Archive for 'Workshops / Training' Category
SHIP Advanced Training Workshop – 6th-10th April 2010
The Scottish Health Informatics Programme (SHIP) are hosting a training workshop from 6-10 April 2010 at the University of St. Andrews on the topic of “Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data“.
This is an intensive five-day course on the theory and practice of analysis of large sets of linked health or social data at an intermediate [...]
Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
The University of Surrey are hosting a workshop on the ONS longitudinal study specifically geared towards exploring population and health trends.
Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
Time: 14.00-16.30
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010
Venue: Room 46AD03, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
The Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) offers a [...]
Workshop: Exploring population and health trends – the ONS Longitudinal Study
Workshop details:
Time: 14.00-16.30
Date: Friday, 22 January 2010
Venue: Room 46AD03, The University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH
The Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study (LS) offers a 1% sample of the population of England and Wales. It draws its data from each Census (1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 so far), linking the information (on both individual [...]
Fertility and poverty: micro and macro linkages. Call for papers.
The University of Southhampton are hosting a workshop on ‘fertility and poverty: micro and macro linkages’ from 28th to 29th January 2010.
Papers are being invited that address the following:
i) New evidence on the linkages between fertility and poverty (at both macro and micro levels)
ii) Barriers to contraceptive use and safe abortion amongst those living [...]
Teaching quantitative methods: the challenge and how to meet it
The 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 at [...]
Census.ac.uk Announce New Workshops
Census.ac.uk are pleased to announce a new series of workshops for the coming academic year.
The workshops are free and you can book as many as you like.
The first two workshops will be held on 27 and 28 October at the University of Stirling. Book soon to avoid disappointment.
Click on the links below to see further [...]
Courses in Small Area Estimation
The University of Southampton has two upcoming courses in “small area estimation” run out of the Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute by Danny Pfeffermann and Pedro Silva.
The first course “Small Area Estimation” runs from 12th to 14th October 2009.
This is followed by “Advanced Methods for Small Area Estimation” taking place 15th – 16th February 2010.
Further [...]
Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland – Training Workshop, Sept 09
The University of Stirling are holding the forthcoming LSCS Introductory Training Workshop on Tuesday 15th September 2009.
This training workshop is open to academics, non-academics and students and is designed to provide a detailed introduction to the data that are available and how they may be used. The course is introductory and no prior knowledge [...]
2011 Census: Producing the Numbers
2011 Census: Producing the Numbers
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1 June 2009, Royal Statistics Society
This meeting will offer the first integrated presentation of the proposed end-to-end methodology for the production of 2011 census population estimates. Aspects of 2011 census proposals, particularly the use of post-out and post-back of questionnaires, a parallel internet data collection channel, coverage survey and increased use [...]
Data Visualization Day
Data Visualization Day – 7 July 2009
date: 7 July 2009
location: City University London
fee: £175
includes: presentations, lunch, refreshments, computing facilities, resource pack
programme: full schedule
speakers: list & profiles
eligibility: open to all – no constraints
to book: please contact Mark Firman with your invoicing details and dietary / accessibility requirements.
contact: mfirman@soi.city.ac.uk | 020 7040 8435
… better graphics, better [...]