Events
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Methods Fair 2025
15 May 2025
The Methods Fair is a free, one-day conference taking place at the University of Manchester campus on Thursday 15th May 2025. Organised by Methods@Manchester in collaboration with our NWSSDTP partners at Methods North West, the conference will feature a range of talks, posters, and workshops. This event provides an excellent opportunity for attendees...
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Getting started with secondary analysis
10:00 - 11:30 16 May 2025
Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. This introductory workshop will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data and the importance of learning about the origins of your data. Quantitative and qualitative secondary analysis will be discussed with examples and issues of context,...
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Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data
10:00 - 11:30 22 May 2025
Researchers are often at a crossroads on how to share data collected from human participants ethically while complying with the rigorous standards set by UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act. This introductory workshop offers a foundational understanding of data anonymisation principles and practices tailored for social...
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SEED Symposium: Getting serious about sustainability: Research, education and advocacy’
22 - 23 May 2025
A transdisciplinary symposium exploring transformative pathways for sustainable futures This two-day symposium will feature contributions from diverse actors within and beyond the University of Manchester community on how we might ‘get serious’ about sustainability in our research, teaching, advocacy and daily lives. Day 1 Thursday, 22 May:...
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Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Colin Williams
14:00 - 16:00 28 May 2025
Digital Trust and Security Seminar Series: Dr Colin Williams Date: 28th May 2025 Time: 14:00-16:00 Location: The University of Manchester Join us for an engaging seminar on The Human Use of Non-Human Beings: Computational Synthetic Agency and Human Exceptionalism (A Partial History and Some Possible Futures). In 1948, the venerable American...
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