SRA Scotland

The SRA in Scotland aims to provide a networking function for people engaged in social research across a wide range of organisations. It offers monthly evening seminars, several training courses a year, and an annual event. Here are details of some courses and events coming up in the next few months: For details of training courses, events and seminars in Scotland also see: SRA Events or send an email to Scotland@the-sra.org.uk SRA Scotland News None at present SRA Events in Scotland 2010 Forthcoming Training Courses for 2010 include: Quantitative Research Training Courses - Edinburgh 8th March 2010 - Questionnaire Design 9th March 2010 - Key Aspects of Survey Implementation 10th March 2010 - Survey Sampling 11th March 2010 - Basic Statistical Analysis For full details, click here (doc 210k) For booking form, click here (doc 209k) Qualiitative Research Training Courses - Edinburgh 21st April 2010 - Designing a Qualitative Study - Full details (pdf 17k) 22nd April 2010 - The Art of Qualitative Interviewing - Full details (pdf 17k) 23rd April 2010 - Running Effective Focus Groups: Learning and Improving Skills - Full details (pdf 17k) 26th April 2010 - Qualitative Data Analysis: Data Management and Descriptive Findings - Full details (pdf 17k) 27th April 2010 - Interpreting and Writing up your Qualitative Findings - Full details (pdf 17k) For booking form, click here (doc 209k) Other Events In Scotland AQMeN Event: The Changing Face of Scotland - Register Now! As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science AQMeN is running an event titled “The Changing Face of Scotland” at Sensation, Dundee on Thursday 18th March. The event will explore demographic change and patterns of migration within in Scotland and how this is likely to impact on necessary service provision. Participants will hear the latest evidence from a range of academic experts who will consider the economic, social and cultural implications from the perspective of fertility, migration, and longevity. There will also be interactive demonstrations of two key data sources providing participants with practical guidance on how to use and apply available population data. The event is primarily aimed at those working within local authorities or voluntary organisations but is open to anyone with an interest in this area. For more information and to book your place, please visit www.aqmen.ac.uk. As there are limited places available at this event, registration is essential. For further detals, click here (pdf 368k) ESRC Festival of Social Science Debate: Knowledge Transfer – not just transfer? Thursday 18 March - The Assembly Rooms 4pm Join an expert panel in a debate on the nature of Knowledge Transfer between government and academia. Recent reports from the Council for Science and Technology ('How academia and government can work together') and the British Academy ('Punching our weight: the Humanities and social sciences in public policy making') made a number of recommendations for academia and government, including that academia operate "more like consultancy organisations" in their engagement with government (CST report, core recommendation p4). This debate will explore this topic and explore the questions that this generates, including: What should the relationship be? How can engagement between academia and government in the field of public policy be improved, if indeed this does need improved? Should the broader research community be included in this debate? Your Expert Panel: Robert Doubleday, University of Cambridge and ESRC Policy Placement Fellow at the Government Office for Science Alison Koslowski, University of Edinburgh Mark Diffley, Ipsos Mori Scotland Barry Stalker, The Scottish Government Kay Tisdall, University of Edinburgh Simon Anderson, Scottish Centre for Social Research Chair: Vivian Leacock, Scottish Government Office of Chief Researcher Debate Timekeeper: Gill Clark, Scottish Government Office of Chief Researcher Location: The Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh http://www.assemblyroomsedinburgh.co.uk/ Date and Time: Thursday 18th March: Debate commences 4pm; coffee available from 3.30pm - anticipated end time between 5.30pm and 6pm To Register: attendance is free, however, you must register by Friday 5th March to attend – please email your name, organisation, email and confirmation that you are content for these details to be shared with other attendees to socialresearch@scotland.gsi.gov.uk by Friday 5th March. Please use ‘KT Debate’ as your email title. SRA Scotland Committee The SRA Scotland Committee meets around once a month to arrange events, training and seminars for the Social Research community in Scotland. We are always very happy to welcome new members to the Committee. If you are interested in coming along to a Committee meeting, please get in touch with Julie Carr email: julie.carr@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, or Sarah Miller email: sarah.miller@scotland.gsi.gov.uk for details.