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Starting mid-March 2020, people were much more likely to share news originating from the BBC than other news sources

Using some tools we developed as part of our NCRM project, Laszlo Horvath (Exeter) presented some new research on 8 June at NECO 2020 …

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Watch the celebration of the new phase of the National Centre for Research Methods

On Thursday 9th July at 5pm we launched the exciting new phase for NCRM with a new remit and look! The launch event was premiered on our …

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Participate in the UCL study on research practices in Social Science

Much has been discussed in recent years about research practices in the Social Sciences, yet factors that influence these practices remain largely unknown. To address this, …

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Social data during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social data are not the highest priority at the moment, but they may well become increasingly important – and for those of us who aren’t key …

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Transitioning from Interviewer-Administered Surveys to Online Data Collection - new grant awarded

Olga Maslovskaya (PI) from Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton together with Lisa Claderwood (UCL), Gerry Nicolaas (NatCen) and Laura Wilson (ONS)  have …

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Chris Skinner 1953-2020

NCRM is very sorry to hear of the death of our former Director, Prof Chris Skinner. Chris was the founder of the ESRC National Centre for …

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The NCRM International Visiting Exchange Scheme

The NCRM International Visitor Exchange Scheme (IVES) was set up as an important pillar of the NCRM’s international strategy. The NCRM team wanted to promote and …

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Remembering Kandy Woodfield

In 2019 we lost a member of our community whose work and company has enriched our lives. I refer to Kandy Woodfield: social researcher; trainer; CIPD …