The first COORDINATE Summer school will be held on the Colchester Campus of the University of Essex from June 20-24, 2022, as part of the COORDINATE Project. One of the objectives of COORDINATE is to facilitate improved access to existing survey data on child wellbeing and ensure that high quality survey data will inform policies that directly affect children’s lives.
The aim of this summer school is to learn and practice longitudinal data analysis methods using Understanding Society – the UK Household Panel Study taught by experienced researchers from the University of Essex. The summer school is open to any researcher working in EU Member States and Associated Countries. We welcome academic researchers from any stage, PhD students to professors. Attendees will have the opportunity to work with this world renown longitudinal dataset, work on their own research questions and network with others who share similar research interests.
The summer school will feature lectures by survey methodologists and data analysists from the Institute for Social and Economic Research and the Understanding Society team.
Expected Outcomes
Participants will learn about Understanding Society child and adolescent data. They will also learn about analytical methods for analysing panel data. Participants will be able to merge child and parent data, as well as successive waves of data and prepare the data for further analysis.
Eligibility
A total of 30 researchers will be selected based on research experience, overall scientific competence and aptitude and research question. Researcher must work in EU Member States or Associated Countries. Bursaries are available for non-UK researchers (max €1,500 each for 20 researchers). UK researchers may apply but will have to cover their own travel, accommodation and meal costs (max of 10 researchers). Researchers are responsible for organising any visa or travel documents required to enter the UK (see https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control/before-you-leave-for-the-uk for details).
To apply please send the following information in English, saved as Word (.docx) or .pdf files:
- Curriculum vita
- Summary of current child or adolescent research experience (max ½ page)
- Short description of the research question you will explore using Understanding Society (max ½ page)
Send files to Cara Booker: cbooker@essex.ac.uk
Deadline
Applications must be received by 5pm GMT April 15th. Successful applicants will be informed by April 29th.
