Past events
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Social Statistics Seminar Series - Jackie Wong Siaw Tze
13:00 - 14:30 8 April 2025
Fully Bayesian Estimation of Temporal Decay in Ordinal Relational Event Models Relational event models (REMs) can infer the generative properties of longitudinally observed social networks with instantaneous edges. They assume conditional independence of edges given sufficient network statistics formed...
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Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit Introductory Webinar
09:00 - 10:00 1 April 2025
Webinar Announcement: Introducing the Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit We are excited to announce a webinar to introduce the recently launched Pankhurst Health Technology Translation Toolkit (see flyer). Date: 1st April 2025 Time: 10-11am Platform: Zoom [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pankhurst-health-technology-translation-toolkit-webinar-tickets-1256434020979?aff=oddtdtcreator/...
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Introduction to the UK Data Service
10:00 - 11:30 27 March 2025
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast array of resources we offer. Participants will learn about the different types of quantitative and qualitative data...
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Training Course on Advanced Scripting and Batching of Tomographic Datasets
24 - 25 March 2025
Although X-ray tomography is an attractive characterisation technique in materials science, it generates a huge amount of data at a fast rate and it can be extremely time consuming to process the data manually. A great benefit to creating scripts and plugins in Avizo is the ability to reuse a workflow...
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Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
10:00 - 11:30 19 March 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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Crime Surveys User Conference 2025
09:30 - 16:30 5 March 2025
Are you interested in research on crime? Do you want to know the latest developments in crime data from UK social surveys? This free conference, organised by the UK Data Service in collaboration with the Office for National Statistics and Home Office, will be held in London at Lift, Islington on 5 March...
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International Women's Day Workshop - Intentional Careers™: How to figure out 'what's next?' and the strategy to make it happen (Translation Manchester)
12:00 - 13:30 5 March 2025
Struggling under the weight of managing it all? Are you feeling lost when it comes to ‘what’s next?’ in your career? Regain control of your future by immersing yourself in a transformational workshop led by Dr Hannah Roberts (career coach and professional skills trainer), Amazon's #1 bestselling...
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Social Statistics Seminar Series - Matthew Wallace
14:00 - 15:30 12 February 2025
Please join us for the first Social Statistics Seminar of the year on Wednesday 12th February at 2pm. This seminar will be in person, so please join us for coffee and cake. Zoom link is also available. Matthew Wallace Reader in Social Inequality, University of Salford Title: International migration,...
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Civic Engagement among Foreign-Born Older Adults in Europe
16:00 - 17:00 12 February 2025
Population ageing and the numerous crises faced by Western democratic states over recent decades are societal challenges demanding social scientists’ attention since they raise questions about how democracies facilitate their citizens’ civic engagement and support later-life active citizenship. Although...
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Training Course on Visualisation & quantification of tomographic datasets
30 - 31 January 2025
A 2 day in person training course covering theory and computer-based practical works using the Thermo Scientific™ Amira-Avizo Software. Lab/synchrotron X-ray tomography has emerged as one of the most important techniques for research in a wide range of applications including healthcare, energy, food...
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