Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
Macro Seminar - Aseem Patel (Essex)
Title: Automation, Market Power and Welfare
Social Statistics Seminar Series - Prof Michael Elliott
Please join us for the last Social Statistics seminar of the semester. We have coffee and cake! Michael Elliott Professor of Biostatistics University of Michigan Title: The Role of Probability Samples in the 21st Century In this talk I will review the rise, fall, and rise(?) of probability sampling for human populations in the 20th and 21st..
Fiction and Research
This online seminar is aimed at researchers who are interested in learning about the different ways fiction relates to social science research. Drawing on Becky and Leah's recently published book, Fiction and Research: A Guide to Connecting Stories and Inquiry (2024, Policy Press), we will explore how social science and fiction can work togeth..
Econometrics workshop: Advances in Macroeconometrics
The Econometrics group at the University of Manchester is happy to announce a workshop on Advances in Macroeconometrics. The workshop takes place on Thursday the 16th of May, 2025 at the University of Manchester, location. Our speakers: Annika Camehl (Erasmas School of Economics): TBD Raffaella Giacomini (UCL): Perceived shocks and impulse..
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest
AFPP is an international, cross-disciplinary conference on social movements, protest and cognate topics. It has drawn participants from over 60 countries, whether based in departments of sociology, politics, cultural studies, psychology, economics, history, geography or elsewhere. Discussions are marked by a long-established spirit of collegia..
Manchester Online Seminars on Evidential Pluralism: Epistemic games and causal problems
Epistemic games and causal problems: a framework for teaching the evaluation of scientific information. Studies in science education demonstrate that laypeople typically engage with science to meet situation-specific needs. Their interest in science often emerges only when it directly helps them solve a particular problem. However, most resea..
Summer School: Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research
This course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to doing qualitative research. It is designed for researchers and PhD students who already have a background in qualitative research techniques and would like to expand their knowledge to include more creative techniques. The course will engage with various stages of research in..
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