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Workshop on Teaching Quantitative Methods in Social Science

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Tuesday, October 5, 2010

TweetTeaching Quantitative Methods in Social Science Royal Statistical Society, Errol St, London. Wednesday 27th October 2010 This workshop style meeting takes advantage of the visit to the UK by Professor Chris Wild (Univ. of Auckland) and colleagues who have undertaken pathbreaking work in using visual methods to teaching key statistical concepts to new learners. Chris [...]

PhD studentship opportunity at University College London in migration statistics and modelling.

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010

TweetPhD studentship opportunity at University College London in migration statistics and modelling. —- PHD Studentship – (ENFOLD-ing – Explaining, Modelling and Forecasting Global Dynamics), – UCL Department / Division Department of Geography Specific unit / Sub department Migration Research Unit/CASA Duration of Studentship 3 Years Stipend £15,290 plus £3,390 tuition fees per annum Vacancy Information [...]

Radical Statistics Conference 2010 – February 27th London

By Daniel James Lewis - Last updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010

TweetThe annual Radical Statistics Conference will be held this year on Saturday, February 27th 2010 at Friends House Euston, London NW1 2BJ. The conference promises discussions regarding radical application of statistics as well as chance for socialising. More details, booking etc can be found here: http://www.radstats.org.uk/conf2010/

Social Statistician Research Associate Job

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

TweetDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, LOUGHBOROUGH  UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Fixed term for 12 months) (ref: GY/13339) Department: Geography Role Type: Research Vacancy Posted: Friday 15 May 2009 Closing Date: Monday 01 June 2009 Salary/Benefits: £27,183 per annum A creative social statistician is required to work on an ESRC-funded project “Benchmarking the world city network: city connectivities on [...]

Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Thursday, March 12, 2009

TweetChallenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics Wednesday May 13 th 2009 10.30 -16.00 London School of Economics Room LG01, New Academic Building, Lincoln’s Inn Fields The BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the BSPS are taking the opportunity of the publication of ‘Sleepwalking to Segregation’? Challenging myths about race and [...]

Statistician/ Perinatal Epidemiologist- City University London

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Monday, March 2, 2009

TweetStatistician/ Perinatal Epidemiologist, Maternity data linkage, Department, of Midwifery and Child Health, School of Community and Health Sciences, City University London Reference Number KG/12144  –  Grade 6/7, Two years, full time City University London is working with partners in England and Wales to enhance the scope of the data available for monitoring maternity care and [...]

Radical Statistics 2009 Conference

By Dr Pablo Mateos - Last updated: Monday, February 16, 2009

TweetRadical Statistics Group – Annual Conference and AGM, 2009 An Aging Society: Are We Prepared? Saturday March 7, 2009 Oxford Institute of Aging Manor Road Building (Adjacent to St Catherine’s College, Manor Road) Oxford OX1 3UQ Registration, 9:30-10:00 am The programme includes papers on topics such as: – Use of demography – Ethnicity – Family [...]