Archive for 'Workshops / Training' Category
Fertility and poverty: micro and macro linkages. Call for papers.
TweetThe 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 [...]
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.ac.uk Announce New Workshops
TweetCensus.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 [...]
Courses in Small Area Estimation
TweetThe 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 [...]
Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland – Training Workshop, Sept 09
TweetThe 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
Tweet2011 Census: Producing the Numbers ================================== 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 [...]
Data Visualization Day
Tweet 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. [...]
Workshop: Longitudinal studies in Scotland
Tweet National Child Development Study and 1970 British Cohort Study: one-day introductory workshop in Scotland On Thursday, 11 June, 2009, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on National Child Development Study (NCDS) and 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). The workshop will take place at the University of Stirling, Scotland. This event, organised jointly by CLS [...]
Reproductive Health in Poor Countries
TweetPoverty and Reproductive Health in Poor Countries: Issues, Measurement & Evidence BSPS day meeting Sponsored in collaboration with the ESRC 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. The knock-on effect of [...]
LSE Seminar: Population, Education and Development
Tweet“Population, Education and Development: Addressing the Interactions” LSE Population Research Seminar Speaker: Prof. Wolfgang Lutz Leader, World Population Program International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Chair: Prof. Mike Murphy, Professor of Demography, LSE Abstract: Education is a key determinant if international development. This Seminar presents new projections of populations by age, sex and four levels [...]