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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
During the third phase of the National Centre for Research Methods the Centre has acted as a focal point for national and international research and training …
NCRM entered a new phase in January 2020. With the new ESRC award for 5 years we will be focusing on delivering a comprehensive programme of …
We are conducting a survey of user needs and expectations to inform the design of a new Research Methods Training Portal. This survey is for …