We just had an email alerting us to 5 free webinars on research data and resources for social scientists, which the UK Data Service are running from 13th-17th May. Here are the details:
Webinar week at UK Data Service: Five free online sessions
Social
scientists from all sectors are invited to participate in a series of
webinars designed to introduce the data and resources available through
the newly formed
UK Data Service.
All
webinars are free of charge and open to anyone in the UK and overseas.
Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please reserve
your spot by booking at the links below.
An
overview of the types of data available, including UK government
surveys, cross-national surveys, data from the UK Census and qualitative
data. The webinar will
include some case studies demonstrating how the data have been used in
research.
Attendees are also encouraged to attend the Thursday webinar to learn how to find and access specific data collections.
Panel
discussion with Keith Dugmore, a private-sector data consultant and
owner of Demographic Decisions, and Sharon Witherspoon, Director of the
Nuffield Foundation
and one of the original researchers on the British Social Attitudes
Survey.
The
discussion is moderated by David Martin, Deputy Director of the UK Data
Service and former coordinator of the ESRC Census Programme.
A
practical session for anyone actively creating social science research
data. You will learn about practices, resources and support available to
create well organised,
well documented, high-quality research data through the course of your
research so that your data continues to generate impact after you have
analysed it yourself.
A
practical overview, focusing on the service's new search-and-browse
portal, Discover, which allows users to search for datasets, support
guides, case studies,
ESRC outputs, variables and questions.
A useful follow-up to the Monday webinar introducing data available through the UK Data Service.
An introduction to census output geographies, outlining five key differences between 2001 and 2011 census output geographies.
The
UK Data Service is a comprehensive resource funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC) to support researchers, teachers and
policymakers who
depend on high-quality social and economic data.
The
UK Data Service website provides a single point of access to a wide
range of secondary data previously held by the Economic and Social Data
Service (ESDS),
the ESRC Census Programme and the Secure Data Service. All are backed
with extensive support, training and guidance to meet the needs of data
users, owners and creators.
