Researcher Development Portal

Our next #vitaechat takes place via Twitter on Tuesday 19 May, 12-1pm BST, linked to the Mental Health Awareness Week’s theme of ‘kindness’. This event is open for researcher developers and researchers too and we hope you can join us for what is likely to be a lively, engaging and informative chat.

If you or researchers you know would like to be part of the conversation, more details can be found on our website.

#Vitaechat on mental health of researchers

After the success of our Twitter chat in March, we are planning to host a further #vitaechat to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, around the mental health and wellbeing of researchers.

The #Vitaechat will take place on Tuesday 19 May, from 12pm until 1pm UK time.

It will be focused on the Mental Health Awareness Week’s theme of ‘kindness’ and what that means in the academic context.

Everyone with an interest in researcher development is welcome to join us. Look out for announcements of panellists soon!

https://www.vitae.ac.uk/events/vitaechat-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing

Coding Demonstrations: Programming for Social Science Research

Computational methods for collecting, cleaning and analysing data are an increasingly important component of a social scientist’s toolkit. Central to engaging in these methods is the ability to write readable and effective code using a programming language.

This free series, organised by the UK Data Service, introduces core programming concepts and methods through the use of social science examples.

Led by Dr Diarmuid McDonnell and Dr Julia Kasmire of the UK Data Service, May’s demonstrations address the following topics:

• Introduction to Python for social scientists – 06 May 2020 @ 4pm
• Collecting data I: web-scraping – 13 May 2020 @ 4pm
• Collecting data II: APIs – 20 May 2020 @ 4pm
• Setting up your computational environment – 27 May 2020 @ 4pm

We work through coding examples line-by-line, explaining the logical and programmatic aspects of the methods being demonstrated. During each session you will be able to run the code yourself in real time without any installation on your machine. Each demonstration uses the popular Python programming language and lasts for roughly 30 minutes.

This series is part of a wider training programme on new forms of data for social science research.

The link to join these sessions will be sent in your booking confirmation email

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