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2017 NCRM Courses and Events

Methodological Considerations in Biosocial Research Using Understanding Society Data, 16 June 2017, Southampton Time Series Analysis for Political …

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Talking to autistic students in transition: collages, card sorts and walking interviews

This ESRC-funded PhD research sought to understand the lived experience of young people with autism as they left special school to join mainstream colleges of further …

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Missing biomarkers in biosocial data

A number of survey based studies, e.g. Understanding Society, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, now collect biological samples from the blood, hair, saliva, teeth, nails and …

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Researching approaches for education in the digital age: digital tethering and digital métissage

Researching education in the digital age arguably has become both more complex and more exciting in terms of the issues that need to be considered and …

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Complex social survey data designs

Social scientists now have unprecedented access to data. New social science data resources are increasingly becoming available including new forms of ‘found’ data1, such as administrative …

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New methods for tracking immediate audience reaction to performances

When we attend live performances, one important part of the experience is the ‘collective engagement’1 with others attending the same performance, and feeling and sensing others’ …

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Diary methods: voyages into the interior

'Please write as much as you can about what you do, what you talk about, what you eat and drink, what you buy or sell, what …

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What do we know about mixed-device online surveys in the UK?

We now live in a digital age with a high level use of technologies in everyday life. The way surveys are conducted is changing. Adoption of …