Past events
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Working with Reddit data
10:00 - 12:00 10 December 2025
This free workshop will introduce the fundamentals of natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis, using Reddit as a case study for social media research. We will explore the ethical and legal considerations of working with publicly available online data and discuss best practices for responsible...
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SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
14:00 - 15:30 9 December 2025
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: José Manuel Aburto Brass Blacker Associate Professor in Demography, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Title: Post-Pandemic Mortality and Parental Loss: Racial/Ethnic Inequalities...
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Mitchell Centre Workshop: Agent-Based Modelling with a Focus on Network Analysis
10:00 - 13:15 3 December 2025
The workshop starts with an introduction to agent-based modelling using Netlogo. It then focuses on ABM for social network data, touching upon the possibilities and limitations of ERGMs and SAOMs, as well as other approaches to use ABMs for social network data. The workshop ends with a discussion of...
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SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
14:00 - 15:30 14 November 2025
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Maciej Bersewicz Professor of Statistics, Pozna University of Economics and Business Title: Shadow Populations: Estimating Unauthorized Migration joint work with Brendan Georgeson (ONS), Peter...
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You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British Music His and Herstories
18:00 - 19:30 6 November 2025
Join us as we share the findings from a recent research project, “You Ought To Know – Reclaiming Black British music His and Herstories”. You will learn more about the stories of artists underrepresented in the history of the Manchester music and cultural scene, through an in-conversation with...
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Computational social science drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 21 October 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...
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Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing
09:00 - 10:30 16 October 2025
Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research projects. A key data management component is considering the ethical and legal issues of collecting, using and/or sharing data. Researchers obtaining...
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An introduction to Social Network Analysis
09:00 - 10:30 15 October 2025
Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among individuals or groups in the system. This technique allows us to answer questions about the ins-and-outs of social interaction and information flow,...
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Using integrated non-survey data for evaluating and correcting for non-response bias in surveys
12:00 - 13:30 14 October 2025
Over the past decade, the landscape of survey data has substantially changed as response rates in probability-based surveys have seen a steady decline. Survey non-response can have a substantial impact on data quality, including the precision and reliability of survey estimates. The integration of non-survey...
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Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
09:00 - 10:30 8 October 2025
Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would like to study a hard-to-reach population. This free workshop will take you through the research process of a secondary...
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