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NCRM has published a new interdisciplinary report that examines the emerging research field of computational social science (CSS). The report offers insight into the shape of CSS, …
Eminent scholars will explore the topic of decolonial research methods in a new NCRM webinar series. The six-part series aims to prompt researchers to reflect on the …
The University of Manchester has published new resources on how to use biographical maps to research earlier life experiences. Biographical mapping is a rich, multisensory approach to …
NCRM has published two new guides on the subject of secondary data. The publications are: The NCRM wayfinder guide to moving to secondary data analysis The …
NCRM's Changing Research Practices project is now in its third phase. Launched in 2020, the project looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected research …
It has often been said that COVID-19 has made amateur epidemiologists of us all, and perhaps less often, amateur behavioural scientists and economists too. As society has …
A new NCRM report examines the interface of health research and social science. The report is based on three mini-studies: a survey of top health-social science journals; …
A new online learning resource on factorial survey experiments (FSEs) is now available on the NCRM website. Presented by Dr Tamara Gutfleisch from the University of Mannheim, …