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The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) delivers training in #ResearchMethods. Visit: www.ncrm.ac.uk

NCRM is a partnership between the University of Southampton and The University of Manchester. It is funded by the ESRC.
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Exploring youth transitions and outcomes through national datasets. Focusing on secondary, quantitative data - including Understanding Society. Join the @ncrm.ac.uk Data Resources Training Network webinar - 11 Nov, 12.00- 13.30. events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e66aa5...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Interested in learning how to use #AI tools to optimise #research processes?

Join our beginner’s workshop on 4 December 2025.

Find out more and register:
Training course: How to Use Gen AI: A Beginner’s Workshop for Researchers
This two-hour and 30-minute workshop will explore what Gen AI tools exist that are helpful for researchers and how they can be used to optimise research processes.It is a workshop for Gen AI beginner
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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NCRM has published a new online resource to provide support and inspiration to #ResearchMethods teachers.

The free resource comprises 18 short publications on a wide range of methods and approaches, all written by other teachers.

Access the resource:
Sparking ‘Aha’ Moments: A Resource for Teaching Research Methods
NCRM delivers research methods training, produces learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Teaching social research methods? Lots of free to access ideas for generating those lightbulb moments from @ncrm.ac.uk
Sparking ‘Aha’ Moments: A Resource for Teaching Research Methods
NCRM delivers research methods training, produces learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation
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November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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NCRM has supported #ResearchMethods innovation and helped to advance training practices through a range of initiatives.

These include national networks, which enabled members to share knowledge, collaborate and identify priorities.

Read about our impact: buff.ly/RisFFv4
A collage of diverse human faces.
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The NCRM short course Political Ethnography will be run online between 21 Nov. and 12 Dec. 2025.

It will teach participants how to conduct #qualitative field research, particularly participant observation and interviewing.

Register: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14423
Training course: Political Ethnography - Online
This online course, taught over four mornings, aims to teach participants how to conduct qualitative field research, particularly participant observation and ordinary language interviewing. The cours
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October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Looking for an introduction to #AI and machine learning?

NCRM is running an online short course on 10-11 November 2025.

Learn more: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14362
Training course: Introduction to Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - online
This two-day online introductory course offers an overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), covering key concepts, real-world applications, basic learning algorithms, and et
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October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Learn how to conduct open source investigations on NCRM's upcoming short course.

The course will be held online over two days, on 20 and 28 November 2025. It will include considerations of ethics in #OpenSource research.

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Training course: An Introduction to Ethical Open Source Investigation - online
An Introduction to Ethical Open Source Investigation is a two-part methodology course which teaches practical open source skills whilst foregrounding a critical and reflexive approach to open source
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October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Now out, free for everyone, my resources on survival analysis (including Cox regression models) with practicals and solutions. Available at @ncrm.ac.uk #statistics #survivalanalysis #research #methodology www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...
NCRM resource | Advanced Topics in Survival Analysis by Oliver Perra
Survival analysis is a statistical approach used to investigate the occurrence and the timing of events. The specific nature and characteristics of the outcome of interest (whether and when an event
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October 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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NCRM is running a one-day course on four #qualitative methods – photo go-alongs, collage, life history interviews and participant packs.

The online course, on 5 November 2025, will be led by @amycbarron.bsky.social.

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Training course: Four Qualitative Methods for Understanding Diverse Lives
In this one-day online training workshop you will be introduced to four qualitative research methods to better understand diverse lives - Photo Go-Alongs, Collage, Life History Interviews and Partici
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October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The NCRM course Participatory Action Research: Equitable Partnerships and Engaged Research takes place on 4-11 November 2025.

Led by @kimozano.bsky.social, the online course includes practical activities and advice clinics.

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Training course: Participatory Action Research (PAR): Equitable Partners and Engaged Research
PAR aims to create a space for researcher and participants to co-produce knowledge and where relevant, action for change. PAR is considered as a research paradigm in itself, that embodies a particula
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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A series of free webinars is exploring the use of national datasets for #research on various topics.

The next events in the Data Resources Training Network series will cover:

Youth transitions (11 Nov): ow.ly/CPqN50X94fJ

Digital life (19 Nov): ow.ly/ytmZ50X94fK
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October 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Learn how to use documents as data on our upcoming online course.

The course, led by @drhelenkara.bsky.social, takes place on 27-28 October 2025.

Find out more and register: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14343
Training course: Documents as Data - Online
This online course will explain when and why to use documents as data for research, show you how to gather documentary data, and consider some ways to analyse that data.The course covers: When a
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October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Are you planning to undertake #quantitative research on #education in England?

We're running a course on the National Pupil Database, a resource covering the English school system.

This online course will be held on 21-22 October 2025.

