Articles tagged with 'social-statistics' | University of Manchester

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 Pensions, NatCen and University College London. For more information see:Health Studies User Confere...

The UK Data Service is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s UK Data Service Dissertation Award. The award celebrates undergraduate dissertations based on the use of archived data available through the UK Data Service. The winners were:Ais...

Social Statistics staff led a session on children’s wellbeing for researchers and policy makers at the Royal Statistical Society Annual Conference. The event highlighted research on: School Readiness, Covid-19 and the impact on wellbeing and attainme...

Social Statistics and UK Data Service staff recently presented new research at the World Statistics Congress. Professor Carter spoke about the importance of data literacy and the value of work placements. Dr. Vanessa Higgins discussed the UK Data Ser...

Jingwen Zhang from Social Statistics at the University of Manchester recently presented her research at the British Gerontology Conference. The research examines ageing and internal migration in China. The research found that not only current migrati...

This 8th July 2023, GM4Women2028 are hosting their Dialogue Deeds Determination event in collaboration with GMCA Women & Girls Equality Panel and funded by the School of Social Sciences Community Partnership Fund.GM4Women is a charity focused on prom...

 Professor Jackie Carter talks about her passion for helping young people overcome barriers and how they can pursue their careers in research and policymaking. Her recent book is also available from Sage.The full Times Higher Education article is ava...

New research led by Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, Ruth Allen, Andrea Aparicio-Castro, Wendy Olsen Wendy and Maydul Islam from the University of Manchester has documented the economic impacts of the Covi-19 Pandemic on ethnic minorities in Manchester. The res...

New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham suggests that people from ethnic and religious minority groups are more likely to be interested in p...

New research highlights the relationship between expert knowledge and social ties in local communities exposed to flood risks. As part of a cross-European project led by Dr. Nikita Basov, from Social Statistics at the University of Manchester, new re...

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 exceptional talent in order to inspire the next generation from the UK and beyond. ...

Dr. Nikita Basov, a senior lecturer in Social Statistics, has received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. It is granted to internationally recognized scientists to recognize their outstandin...

New research on the affordability of funerals has been highlighted at the ESRC Festival of Social Science. The research draws on survey data analysis and interviews with older people across Greater Manchester. The initial findings highlight peoples c...

New findings from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield and have highlighted long term trends in court appearances for young adults.

The new Data Analytics and Social Statistics master’s degree will begin in September 2023 and promises to be a pioneering course that prioritises data veracity and analysis.Dr Alexandru Cernat, Course Director, Senior Lecturer in the Department of So...

A new Head of Department for Social Statistics at the University of Manchester has been appointed. Arkadiusz Wiśniowski joined the Social Statistics Department in 2015 and is now a Senior Lecturer. He also leads a Statistical Modelling Research Group...

Compiled by Professor Jackie Carter, from Social Statistics at the University of Manchester, new case studies from Social Science alumni highlight how their degrees from the University of Manchester - Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhDs - gave them the skil...

Research has highlighted the value of Mixed Methods Research for conducting challenging and complex research. The study examined the importance of Mixed Methods Research for understanding the value of emotional support for older people living with ca...

New research has examined how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on population mental health. The findings suggest that the psychological impact of the pandemic evolved in the early phase of lockdown. COVID-related anxiety may represent the mechanism thr...

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.

The high quality and impact of Social Statistics research has been recognised in the Research Excellence Framework. Researchers from the University of Manchester consistently make an important contribution to solving the world’s most urgent problems,...

The Nuffield Foundation, on Wednesday, 4 May, released an independent evaluation of the Q-Step Programme. Currently Q-Step operates in 17 universities across the UK, including the University of Manchester, and was established in 2013 as a strategic r...

Dr. Maria Pampaka, who is a Lecturer in Social Statistics, has contributed to an evaluation of a government policy aimed at improving maths education and learning amongst children aged 11 to 13 years old. The intervention involved 109 schools and 20,...

The pandemic has worsened pre-existing inequalities in the creative and cultural industries by causing job insecurity and financial instability among ethnically diverse people employed in the sector, according to a new report. This is particularly co...

Work Placements, Internships & Applied Social Research, published by Sage, showcases how you can use a work placement to develop your research and professional skills. It demonstrates how you can transfer and grow skills from your academic training t...

Research into food insecurity by Dr. K. Purdam and colleagues in Social Statistics has been cited in The Independent. The research first documented food insecurity back in 2015.Since this time there has been in increase in food insecurity. An aspect ...

As part of the ESRC research grant Recounting Crime, Alexandru Cernat, David Buil-Gil, Ian Brunton-Smith, Jose Pina-Sánchez, Marta Murrià-Sangenís have publish a new article in Crime & Delinquency journal. In their work they assess if asking victims ...

Dr. Alexandru Cernat, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Statistics has been named chair of the Social Statistics Section of the Royal Statistical Society.Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society is one of the world’s leading organisat...

By distinguishing between the initial paternity leave taken by the majority of fathers, and subsequent solo paternal leave taken by fewer fathers, we have developed competing hypotheses about why low- or high-wage fathers may be penalised more for ta...

Greater Manchester has seen some of the highest rates of COVID-19 and as a result has faced particularly stringent lockdown regulations. With Manchester being one of the most deprived local authorities in England, many neighbourhoods and communities ...