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Find out what's been happening in the Social Statistics department.
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New publication in leading Social Networks journal
17 Apr 2024
Professor Philip Leifeld (Department of Social Statistics) has published a new article in the prestigious journal Social Networks. In the paper, ...
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New publication in International Journal of Population Data Science (April 2024)
17 Apr 2024
Jen Murphy and Mark Elliot, from the department of Social Statistics have just published a study in the International Journal of Population Data ...
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New publication in Sustainable Development
17 Apr 2024
Our colleagues Ting Liu, Nick Shryane and Mark Elliot have published a new research article in the journal Sustainable Development. The paper ...
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Dr. Nikita Basov receives prestigious award
8 Apr 2024
On March 22, Dr Nikita Basov received laudation as the recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from The Alexander von Humboldt ...
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UK Data Service past events (March 2024)
8 Apr 2024
During the month of March, University of Manchester colleagues at the UK Data Service (UKDS) delivered the following events: Dissertation projects:...
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Data Science in Practice (March, 2024)
19 Mar 2024
Chris Shumba, Head of Data Operations (Football) at Manchester United, visited the university on Wednesday, 13 March, to share insights with students...
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Dr Nikita Basov awarded British Academy Research Grant
13 Mar 2024
Dr Nikita Basov (Department of Social Statistics) has been awarded a British Academy Small Grant. The grant will fund the project titled "Statistical...
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New publication!
7 Mar 2024
Prof. Arek Wisniowski published in February a new article in the prestigious journal “Migration Studies”. This new article explains that ...
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UK Data Service past events
5 Mar 2024
The UK Data Service (UKDS) ran several events in the month of February. During the month of February, University of Manchester colleagues at the UK ...
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Data Science in Practice Event
1 Mar 2024
Aidan O’Brien and Zainab Kapasi (Data scientist at TalkTalk) came to the Department of Social Statistics to talk about their roles as Data ...
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New publication (M.24.01)
1 Mar 2024
A new article by Dr Nikita Basov (Social Statistics) has appeared in the leading international journal “Poetics”. The paper notes that in ...
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Research - Local Geographic Variations in Children’s School Readiness
31 Jan 2024
Are Children School Ready? Research by Dr. K. Purdam and colleagues from Social Statistics has highlighted the substantial differences in School ...
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Research - Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
23 Jan 2024
Research by Dr Alex Cernat, Dr Hafsteinn Einarsson and Professor Natalie Shlomo from Social Statistics has highlighted new methods to improve the ...
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Teaching award for Dr.Tatjana Kecojevic and new training on reproducible research techniques.
14 Nov 2023
Dr. Tatjana Kecojevic, a lecturer in Social Statistics, has been honoured with the Outstanding Digital Enhanced Teaching award for the 2022/2023. A...
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£7m investment in UK Data Service for social science skills training
13 Nov 2023
The University of Manchester is one of five partner organisations who together have been awarded £37.5 million from The Economic and Social Research...
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Using Maps to Understand Health Inequalities
6 Nov 2023
What’s it about? Our research has examined the inequalities in health using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on life expectancy. The ...
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Data analysis hackathon successfully launched by the Department of Social Statistics
25 Oct 2023
The Department of Social Statistics launched their first Social Statistics Hackathon event on Saturday, 30 September 2023 at The University of ...
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Research into the affordability of funerals highlighted by the BBC
13 Oct 2023
New research into the affordability of funerals in the UK by K. Purdam, G. Chatzi and A.M. Nicoriciu from the University of Manchester has been ...
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Research - Gender Equality Index
12 Oct 2023
New research by staff from Social Statistics has reviewed the methodology of one of the most comprehensive indices of gender equality, the Gender ...
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Children do better at school if their fathers read and play with them
20 Sep 2023
Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a new report ...
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Research - Office for National Statistics, the Department for Work and Pensions, NatCen and University College London
14 Sep 2023
The UK Data Service and Social Statistics staff co-led two data user conferences with the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Work and...
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Winners of the UK Data Service Dissertation Award 2023
12 Sep 2023
The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award. The award celebrates undergraduate ...
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Research - Children’s wellbeing before and after Covid-19
7 Sep 2023
Social Statistics staff led a session on children’s wellbeing for researchers and policy makers at the Royal Statistical Society Annual ...
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Research - Social Statistics and UK Data Service staff
7 Sep 2023
Social Statistics and UK Data Service staff recently presented new research at the World Statistics Congress. Professor Carter spoke about the ...
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Research - ageing, internal migration and health outcomes in China
2 Aug 2023
Jingwen Zhang from Social Statistics at the University of Manchester recently presented her research at the British Gerontology Conference. The ...
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Dialogue, Deeds, Determinations: Connecting to shape an equitable future in Greater Manchester
16 Jun 2023
This 8th July 2023, GM4Women2028 are hosting their Dialogue Deeds Determination event in collaboration with GMCA Women & Girls Equality Panel and...
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Work Placements, Internships & Applied Social Research
31 May 2023
Professor Jackie Carter talks about her passion for helping young people overcome barriers and how they can pursue their careers in research and ...
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Economic impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on ethnic minorities in Manchester
30 May 2023
New research led by Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, Ruth Allen, Andrea Aparicio-Castro, Wendy Olsen Wendy and Maydul Islam from the University of Manchester ...
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Are ethnic and religious minority voters key to election success?
4 May 2023
New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham ...
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Research - Analysing networks of networks
2 May 2023
New research highlights the relationship between expert knowledge and social ties in local communities exposed to flood risks. As part of a ...
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Academic from The University of Manchester wins tech industry award
10 Mar 2023
An academic from The University of Manchester has won an award at the FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards, which celebrate the tech industry’s most ...
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Research - Dr. Nikita Basov
16 Jan 2023
Dr. Nikita Basov, a senior lecturer in Social Statistics, has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the German Alexander von ...
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Research
3 Nov 2022
New research on the affordability of funerals has been highlighted at the ESRC Festival of Social Science. The research draws on survey data analysis...
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Young adults and the courts: prosecution and prejudice
10 Oct 2022
New findings from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield and have highlighted long term trends in court appearances for young adults.
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New Manchester master’s course will boost data literacy, help fight fake news and disinformation
3 Oct 2022
The new Data Analytics and Social Statistics master’s degree will begin in September 2023 and promises to be a pioneering course that prioritises ...
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Research
22 Sep 2022
A new Head of Department for Social Statistics at the University of Manchester has been appointed. Arkadiusz Wiśniowski joined the Social Statistics...
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Policy Careers
6 Sep 2022
Compiled by Professor Jackie Carter, from Social Statistics at the University of Manchester, new case studies from Social Science alumni highlight ...
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Mixed Methods Research
23 Jun 2022
Research has highlighted the value of Mixed Methods Research for conducting challenging and complex research. The study examined the importance of ...
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Research Impact
22 Jun 2022
New research has examined how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on population mental health. The findings suggest that the psychological impact of the ...
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Older people missing out on financial support
15 Jun 2022
Around 2 million people aged 65 and older live in poverty in the UK, and many are struggling with the growing cost of living crisis.
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Research Impact
25 May 2022
The high quality and impact of Social Statistics research has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework. Researchers from the University ...
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Q-Step evaluation finds that quantitative skills training boosts social science graduates’ employment prospects
16 May 2022
The Nuffield Foundation, on Wednesday, 4 May, released an independent evaluation of the Q-Step Programme. Currently Q-Step operates in 17 ...
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