Events
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Policing the Crisis Reloaded: Stop and Search, Gang Violence Matrix, and Structural Racism
16:00 - 18:00 4 October 2023
In the first event of the new Racial and Justice Seminar Series, Katrina Ffrench, founder and director of UNJUST, will talk about the organisation's campaign to fight racism and violence in policing, focussing on a landmark case that challenged the Metropolitan Police’s Gangs Violence Matrix. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion....
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Reflecting on Environmental NGOs in Regulation
17:30 - 19:00 4 October 2023
An Inaugural Lecture by Professor Carolyn Abbot Environmental NGOs contribute to the regulatory space in a variety of ways. They can be involved in shaping the rules of regulation by participating in both the drafting of law and policy frameworks within which regulation is developed and, more directly, in the setting of environmental standards....
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Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data
10:00 - 11:30 5 October 2023
Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would like to study a hard-to-reach population. This free workshop will take you through the research process of a secondary analysis project, including an overview...
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Deborah Levy (Manchester Literature Festival 2023)
19:00 - 7 October 2023
‘I projected myself into her and she became music.’ In August Blue, the latest novel by acclaimed author Deborah Levy, virtuoso pianist Elsa M. Anderson sees a woman in a flea market in Athens who she believes is her double. Following a catastrophic performance where she walked off stage, Elsa is on the run from her talent, men and history....
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Data in the spotlight: Large scale social surveys
10:00 - 11:30 10 October 2023
Did you know that data from major social surveys such as the British Social Attitudes survey, the Labour Force Survey and the Health Survey for England can be accessed for research and teaching? These UK surveys provide a rich source of data from representative samples on important social and economic topics including work, family life, health,...
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