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Research Methods Festival 2018

If you are interested in how we can best investigate and understand the world through social research, then the 8th ESRC Research Methods Festival provides …

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Competition call for papers written by early career researchers - International Journal of Social Research Methodology

The International Journal of Social Research methodology is pleased to announce the 2018 competition for papers written by early carreer researchers (ECRs) who are either current …

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Call for Proposals WCQR2018 - 3rd World Conference on Qualitative Research

The 3rd World Conference on Qualitative Research, will be held in Lisbon (Portugal), 17th to 19th October 2018. Authors may submit proposals for presentation of papers …

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Job Vacancy - NCRM Communications Manager (Maternity Cover)

Location:  Highfield Campus Salary:   £29,799 to £31,604 Full Time Fixed Term (12 Months) Closing Date:   Wednesday 14 February 2018 Interview Date:   To be …

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Job Vacancy - Quantitative researcher, Ipsos MORI, International, London

Ipsos MORI is recruiting for several roles in their expanding International Social Research (ISR) unit based in London and Brussels. For this role they are looking …

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Reflecting on an event: Migrant families challenging the effects of the No Recourse to Public Funds Policy

The PASAR project held an event at the House of Commons, sponsored by Kate Green, MP and Chair of the APPG on Migration. Speakers included …

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Methods in 2017

At the end of each year we like to reflect on methodological developments and trends that dominated the particular year. In 2017 these included methods related …

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The role of the proxy ethnographer: a step too far?

In the days before Google, I wrote a research paper about enlisting a marketing manager in an electronics company to collect ethnographic data about the sales …