Articles tagged with 'statistics' | University of Manchester

Dr. Tatjana Kecojevic, a lecturer in Social Statistics, has been honoured with the Outstanding Digital Enhanced Teaching award for the 2022/2023. A cornerstone of her teaching methodology is the creation of reproducible teaching materials using a com...

The University of Manchester is one of five partner organisations who together have been awarded £37.5 million from The Economic and Social Research Council to fund the UK Data Service until 2030. Of this award £7 million is to support our team at th...

What’s it about?Our research has examined the inequalities in health using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on life expectancy. The differences in life expectancy between local areas in the UK can be as high as 25 years. The deprivation leve...

The Department of Social Statistics launched their first Social Statistics Hackathon event on Saturday, 30 September 2023 at The University of Manchester. The event was held in the Arthur Lewis Building and aimed to enable students and a wider audien...

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 highlighted by the BBC.The research drew on official survey data and interviews with older people aged 50 ...

New research by staff from Social Statistics has reviewed the methodology of one of the most comprehensive indices of gender equality, the Gender Equality Index by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The research shows that in addition...

Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a new report published today.

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...

 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 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...

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...

Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com   Paul Tar, Research Associate, University of Manchester   Experimenting on animals is a big part of biomedical research and also a big concern for those interested in animal welfare. Scientists are encoura...