Events
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The Cost of Connection
14:00 - 17:00 3 November 2026
The event will feature a panel discussion bringing together researchers, community organisations and people with lived experience, followed by screenings of two short films: Amphetamine (1967) by Warren Sonbert, exploring gay male intimacy and drug use in 1960s New York. GHOSTS by Thomas Roughan, examining addiction, recovery and connection within...
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Survey data drop-in
12:00 - 13:00 4 November 2026
This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research. It is targeted at academic and non-academic researchers, analysts, as well as students as well as students, and anyone with an interest in survey data, whether absolute beginners or...
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Data in the spotlight: Longitudinal data
10:00 - 11:30 5 November 2026
Did you know that longitudinal data from major social studies such as the British Birth Cohort Studies, Understanding Society and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing can be accessed for research? The longitudinal studies are extremely rich data sources for high impact and policy relevant research. The British Birth Cohort Studies (e.g. the...
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Ghost of the AI Empire | The Sci-Fi Opera Where You Decide the Ending
19:00 - 21:30 6 November 2026
Nobody knows how this opera ends. Not even the cast. The audience steers the story live, right up to the final scene. “The beginning of a new operatic form.” British Theatre Guide “I never thought I could be part of an opera. Now I know I can.” Audience member, 2025 For fans of Bandersnatch and immersive theatre. THE WORLD Japan’s...
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The Annual Teddy Chester Lecture - Why is the NHS so hard to Manage?
18:00 - 19:00 9 November 2026
In this lecture, Professor Mary Dixon-Woods will focus on the complexities and hardships of managing the NHS and what solutions and improvements could be made. Why is it so hard to manage the NHS? Expected to deliver universal, safe, timely, equitable, compassionate, efficient and innovative care amid intense financial, workload and demand pressures,...
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