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Methods News aims to cover methodological developments in the social sciences and beyond, across all disciplines and sectors. Our articles include news stories from NCRM and its partners, plus updates and features from external organisations and individuals.


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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 …

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Methodological innovations and resources: a keynote panel for the World Conference on Qualitative Research

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 …

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Final issue of MethodsNews and the new phase of the National Centre for Research Methods

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 …

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Help us to build a new Research Methods Training Portal

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 …