The riots of summer 2011: Seminar organized by the Campaign for Social Science
http://www.socialsciencespace.com/2011/10/the-riots-of-summer-2011-seminar-organised-by-the-campaign-for-social-science/ Access the presentations from an event which took place at Gresham College, London on 13th October 2011. Podcast available soon. The presentations cover 3 main themes: How did we come to this? Is Britain “broken”? Were the rioters “just criminals”? It also has some useful suggestions for further reading. Including links to articles and reports […]
Google Transparency Report
http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/governmentrequests/ The official Google website which provides 6-monthly reports on requests from governments to remove content. Country files have graphs of trends plus comment on the content and information on court cases. Materials generally from 2009 onwards. See the notes on limitations to understand how the index is calculated. http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/faq/#governmentrequestsfaq
employability4socialsciences
http://employability4socialsciences.wordpress.com/ This new blog aims to support social science students who are applying for graduate level jobs. It is edited by academic staff at Sheffield Hallam University. Topics covered include career development plans, employability skills and work based learning. Blog posts offer comment and advice. There are future plans to invite special guest writers from […]
Using Twitter in university research
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities – A guide for academics and researchers: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/LSEPublicPolicy/pdf/Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf Published this week by the LSE Public Policy Group Topics covered include: getting started, writing styles and possible usage by academic departments.
Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.com/ – (see the online crowd sourced maps of crime) & Borderland Beat – http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ – reporting on the Mexico drug cartel war
Thesis whisperer
http://thethesiswhisperer.wordpress.com/ Great multi author blog designed to support research students writing their theses. It is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia but contains materials relevant to students all around the world. Topics covered include writing, relations with supervisors and creativity.
Map Tube
http://www.maptube.org/ A great free resource for viewing and mashing up maps. Basically maps can be overlayed to compare data visually. For some good examples see maps relating to population, crime & poverty. Population ones feature census data. For instance see this mapping of population density in London: http://www.maptube.org/map.aspx?mapid=136
Reading the riots
The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/series/reading-the-riots and The LSE http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2011/09/riots.aspx in association with the Joseph Rowntree foundation are investigating the British summer riots of 2011. The Guardian website has a timeline, interviews and writings. It also includes a section on data relating to the riots and rioters.
Friendly Numberhood
http://www.numberhood.net/ Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion, a research consultancy from the Social Disadvantage Research Centre at the University of Oxford have created this new app offering local data on the economy, education, health, crime and other topics. The service has been launched as an iPhone app, with Android and Blackberry versions to follow. A free […]
UK Council for International Student Affairs
The UK Council for International Student Affairs website http://www.ukcisa.org.uk provides access to a useful collection of factsheets covering basic questions asked by international students. Topics include regulations, finance and support services.
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