,...
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Computational social science drop-in
20 May 2025
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 everyone...
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Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data
10:00 - 11:30 22 May 2025
Researchers are often at a crossroads on how to share data collected from human participants ethically while complying with the rigorous standards set by UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act. This introductory workshop offers a foundational understanding of data anonymisation principles and practices tailored for social...
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Code Anxiety Club
13:00 - 13:30 27 May 2025
Why attend? 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...
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Best practices for documenting social sciences research data
10:00 - 11:30 10 June 2025
Data documentation is essential to make sure that well-organised and well-documented research data can be produced from our research projects. This introductory workshop offers a comprehensive overview of documentation practices tailored to various data types, most specifically primary and secondary data, with a focus on survey data and transcript...
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Computational social science drop-in
13:00 - 14:00 17 June 2025
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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Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2025
19 June 2025
Do you use the UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) or Annual Population Survey (APS) for your research? This free conference, organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS), will be held at University College London on 19 June 2025. The conference will provide a good opportunity for users to discuss their...
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Code Anxiety Club
13:00 - 13:30 24 June 2025
Why attend? 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...
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Computational social science drop-in
13:00 - 14:00 15 July 2025
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 everyone...
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