Britain in a European Context - Research
Data Resources
Friday 7 November 2008
Humanities Bridgeford Street,
University of Manchester
Registration: Hanson
Room, Ground Floor
Practical: Computer Cluster 2.2, Second Floor
Understanding the UK
increasingly requires an understanding of our place in Europe.
This workshop will introduce participants to the major data resources
that enable researchers to explore these relationships and influences.
This one day workshop,
aimed at social science research staff and students, will discuss
the data resources available for the analysis of the UK at a national
level and within a European context. It will include presentations
on accessing British survey data and international comparative
data from surveys, including issues relating to accessing data
from Eurostat, and will explore the range of international time
series data available from intergovernmental organisations such
as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. We will also
be looking at the methodological, statistical and technical issues
associated with combining data from these different sources. In
the afternoon, participants will have the opportunity to gain
practical experience in accessing and exploring the data and related
resources in hands-on sessions.
Programme
| 10.00 |
Registration |
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| 10.15 |
The
UK in Europe: Data resources in ESDS
Aggregate
databanks in ESDS International
Celia Russell,
ESDS International, University of Manchester
Slides
Survey
datasets in ESDS International
Jack Kneeshaw,
ESDS International, University of Essex
Slides
Survey
datasets in ESDS Government
Jo Wathan,
ESDS Government
Slides |
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| 11.15 |
Coffee |
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| 11.30 |
European
microdata from Eurostat
Eurostat microdata resources
Tanvi Desai,
LSE
Slides
Research potential of
Eurostat data
Jo Wathan
and Anthony Rafferty, ESDS Government
Slides |
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| 12.30 |
Lunch |
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| 13.15 |
Linking
data
Countries
and Citizens
Celia Russell,
ESDS International
Slides
Multilevel models for combining European
macro and micro data
Mark Tranmer, University of Manchester
Slides |
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| 14.15 |
Tea |
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| 14.30 |
Practical
session
Beyond 20/20, Nesstar and Countries and Citizens exercises
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| 16.00 |
End |
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