Q-Step Edinburgh

📢Q-Step seminar TODAY📢 Dr Peaks Krafft will present on structural features of social networks Today 1-2pm in The Violet Laidlaw Room (Chrystal Macmillan Building) @EdinburghUni @uoessps

New #inequality paper! I find that rising inequality in the U.S. links with wider socio-economic gaps in what -and how much- economic support parents give to young adults 👵👴➡️👨‍🦱 Very happy to see this out in @SF_Journal: doi.org/10.1093/sf/soa… @uoessps @QStepEdinburgh

📢 We are excited to kick-start our seminar series with a talk from @LukasLehner_ on Monday @ 1pm! Join us @uoessps @EdinburghUni -> sps.ed.ac.uk/q-step-seminar…

✍️Looking for dissertation resources? We have free training sessions taking place from 24 September and a wealth of student resources in our Learning Hub. Also keep an eye out for our Dissertation Award launching later this year. ukdataservice.ac.uk/training-event…

A free webinar will explain how to use national datasets to research social inequalities in the UK. The Data Resources Training Network event, on 2 October 2024, is being run by @CLScohorts, @UrbanBigData, @ESS_Survey, @UKDataService and NCRM. Register: @c152cb07-614e-4abb-818a-f035cfa91a77" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fa5ba3f7…

Want to explore the relationship between deprivation and political representation? Come to our free event on Oct 1 in Manchester! We'll provide datasets and help you uncover insights. All skill levels welcome! #DataAnalysis #LocalGovernment Details: buff.ly/4d2wZMu

📰In our latest blog, we explore what it means to create stats for the public good and how this can help meet the range of needs of users of statistics. Read more ➡tinyurl.com/mn9wdarw 📊

How can linked data and analysis improve our communities? 🏘️ Explore this new website from the Healthy Households project. Scroll through the infographics to learn how household analysis works - and how it can improve lives. Take a look⬇️ healthyhouseholds.org.uk

🌟 Excellent to see this great piece of research from Edinburgh Q-Step alumna Sophie Birtwistle! @uoessps

How have trust in Scotland's government and satisfaction with the health service changed over the last 25 years? Sophie Birtwistle discusses some of the highlights from @ScotCen 's #SSA survey. whatscotlandthinks.org/2024/09/changi…

Delighted to have written these, with Ms Stella Dudzic, for the RSS. Lots to be done in the UK, and to learn from the USA & NZ, in the teaching of statistics. Excited to work with the relevant bodies to enact these recommendations to improve young people’s skills in statistics.

Read the next three Statistics Under Pressure case studies👇 Featuring the Salisbury poisonings, transport statistics during the pandemic, and the trade-offs involved in developing and updating the Covid-19 dashboard ow.ly/NoMj50SSVCJ

Join us tomorrow at 17:30 BST in person @BayesCentre or online for the launch of #Geospatial #Data Fringe- explore some of the interesting and innovative work going on in the #geospatial space, before a panel discussion and audience Q&A on the topic! @ScotStat @RDS_Scotland

📌Tickets are now available for our *free* in-person 2024 early career researcher conference and training event! The day will include practical training workshops and sessions showcasing research from the next generation of longitudinal researchers. closer.ac.uk/event/2024-ecr…

‍‍‍‍SGSSS Autumn Internship Placements with @skillsdevscot SDS is Scotland’s national skills agency and is committed to creating an inclusive economy. The SDS Evaluation and Research team are recruiting interns for the two exiting projects. For more: sgsss.ac.uk/internships/

Each year @UKDataService runs a dissertation prize for undergraduate dissertations based on data in their collection. This year one of the winners used Understanding Society! Congratulations to James Marris who explored carbon pricing and fuel poverty. ukdataservice.ac.uk/2024/07/22/win…

⭐️It is excellent to hear about the work Marino has been undertaking as part of her #qstep summer placement! @uoessps Well done Marino, and thank you @ScotParents !

Marino shares her experiences as a summer placement in this new blog. She's been reviewing statistics about parenting in Scotland & we'll publish her briefings in a few weeks. Huge thanks to her and @QStepEdinburgh parentingacrossscotland.org/news-views/pos…

Learn statistical methods for analysing crime data on @RTC_Edinburgh's online workshop. Led by @benmatthewsed of @StirlingUniCrim, the workshop takes place on 5 September 2024. It will introduce common data types and approaches to modelling. Register: ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.…

Thrilled about just publishing this article on how climate crisis knowledge is linked to views on climate policy & economic policy - but general education isn't. Loved working w/ @uoessps @QStepEdinburgh interns Julian Thomet & Andrea Gimeno Solaz link.springer.com/article/10.100… @d_part