Philosophy of Social Science
This talk will draw upon Alexander Betts’ recent book Social Science: A Very Short Introduction to offer a contemporary take on the philosophy of social science. It will focus in particular on […]
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Bayesian Statistics for Applied Research
London School of Economics and Political ScienceThis two-day course provides a practical and accessible introduction to Bayesian statistics for applied research in any field. Students will benefit from a combination of lectures and discussion to explore […]
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Philosophy as method for data analysis in research
Educational researchers are often encouraged to reflect on their ‘philosophical positioning’, i.e. the ontological, epistemological and axiological (ethical) assumptions that underpin their research design. Meanwhile, in recent years in anglophone […]
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Introduction to agent-based modelling in NetLogo Introduction to agent-based modelling in NetLogo
6 Worcester St, Oxford OX1 2BXWhether it’s ant colonies, traffic jams, fisheries, predator-prey interactions, segregation patterns in urban areas, or viruses spreading through populations, we are surrounded by complex systems. Those have lots of different […]
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Reproducible data analysis pipelines in R
6 Worcester St, Oxford OX1 2BXYears ago, you wrote a data analysis script. Hundreds of lines of R code, all in a single file. It was not beautiful, but it worked, and you got a […]
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Messy and mixed: working with quant and qual data
Making Sense of Messy Legal Data: Analysing Climate Litigation in Latin America and the Caribbean Cristian Heredia Ligorria, PhD researcher in Socio-legal Studies at UWE Bristol My doctoral research investigates […]
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Digital Research Skills for Social Scientists
Date: 3rd – 6th March 2026 (four consecutive mornings) Location: online The National Centre for Research Methods are offering the opportunity to attend this introductory short course for the reduced […]
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Validating constructs through quantitative sampling
Using multi-dimensional experience sampling via smartphones to map thought-emotion interactions in daily life Anqi Lei, PhD researcher at the University of Plymouth Patterns of on-going thought have crucial implications for […]
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Negotiating positionality in data analysis
Reflexive Thematic Analysis on researcher’s position as an “in-betweener” Claire Hadfield, Senior Lecturer and PhD researcher in Education at Plymouth Marjon University Reflecting on my journey using Reflexive Thematic Analysis […]
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Making sense of lived experiences through narratives
Understanding home deathcare through narrative. Sam Hooker, SWDTP-funded PhD researcher in Social Policy at the University of Bath My PhD project used a narrative methodology to capture people’s experiences caring […]