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ESRC Seminar Series ‘Challenges in neighbourhood effects research: does it really matter where you live and what are the implications for policy?’
TweetThe forthcoming ESRC Seminar Series ‘Challenges in neighbourhood effects research: does it really matter where you live and what are the implications for policy?’ is organised jointly by the Centre of Housing Research, University of St Andrews, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow and CCSR, University of Manchester. The first seminar, ‘Neighbourhood Effects: Theory [...]
Teaching quantitative methods: the challenge and how to meet it
TweetThe Royal Statistical Society are hosting a workshop on developing undergraduate quantitative methods teaching in sociology, social policy, politics and international relations, social anthropology and other social science subjects beyond economics and psychology. It will take place on Friday 23rd October at the Royal Statistical Society, Errol St, London from 09.30 to 16.30. Those speaking [...]
Census: 2011 and beyond. Meeting 21 Oct 2009
TweetThe Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is hosting a meeting on the topic of the UK census. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday 21 October 2009 (1400-1700 hrs), at the RSS, 12 Errol St, London EC1Y 8LX. For details see the flyer here.
ESRC Seminar Series: Time-Space and Life-Course, September 2009
TweetThe ESRC seminar series on ‘Time-Space and Life-Course’ has reached Seminar 5, which is entitled: ‘Tools for the future: exploring the temporal and spatial ordering of daily life‘ takes place on Monday the 14th of September 2009. The event is to be held at Newcastle University. More details here Any queries regarding this event should [...]
ESRC Research Seminar Series: Understanding the Migrant Experience
TweetThe Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) at Swansea University has been awarded funding by the ESRC to host a series of one-day seminars which aim to increase understanding of the migrant experience. The first seminar in the series was held in April and explored the links between micro-level understanding of ‘the migrant experience’ and [...]
Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society
TweetThe Royal Geographical Society (RGS), on Tuesday 16 June at 19.00, are hosting a discussion entitled: “Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society” Britain’s 17 million baby boomers are fast approaching retirement age, with over 65′s now outnumbering under 16′s for the first time. What are the challenges and opportunities that [...]
PGRG Conference: Remaking migration theory: intersections and cross-fertilisations
TweetPGRG Conference: Remaking migration theory: intersections and cross-fertilisations 13th -14th May 2009, jointly hosted by the University of Brighton and University of Sussex A two-day international conference of the Population Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG Call for Papers and Registration Form Conference Programme This conference aims to explore the many ways in which different, [...]
Family Resources Survey user meeting
TweetFamily Resources Survey user meeting Thursday 30 April 2009 Royal Statistical Society, London This meeting will provide a forum for data users and producers to meet and discuss new developments and exchange information about the Family Resources Survey. The meeting is free to attend and lunch is provided. For more details and to book a [...]
CMPR Seminar: ‘Is there a ‘migrant experience?’
TweetCentre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) Seminar ‘Is there a ‘migrant experience?’ Swansea University on Tuesday 21st April from 9.30-5pm The Centre for Migration Policy Research (CMPR) at Swansea University has recently been awarded an ESRC grant to host a series of one-day seminars which aim to increase understanding of the migrant experience (details attached). [...]
Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence
Tweet BSPS day meeting – Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC Poverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence Venue: New Academic Building (NABL09), LSE Friday 29th May, 2009 Background The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure related to reproductive health service use remains largely unexplored in poor country contexts. [...]