▮ Services. {R} Method. ↂ EndNote. ☠️ ESRC. National Centre for Social Research. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia UK independent social research institute The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent social research institute in the UK.[1][2][3] The research charity was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell[4] and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out social policy research to improve society.
NatCen is best known for its annual British Social Attitudes Survey, founded by the organisation in 1983.[5][6] The British Social Attitudes survey is Britain's longest-running annual survey of public attitudes and can be accessed for research through the UK Data Service. In addition to the British Social Attitudes survey, NatCen collects a number of statistics on behalf of the UK government and government bodies. The National Centre for Social Research is not just a survey organisation, however, it is also well regarded for its research using qualitative and evaluation methods.
ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. NCRM Resources for training, information and data. Here is a selection of organisations that conduct methodological research, run training courses and develop resources supporting methodological research. Administrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS) is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to support administrative data based research in the UK. The main objectives of the service are to raise awareness of administrative data, support academic researchers to access and use administrative data in a safe, legal and ethical manner and work with data holding organisations to improve access and quality of their administrative data.
Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN) aims to develop a dynamic and pioneering set of projects to improve our understanding of current social issues in the UK. The broad areas of research are: crime and victimisation; education and social stratification; and urban segmentation and inequality. Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (cemmap) is an ESRC Research Centre. Advanced Search - NCRM EPrints Repository. NCRM Training and Events. Researcher Development Initiative (RDI), 2005-2010. RSK666-0000118.