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UKData service webinar – age 46 sweep

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Webinar: Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep   WEBINAR – Introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep 11 July 2019 14:00 – 14:40 GMT In this webinar introduction to the 1970 British Cohort Study Age 46 Sweep, we will cover: data collection, content, and emerging findings.  About this… Read more » about UKData service webinar – age 46 sweep

UK Data Service Data Skills Modules: free to use

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Apologies for cross posting – great resources for staff and students here: Our online, easy-to-use, and interactive Data Skills Modules introduce three forms of data to non-experts. These will give those new to research a solid grounding in the key skills they need to make full use of our rich data resources. They are aimed at anyone who… Read more » about UK Data Service Data Skills Modules: free to use

2019 Data Impact Fellows – applications open

Apologies for cross posting/ this is a fabulous opportunity.. ===== Are you an early career researcher or analyst in a UK university or UK registered charity? Are you using UK Data Service data in your impactful research and analysis? Apply to be one of our 2019 Data Impact Fellows.   The 2019 Data Impact Fellows… Read more » about 2019 Data Impact Fellows – applications open

UK data service: a one course on assessing the quality of data

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20 February 2019 London School of Economics   In this hands-on day course you will learn about the principles of, and tools for, assessing data quality and reviewing disclosure risk in numeric data sources. Data assessment is extremely useful whether it is for wishing to create high quality data for publishing, thereby supporting the transparency… Read more » about UK data service: a one course on assessing the quality of data

UK Data Service launches a new online teaching resource ‘data for non-experts’

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Colleagues, apologies for cross posting – may be of interest ===== Explore key aspects of survey, aggregate and longitudinal data The UK Data Service recently launched a new online teaching resource which introduces data to non-experts via easy-to-use interactive Data Skills Modules. These will give those new to research a solid grounding in the key… Read more » about UK Data Service launches a new online teaching resource ‘data for non-experts’

UK data service newsletter – section on ‘dissertations and their data’

=== apologies for cross posting, but a really useful set of links here about all things data – and for REF Impact, an opportunuity to contirnute case studies if approprriate === The summer edition of the UK Data Service newsletter is out now. In the latest issue, we provide you with information on the planned… Read more » about UK data service newsletter – section on ‘dissertations and their data’

UK data service news and free webinar series

Apologies for cross posting Webinars – free to attend To help you get the most from the UK Data Service we run a series of webinars which introduce different aspects of the Service. Join us for: Introduction to the UK Data Service, 24 April 2018, 15.00 – 16.00 BST Finding and accessing data in the UK… Read more » about UK data service news and free webinar series

Funding opportunity available working with Understanding Society data

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Apologies for cross posting: ==== Our colleagues at Understanding Society, one of the largest household panel studies in the world, are accepting submissions for Policy Fellowships. The 6-12 month funding will see Fellows undertake a social science project, using Understanding Society data, which has the potential to make a substantial contribution to informing and influencing… Read more » about Funding opportunity available working with Understanding Society data

Online teaching resource introducing longitudinal studies and data to non-experts

An interesting set of resources- please do explore and write us a blog-post…. ============= Closer has launched a new online teaching resource introducing longitudinal studies and data to non-experts. The Learning Hub is primarily aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, and those who teach them but it should be equally valuable to those working in… Read more » about Online teaching resource introducing longitudinal studies and data to non-experts

Webinar: Key data: Qualitative and mixed methods data Online, 15.00 – 16.00 GMT 5 December 2017

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Webinar: Key data: Qualitative and mixed methods data Online, 15.00 – 16.00 GMT 5 December 2017   This introductory webinar is intended for anyone who wants to learn about the qualitative or mixed-methods data available from the UK Data Service. The UK Data Service provides access to a range of qualitative and mixed-methods data including… Read more » about Webinar: Key data: Qualitative and mixed methods data Online, 15.00 – 16.00 GMT 5 December 2017