Archives by Tag 'Social Science'
methods@manchester web resource for social science methods
Tweetmethods@manchester is a web resource which brings together The University of Manchester’s internationally acclaimed expertise on social research methods. Visit www.methods.manchester.ac.uk to watch video clips of experts talking about specific methods: examples include Martin Everett’s leading work on Social Network Analysis, Wes Sharrock on Ethnomethodology, Nick Shryane on Structural Equation Modelling and Ian Plewis on Multilevel [...]
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 [...]
Lectureship in Social Science for Medical Humanities, Durham
TweetThe position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Science for Medical Humanities is available at the University of Durham. The post is a joint appointment by the Department of Geography and Centre for Medical Humanities in Durham, with the first 3.5 years being based in the Centre for Medical Humanities and thereafter a permanent position in [...]
Research workshop: Rethinking Migration
TweetRethinking Migration. New Glances on Migration/s Research-Workshop, Sept, 29th and 30th 2009, Graz/Austria CALL FOR PAPERS The Research-group Migration at the Centre for Cultural Studies (University of Graz, Austria) invites you to submit an abstract (3000 char. incl. space) for the Research Workshop “Rethinking Migration. New glances on Migration/s” in September 2009. [...]
PhD studentship in demography
TweetThe newly established ESRC Centre for Population Change at the University of Southampton is pleased to announce a new PhD studentship in demography. The studentship would suit a person with good computing skills and an interest in demographic measurement, who has, or expects to have, a postgraduate degree in demography, or a related social science [...]
Reader/Soc. Sci. for Medical Humanities – Univ. Durham
TweetReader/Soc. Sci. for Medical Humanities – Geography – University of Durham The Centre for Medical Humanities and the Department of Geography seek to appoint a Reader in Social Science for Medical Humanities from 1st September 2009 or as soon as possible thereafter. S/he will be based for the first four years in the Centre [...]
POPFEST 2009 – Call for papers
TweetWe would like to draw your attention to Popfest 2009, the 17th annual conference of postgraduate students in Population-related studies. Popfest 2009 will be taking place from the 2nd July to the 4th of July 2009, and will be hosted by the Population At LSE research students at the London School of Economics and Political Science [...]