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Gerry Nicolaas

@gerrynicolaas.bsky.social
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Director of Methods at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen.ac.uk). Posting about research methodology and related topics, in a personal capacity.

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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us, both in person and online, for the 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. A special thank you to @bobbyduffy.bsky.social and Lovisa Möller Vallgårda. If you were unable to join us, you can watch the recording here: natcen.ac.uk/events/sir-r...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Know an early career researcher making a difference in survey design, delivery or methodology? ⏰ Nominations for the Survey Futures Early Career Impact Award has reopened until 21 Sept. rss.org.uk/training-eve... #SurveyResearch #SurveyFutures #EarlyCareerResearchers
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
FINAL REMINDER: If you want to nominate an early career researcher for the Survey Futures Early Career Impact Awards, now is the time to start because writing a nomination takes a little time. ⏰ Deadline: Thur, 10 Sept surveyfutures.net/early-career... #Surveys #SurveyFuture
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined our BSA 43: Deep Dive event. We explored what’s driving support for Reform and how attitudes towards higher education are changing, with insights from Sir John Curtice, Alex Scholes, Diana Beech and Annabel Denham, chaired by Sara Rajeswaran. #BritishSocialAttitudes
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Coming Soon: 2nd Survey Futures Early Career Researcher (ECR) Impact Award taking place on 12 Nov 2026. This is our opportunity to celebrate the contributions of ECRs in UK survey sector. Call for nominations will come out in May. #SurveyFutures #UKRI #ESRC
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Launch of Social Survey Strategic Forum in the UK by the UKSA & ONS, bringing together senior leaders from the survey sector to help shape a sustainable, trusted social survey system for the UK. Submit your EOI by 27 March: uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/invitat...
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Invitation to join the Social Survey Strategic Forum
Expressions of interest must be submitted by Friday 27 March at 23:55pm The UK Statistics Authority is pleased to open expressions of interest for membership of the new Social Survey Strategic Forum, ...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Survey Futures Conference, 17-18 June 2026 in London. Presentation of findings from a 3-year cross-sector collaboration to address challenges facing social surveys. Hosted by City St George’s, University of London. Register: surveyfutures.net/internationa...
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International Conference - Survey Futures
The Survey Futures Directors are delighted to invite you to attend the Survey Futures International Conference which is taking place on the 17th and 18th June 2026. Social surveys have faced multiple ...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Survey Futures has just published a review on the use of Respondent Driven Sampling for recruiting representative samples of hard-to-survey groups. bit.ly/4an4I5f Written by my @NatCen colleagues Mark Todd, Toby Li and @curtisjessop.bsky.social with Olga Maslovskaya and @carinacornesse.bsky.social
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The 5th Survey Futures Practice Forum will be in Cardiff on 29 Jan, covering - the National Survey for Wales - practicalities of conducting surveys in Wales. - the success of web-first and web-only surveys - ONS’s future survey strategy Registration is open at surveyfutures.net/events/2025/...
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Survey Practice Forum #5 - Survey Futures
The Survey Practice Forum is where everyone involved in UK social surveys – survey agencies, survey commissioners, survey users – can share knowledge, experiences and ideas regarding survey practice. ...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
In addition to surveys in Wales, this Survey Futures forum which is taking place in Cardiff on 29 Jan, will also present findings on the success of web-first and web-only surveys as well as discuss ONS’s future survey strategy. Registration is open x.com/surveyfuture...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This @SurveyFutures forum in Cardiff on 29 Jan is focusing on survey research in Wales, including the @WelshGovernment flagship survey National Survey for Wales and reflections on the the practicalities of conducting surveys in Wales. Registration is open - x.com/surveyfuture...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Barry Schouten at #ESRA25 “Let’s go Dillman - Total Design, and don’t forget Tailoring”. In memory of Don Dillman. ♥️
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
More @esrasurvey.bsky.social conference insights from @curtisjessop.bsky.social Director of Attitudinal Surveys & NatCen Opinion Panel. Curtis presented his paper comparing results from a probability-based online panel to a face-to-face survey with an online panel. Another busy day at #ESRA25!
