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
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For booking form, click here (doc
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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)
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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.
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