Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research

Homeworking for Special Licence and Secure Access data

10:00 - 11:30 21 May 2026
With more researchers working remotely, many are asking: “Is it possible to access safeguarded Special Licence or Secure Access data from home?". Whether you are already accessing such…

Code Anxiety Club

13:30 - 14:00 2 June 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we…

Survey data drop-in

12:00 - 13:00 3 June 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at…

Introduction to time diary data (part one)

13:00 - 16:30 4 June 2026
This free online short course introduces participants to time diary data analysis, a multidisciplinary field that has made a sustained contribution to the social sciences for over 50…

Computational social science drop-in

13:00 - 14:00 9 June 2026
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet…

Introduction to time diary data (part two)

13:00 - 16:30 11 June 2026
This free online short course introduces participants to time diary data analysis, a multidisciplinary field that has made a sustained contribution to the social sciences for over 50…

Code Anxiety Club

13:30 - 14:00 16 June 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we…

Survey data drop-in

12:00 - 13:00 1 July 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at…

Code Anxiety Club

13:30 - 14:00 7 July 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we…

Computational social science drop-in

13:00 - 14:00 14 July 2026
Do you find yourself: - stuck on a project with no one to ask about it? - not sure what to learn next? - the only person in your team using computational methods? - wanting to meet…

Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service

10:00 - 12:30 15 July 2026
A table of numbers is not always the best way to present census data, often we want to visualise the information as a map to help people see patterns quickly. This free online workshop…

Code Anxiety Club

13:30 - 14:00 21 July 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we…

Code Anxiety Club

13:30 - 14:00 4 August 2026
Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club! Viewers can follow along as we…

How to become a computational social scientist

10:00 - 11:00 14 September 2026
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data…

Exploring census microdata

10:00 - 11:30 22 September 2026
Census microdata provides detailed anonymised information about individuals and households, allowing researchers to explore relationships between population characteristics in ways…

Introduction to synthetic data

14:00 - 15:00 30 September 2026
This free online workshop about synthetic data has three parts: A presentation to introduce the fundamentals of synthetic data, including what synthetic data is and is not, what are…

Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service

10:00 - 12:30 21 October 2026
A table of numbers is not always the best way to present census data, often we want to visualise the information as a map to help people see patterns quickly. This free online workshop…

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

The John Rylands Library

Manchester Museum

Search