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Academy of Social Sciences
- Composed of individual academicians and learned societies focusing on social sciences in the UK. Contains event listings and publication details.
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British Academy
- The UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Includes information about its programmes and funding schemes, structure, news and events, and international links.
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British Social Attitudes
- The primary social research survey in Britain. Contains the text of the current report, plus information on previous surveys.
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Campaign for Social Science
- Aims to raise the profile of social science in the public, media and Parliament.
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Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance
- Inter-disciplinary Centre of Research Excellence; includes full details of current research programmes and public engagement efforts.
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Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)
- A national data service providing an extensive range of key economic and social data, quantitative and qualitative, covering many disciplines and themes. Includes resources, a profile, and a guide to searching and browsing their data collections.
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ESRC National Centre for Research Methods
- Network of research groups, each conducting research and training in an area of social science research methods. Includes news and event and training details.
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Geodemographics Knowledge Base
- Provides a directory of sites for people interested in the application of geodemographics and geo-spatial analysis.
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Hello
- Campaign marking the National Year of Communication in 2011. Focuses on communication skills for children and provides resources and lists of events nationwide.
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International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research
- Based at the Open University; includes publications list and details of forthcoming events and seminars.
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Lab UK
- BBC site which enables users to take part in genuine online scientific experiments.
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The Meetology Research Institute
- Collects, organises and disseminates the latest scientific research affecting human behaviour and performance at meetings.
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Modern Humanities Research Association
- Promotes advanced study and research in the field of the modern humanities, particularly cross-disciplinary projects. With details of membership, research funding, news and open letters, publications, and contacts.
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National Centre for e-Social Science
- Stimulates the production of new computer-based tools and services and their uptake by social scientists. Includes extensive research and development information plus access to many online tools.
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Population Matters
- Charity focusing on a sustainable population for the UK. Includes news of current campaigns and issues, plus a history of the organisation.
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Researcher Development Initiative
- Supports the training and development of researchers in the social sciences at all career stages. Details current and ongoing projects, plus news.
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Scottish Centre for Research on Social Justice
- An archive of research conducted between 2002 and 2009 in the University of Glasgow, into social justice in Scotland in relation to public policy.
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UKSS - UK Systems Society
- Supports and promotes systems thinking; includes details of membership, conferences, and publications, with links and contacts.
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The Well-Being Institute
- University of Cambridge initiative, dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of well-being and applying this new knowledge to helping people and institutions develop their full potential.
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