Past events
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Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing
09:00 - 10:30 10 October 2024
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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Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
09:00 - 10:30 8 October 2024
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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Computational social science drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 8 October 2024
Join our free UK Data Service data drop-in to get or give some help on computational social science projects. This event will take place on Zoom. There will be a data expert from the UK Data Service present to chair the session. Feel free to join for general advice on getting data, learning to code and...
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Lane Lecture 2024: Delivering Occupational Health Research in Government: an important front line service?
16:00 - 19:00 2 October 2024
HSE has a proud history of undertaking occupational health research, either by funding others or using its in house capability. In this lecture Professor Andrew Curran CBE will review over 100 years of occupational health research by Government and consider if this capability should be considered as...
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How to become a computational social scientist
09:00 - 10:30 1 October 2024
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data only available or practical through computational means (Kitchen, 2014). While social science research has always been...
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Introduction to effective and practical research data management
09:00 - 10:30 30 September 2024
Research data management encompasses all stages of handling data created during a research project, either primary or secondary. It is not only about adhering to principles but also about enhancing the efficiency, impact, and integrity of research. Effective data management ensures that data are Findable,...
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Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys
09:00 - 10:30 24 September 2024
Did you know that data from major social surveys such as the British Social Attitudes survey, the Labour Force Survey and the Health Survey for England can be accessed for research and teaching? These UK surveys provide a rich source of data from representative samples on important social and economic...
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Survey data drop-in
11:00 - 12:00 24 September 2024
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non academic researchers, as well as students, and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether absolute beginners...
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SPRITE+ Showcase 2024 (online)
16 September 2024 - 9 May 2025
We are excited to invite you to the SPRITE+ Showcase 2024 taking place on 16th September 2024 (online). The programme is packed with a range of talks from community members. Programme outline 13:30 – Welcome by the SPRITE+ Director Prof Mark Elliot 13:40 – Talk by Dr Richard Jones, University of...
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Ethical Issues in Age-Friendly Community-Building and Co-Creation
11:00 - 12:30 11 September 2024
This edition of the MUARG Conversation Series, chaired by Patty Doran (University of Manchester), features two researchers sharing examples of ethical issues from everyday practice in age-friendly community-building and co-creation. Barbara Groot-Sluijsmans (VU Amsterdam) will provide practical understanding...
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