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Edith de Leeuw at #ESRA25 - “Every woman in the room knows that a ‘one size fits all’ dress doesn’t work. So why would it for surveys?” In memory of Don Dillman. ♥️
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Today at #ESRA25, @CurtisJessop and I had the honour of discussing prob-based web panels with Japanese colleagues from the Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, the Ochanomizu University and the Asia University. @natcen.bsky.social
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Ready to hear our @natcen.bsky.social colleague Debbie Collins at the #ESRA25 Debating Chamber on the risk of losing the face-to-face interviewing capacity, and whether it matters.
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
#ESRA25 – This morning, Line Knudsen presented a paper in a session focusing on the development and innovation of children and youth cohort studies.🧵⬇️
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Drawing on experiences from the Five to Twelve Survey, Line’s presentation highlights the complexity of moving to web-first surveys whilst maintaining equitable engagement of all parents. #ESRA25
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Data quality reporting for data linkage studies is lacking. Lit review presented by Thomas O’Toole at #ESRA25 also provides recommendations for reporting this info. Check out the #SurveyFutures Survey Practice Guide at surveyfutures.net/wp-content/upl…
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This morning our colleague Katharine Sadler is presenting at #ESRA25, sharing our experience of collecting national sexual health data in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: experiences of the Natsal Study. Graphic shows the multiple modes of data collection natsal.ac.uk
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
We are in Utrecht at #ESRA25! We have already kicked off with presentations from NatCen’s Katherine Sadler and Line Knudsen. If you’re here, come by our stand for flyers, stickers and more merch, and a programme of presentations from our NatCen colleagues! #ESRA25 @esrasurvey.bsky.social
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Very clear presentation from @jools-cyborg.bsky.social on the fidelity of synthetic data and potential uses in survey research - e.g. teaching purposes, proofs of concept, prep for real data, code development, remote working, etc. #ESRA25
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Natsal @natsal.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
👀Look out for three Natsal-4 talks at #ESRA25 this week: Katharine Sadler @natcen.bsky.social with an overview of Natsal-4's methods Eileen Irvin @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social on remote biosampling Tommy Nyberg @mrc-bsu.bsky.social on analysis methods to combine probability and non-probability data
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Natsal @natsal.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
We're at #ESRA25 this week talking survey methods Today, Katharine Sadler @natcen.bsky.social is sharing how we adapted Natsal-4 methods for the post-COVID era, using varied sample designs, recruitment methods and data collection modes to get a British general population sample
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Join us on 22 May at 09:50 for the panel discussion “Participation or Pretence?” at @ukevaluation.bsky.social Conference. Chaired by Joanne McLean, this session will explore the challenges of mainstreaming participatory methods in evaluation design. natcen.ac.uk/events/data-...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Last week our colleague gave evidence at the @hlsocmobility.parliament.uk, sharing some of the research we've been conducting to understand the risk factors of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training). Catch-up on our research natcen.ac.uk/publications...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Want to run better focus groups? Our Designing and Moderating Focus Groups course will give you the skills to plan, lead, and analyse group discussions effectively. 📅 29th April, 10:00 – 1st May, 15:00 | 📍 Online 🔗 Sign up: natcen.ac.uk/events/desig...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The Family Resources Survey (FRS) is a continuous household survey which collects information on topics such as income, housing tenure, care needs, disability, education, pension participation and more. NatCen has carried out data collection for the survey every year since it launched in 1992. 🧵
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
In case you missed it, we published new British Social Attitudes data and several other latest reports and blogs in March. 🧵 👇
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
EVENT INVITE: We are pleased to announce that the rescheduled date for our webinar on AI ethics in global healthcare is 15 May 2025. natcen.ac.uk/events/ethic...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We’re proud sponsors of the UK Evaluation Conference 2025, taking place this May in Glasgow. Catch NatCen’s Research Director, Liza Benny on 21 May at 15:30 presenting on: Balancing data constraints in impact evaluation of A Better Start 🔗 natcen.ac.uk/events/data-...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
We have published the latest update from the national evaluation team of #ABetterStart. We present how we are applying contribution analysis to our evaluation, with slides to illustrate our approach. Listen here: natcen.ac.uk/ABS-national... #EarlyYears #ABetterStart #Evaluation
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
We were commissioned to explore the experiences of minority ethnic apprentices. Findings highlight key barriers, including limited awareness and perceptions in the family network, financial challenges, experiences of racism, and regional and sectoral inequalities. natcen.ac.uk/publications...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
At this year's Sir Roger Jowell Memorial Lecture, Jane Falkingham spoke about how families are changing, with more people now part of four generations. Using UK data, she showed how people, especially women, juggle jobs and caring responsibilities during what she called the "new rush hour of life".
