From September to December we’re running a range of events. Most are online and all are free to attend. See what’s on and book your place.
September
Transforming Social Policies
As the UK emerges from the pandemic, how can it create a new economic, social and health dynamic and equilibrium? The power of government has increased over the pandemic, but it faces a triple challenge: reversing austerity and the backlog in public services, ‘levelling-up’ and putting public finances back on a sustainable footing. How can it work differently to marshal ground-shifting resources and effort, and listen to those less powerful? Join Understanding Society and the British Academy to discuss these challenging questions – and identify the barriers to change.
22 September: Transforming social policies: bridgeheads for change part 1
23 September: Transforming social policies: bridgeheads for change part 2
Survey Methods mini-conference
A four day, online conference curated by the Understanding Society survey methods team. Each day of the conference focuses on a particular theme. The mini-conference is free to attend, but advance registration is required. You can attend on just one day, or come for the whole conference.
27 September: Maximising survey response
28 September: Linking survey data
29 September: Understanding Society event history data
30 September: Longitudinal surveys during the pandemic
November
Training
17 November: Introduction to Understanding Society using Stata/SPSS/R/SAS
This course is aimed at new users of Understanding Society, as well as those who have so far only made use of simpler aspects of the data. It aims to guide the user through the complexities of using this data for cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, and ensure that they can make effective use of the data for their own research projects.
19 November: Using weights in Understanding Society
Understanding Society has a very complex survey structure and this needs to be taken into account in any analysis in order to infer results to a population. This course aims to explain what weights take into account in Understanding Society.
Data Dive
Save the dates! 25 November, 2 and 9 December: Join us for a data dive exploring the challenges of encouraging and sustaining pro-environmental behaviours. More details to follow in the next few weeks.
December
People and Places mini-conference
6 -10 December: Housing, neighbourhoods, communities, work and travel will be the focus of our final mini-conference of the year. A call for abstracts will be opened in September and booking for the conference will open in October.
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