Sign up: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14154
Training course: Introduction to National Pupil Database - Online
This course provides an introduction to National Pupil Database (NPD), an administrative data resource covering the education system in England.The course covers: The population coverage of NPDT
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October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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NEXT WEEK - CPC-CG member Athina Vlachantoni will be participating in an @ncrm.ac.uk Data Resources Training Network webinar:

👩‍💻 Exploring #ageing through national #datasets

🗓️ Thursday 9 October at 13:30

Register to attend online: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f9d99b... @bspsuk.bsky.social
Exploring Ageing through National Datasets Webinar Details The Data Resources Training Network welcomes you to the second webinar in our 2025 series: Exploring Ageing through National Datasets The webinar will focus on secondary, quantitative data. It will take place on Teams on the 9th of October from 13:30 - 15:00. The speakers will be: George B. Ploubidis who will consider a cross-generational life-course approach to healthy ageing in the 21st century, arguing that understanding, addressing the challenges, and seizing the opportunities of an ageing population requires robust evidence spanning the entire life course and multiple generations. Drawing on the UK’s nationally representative birth cohort studies, he will present key insights into the social, economic, and biological factors that shape health and discuss how generational differences illuminate ways to delay chronic illness, promoting health, functioning, and productivity. Athina Vlachantoni who will explore pension protection among minority ethnic communities in the UK. Drawing on a three-year ESRC-funded project, she combines nationally representative data with interviews and focus groups to reveal persistent ethnic and gender gaps in pension membership and saving behaviour as well as culture-specific approaches to later-life finance. The talk discusses how UK pension protection can become more inclusive for future cohorts. Bram Vanhoutte who, drawing on 10 years of data from the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing, examines the gap between subjective and chronological age, the role of functional health, and differences between birth cohorts.
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Thank you to everyone who attended the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025, including our panel of fantastic speakers!

The recording of #NCRM2025 will be posted on the NCRM YouTube channel in the near future.

Browse more upcoming NCRM events and training courses: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/all...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The stage is set for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025!

The sold-out event begins at 18:40 today at @britishacademy.bsky.social in London.

Four experts will be discussing responsible AI in #research.

Watch #NCRM2025 online:
NCRM Annual Lecture 2025: Responsible AI in Research
Welcome to the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025! The event will begin at 18:40 (BST) on Wednesday, 1 October 2025. The event will explore the ways in which researchers can use AI responsibly in their…
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October 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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There is still time to register for the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025!

A panel of four experts will discuss how to use #AI responsibly in #research.

The free event takes place on Wednesday, 1 October and will be live streamed.

Sign up: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/lecture25/index.php
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September 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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NCRM's activities enable researchers to do work that positively impacts different aspects of society.

Our recent impact report shows how our training and innovation activities boost skills, advance methods and forge collaborations.

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A droplet making a ripple in water.
September 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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NCRM is running a new online short course on software development with Python.

It will take place over four consecutive mornings on 20-23 October 2025.

Find out more:
Training course: Introduction to Software Development with Python - online
This two day introductory short course to software development with Python is spread across four consecutive mornings and covers the following:Automating Tasks with the Unix Shell - 20th October &nbs
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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The NCRM Annual Lecture 2025 will explore ways of using #AI responsibly in research.

The event takes place @britishacademy.bsky.social on 1 Oct. and will be live streamed.

Panel: Wendy Hall, @david.deroure.org, Zeba Khanam, Mark Carrigan.

Read more: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/lecture25/index.php
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September 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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NCRM is running a two-day online course on efficient techniques for processing, managing and visualising large datasets.

Advanced Big Data Analysis and Management Using R takes place on 13-14 October 2025.

Register: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Speakers at the NCRM Annual Lecture 2025 will discuss responsible #AI in #research.

The free event takes place @britishacademy.bsky.social on 1 Oct. and will be live streamed.

Panel: Wendy Hall, @david.deroure.org, Zeba Khanam, Mark Carrigan.

Sign up: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/lecture25/index.php
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September 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Our highly popular course How to write your Methodology Chapter is back!

It takes place online on 15 September 2025, led by Dr Patrick Brindle.

Register:
Training course: How to write your Methodology Chapter
This online workshop aims to give participants a range of practical approaches they can adopt when writing about methodology in the social sciences, with a particular focus on writing a PhD methodolo
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September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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NCRM is running a one-day interactive course that will provide a practical introduction to qualitative secondary analysis.

The online course takes place on 15 September 2025.

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Training course: Introducing Qualitative Secondary Analysis: from why to do it, to how to do it
This one-day online, interactive course will provide a practical introduction to Qualitative Secondary Analysis. The morning session will explore key debates and histories characterising the beginnin
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September 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM