Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research

Mapping crime data in R: An Introduction to GIS and spatial data

11:00 - 12:30 7 June 2022
Do you want to display crime data on maps but don’t know how? Crime data often contains spatial components. As a result, analyses of crime data can create patterns that are clearly…

Census 2021: What to expect and when

10:00 - 11:00 14 June 2022
The webinar is intended for those interested in using data from the 2021 census. It will provide a timeline for the availability of aggregate data tables and the geographical boundaries…

Reanimating data: secondary analysis, historical enquiry, & participatory data collection

16 June 2022
The aim of this interactive workshop is to explore data reanimation as a qualitative research method. The focus will be on creative, participatory and innovative ways of working with…

Family Finance Surveys User Conference 2022

09:30 - 16:30 5 July 2022
Are you interested in research on family finances? Do you want to know the latest developments in family finance data from UK social surveys? The annual Family Finance Surveys User…

Health Studies User Conference 2022

09:30 - 16:30 12 July 2022
Do you want to know the latest developments in health data from social surveys? Would you like to understand more about the impact of COVID-19 on these studies and their outputs? Are…

Methods Con

13 - 14 September 2022
MethodsCon: rethinking the boundaries of methods in health and social science research is a wholly in-person event that will place over two days in Manchester, UK on Tuesday 13 and…

Census 2021: What to expect and when

10:00 - 11:00 21 September 2022
2021 census data has started to be released. Join our fourth update webinar to find out what will be available and when. The webinar is intended for those interested in using data…

Uncertainty, methods and research design

09:30 - 13:00 3 October 2022
This half day course explores uncertainty, anticipation, ignorance and surprise, and offer practical support in relation to design and methodologies. Uncertainty in research design…

Online workshop: Introduction to the Family Resources Survey

09:30 - 13:00 4 October 2022
Do you want to know more about using data from the Family Resources Survey for research? The Family Resources Survey (FRS) provides some of the most detailed information about the…

Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data

10:00 - 11:30 6 October 2022
Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would…

Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys

10:00 - 11:30 11 October 2022
Did you know that data from major social surveys such as the British Social Attitudes survey, the Labour Force Survey and the Health Survey for England can be accessed for research…

Introduction to copyright: Copyright and publishing

10:00 - 11:30 14 October 2022
This workshop is the first of two on ‘Introduction to Copyright’. The first session focuses on copyright considerations in the context of publishing while the second session focuses…

Introduction to copyright: Copyright issues in secondary data use

10:00 - 11:30 17 October 2022
This second session on copyright focuses on copyright considerations in the context of secondary data use. By the end of the session, attendees will have a better understanding of copyright…

An introduction to 2021 Census geography datasets

10:00 - 11:00 18 October 2022
To support users of the latest round of the census, the UK`s national statistics agencies are starting to release datasets describing the geography of the census. These datasets include…

How to anonymise qualitative and quantitative data

11:00 - 12:30 20 October 2022
The process of anonymisation is an essential part to protect the identities of research participants while complying with these ethical and legal standards. Before sharing, archiving,…

Introduction to machine learning

13:00 - 14:00 24 October 2022
What is machine learning? How is machine learning different from classic statistics? What are its applications? What type of models exist within machine learning? If these are questions…

Data management basics: Introduction to data management and sharing

11:00 - 12:30 27 October 2022
The introductory workshops on Data Management Basics are intended for researchers and anyone who wants to learn about research data management. This workshop is part of a series of…

Depositing your data with ReShare

11:00 - 12:30 3 November 2022
The session will cover how to deposit data using a self-deposit repository like ReShare; how to describe a data collection well (i.e. what metadata and documentation should be provided);…

Introduction to the UK Data Service

10:00 - 11:30 8 November 2022
The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast…

Finding and accessing data from the UK Data Service

10:00 - 11:30 10 November 2022
This introductory workshop is intended for anyone who wants to hear about finding data from the UK Data Service and contains interactive elements throughout. Participants will be given…

Data management basics: Ethical and legal issues in data sharing

10:00 - 11:30 14 November 2022
In this free 90-minute online workshop, participants will learn about the relevant legislation, such as data protection legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).…

Getting started with secondary analysis

10:00 - 11:30 15 November 2022
Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. This introductory workshop will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data…

How to become a computational social scientist

10:00 - 11:30 22 November 2022
This free workshop is an introduction to computational social science. It offers attendees a chance to understand and discuss what computational social science is, what it is good for,…

Consent issues in data sharing

10:00 - 11:30 24 November 2022
This free 90-minute online workshop will explain the difference between types of consent and how, as a researcher, you can consider data archiving, plus future reuse in the consent…

Data in the spotlight: Census and population studies

10:00 - 11:30 29 November 2022
This free 90-minute online workshop will introduce you to the UK Census, the data held by the UK Data Service, and how to use the web interfaces to access the data. There will also…

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