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
We're delighted that Dr Joanne McLean will lead this year’s Mental Health in Context conference. She’ll also present in our session on Mid-life Adults, sharing insights from her work across public health, wellbeing & national policy. 🔗 natcen.ac.uk/events/menta...
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
In today's data-driven world, policymakers and decision-makers rely heavily on data to inform their strategies and policies. While administrative data can be useful, it often doesn't provide the full picture. This is where surveys come in. @natcen.bsky.social 🧵 👇
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"When people disappear from the data, they risk disappearing from public policy too. Making everyone count starts with counting everyone."
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Survey Practice Journal @surveypractice.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
New from our Special Issue! The Effects of Spanish-Language Materials in a Local Area ABS Mixed-Mode Survey on Response Rates and Sample Composition: An Experiment www.surveypractice.org/article/1257...
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The Effects of Spanish-Language Materials in a Local Area ABS Mixed-Mode Survey on Response Rates and Sample Composition: An Experiment | Published in Survey Practice
By Kristen Olson, Minshuai Ding & 1 more. Including respondents who speak languages other than English is crucial for accurately representing the population. Past experiments in the United States have...
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Jonathan Burton @jonburton.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Fees paid and living costs grant for next PhD intake: Apply by 22 Jan for ESRC studentship for October start - ISER @universityofessex.bsky.social We offer PhD in Economics, in Survey Methodology, in Health Research and in Applied Social and Economic Research, www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/new...
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Caroline Jarrett @cjforms.bsky.social · 13/10/2024
You may enjoy my book “Surveys that work” which is essentially a pragmatic introduction to Total Survey Error for folks who might balk at reading Groves et al in the original or at tackling a full-on survey methodology textbook www.effortmark.co.uk/surveysthatw...
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Surveys that work: the book and extras - Effortmark
Links to ways of buying the book, reviewing the book or using it as course material, plus additional material for which there wasn't room
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 23/08/2023
🚨 Job Alert 🚨 The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton is looking to recruit a quantitative Research Fellow to contribute to a project on Survey Data Collection Methodology Survey Futures. #Stats #AcademicSky #PhDSky
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Social Statistics & Demography
The Department of Social Statistics and Demography at the University of Southampton is looking to recruit a talented and ambitious quantitative ...
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The deadline for submissions for this year’s Health Studies User Conference has been extended to Sunday, 6 April! This is your last chance to submit your paper.
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Gerry Nicolaas @gerrynicolaas.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
It’s truly inspiring to see the next generation stepping up and making waves in social survey research. Some very interesting research being carried out under the umbrella of the ESRC-funded #SurveyFutures collaboration. The future of survey research is in capable hands!
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
🆕We have released new data on attitudes to tax and government spending ahead of this year's British Social Attitudes report.
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The latest data from the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey finds that 79% of the British public think doctors should definitely or probably be allowed to end the life of a person with an incurable terminal illness if the person requests it. Read our latest article: natcen.ac.uk/public-suppo...
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European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Professor Jane Falkingham CBE (@cpc-cg.bsky.social 🇬🇧) will discuss balancing employment with providing unpaid care from 6-7.30pm (BST) on Wednesday 9 April. The lecture in memory of our co-founder, Sir Roger Jowell, will be held at @citystgeorges.bsky.social 🇬🇧 and streamed online.
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Sir Roger Jowell Memorial Lecture 2025 | City St George's, University of London
This lecture will examine changes in the economic and social lives of people in mid-life, focussing especially on how women and men balance the demands of paid and unpaid (care) work in this new rush.
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Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
We held the first UK Statistics Assembly with UKSA last month - an amazing opportunity to connect with statistics makers and users from across the public sector, industry and disciplines🤝📈 Our new VP for external affairs @scottheald72.bsky.social shares his reflections👉 rss.org.uk/news-publica...
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My reflections on the first ever UK Statistics Assembly
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Don’t forget to follow up on Instagram for more updates. Find us @natcen. All of the latest publications can be found on our website: natcen.ac.uk #RoundUp #NatCenNews
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
In case you missed it, in February, we published several new reports and a couple of blogs, including a guest blog from PhD student Maddi Bunker.🧵 👇
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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Hi folks, just a reminder to get your submissions in for this special issue of JSSAM if you are doing innovative work with survey paradata! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions about scope or anything else.
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