Government Social Research
28 February 2006 - Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) publish Review of research on the impact of violent computer games on young people
'Examines the academic literature on violent video games and violent behaviour. It ensures that all the key studies examining the relationship between playing violent computer games and real-world violence in young people between 1985 and 2004 are covered, and advises on the quality and reliability of that research. The researchers go on to make recommendations as to how current gaps in our knowledge of this area could be filled.'
24 February 2006 - Mathematica publish semimonthly update
Contents include:
Surveying people with disabilities; Hunger in America: comprehensive national survey findings; Population Association of America meeting
24 February 2006 - ONS publish the consultation document for the disclosure review of Health Statistics
The consultation period is 6 weeks and will end on 7 April. ONS would be grateful if you could assist in the dissemination of the document, by forwarding the link to your contacts within the health community. For your information and to avoid duplication, the attached document contains a list of those to whom ONS have already sent the link as well as the covering email used.
23 February 2006 - Home Office announce publication of the following new research
22 February 2006 - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) publish the first report of the Juvenile Justice national minimum data set (NMDS)
The data in the report cover the period 2000-01 to 2003-04, with the main focus of findings being on the latest year.
21 February 2006 - Office of National Statistics (ONS) published Social Trends 36
21 February 2006 - Family Matters, Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) publish an overview (What can the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children tell us about infants' and 4 to 5 year olds' experiences of early childhood education and care?) of data from the Growing Up in Australia study on patterns of use of child care.
20 February 2006 - Scottish Executive announce launch of GoWell
The first study of its kind in Europe - to investigate the impact of the planned £1 billion investment in the health and wellbeing of individuals and families located in some of Glasgow's most deprived communities.
20 February 2006 - The Rural Social Research team in the Scottish Executive's Environment and Rural Affairs Department are developing a key 'mainstreaming' role
17 February 2006 - The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publish Education and social mobility in Scotland in the 20th Century by the Centre for Educational Sociology (CES)
Finds that education policy, by itself, contributes little to the rate at which people move between social classes. Comprehensive schooling is neither less nor more effective at promoting social mobility than a selective system.
15 February 2006 - Mathematica publish semimonthly update
New publications, presentations, and other developments. Contents include: Enhancing disease surveillance programs in the future; Best practices for enrolling low-income groups in Medicare Part D; Kith and kin caregivers.
13 February 2006 - Market Research Society (MRS) announce that, following publication of their revised Code of Conduct, guidelines are gradually being rewritten and issued for consultation
Conducting Research with Employees and Internet Research Guidelines have now been published and comments are invited by Tuesday 28 February.
13 February 2006 - MRS announce that the Research Buyer's Guide UK & Ireland and accompanying website are now fully updated for 2006 with over 700 entries
The Guide can be searched online or email for a printed Guide (£80 + p&p)
13 February 2006 - MRS has published guidance on the Freedom of Information Act 2000
They say is "essential reading for researchers working within the public sector or with public sector clients".
13 February 2006 - Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at Kings College London publishes Criminal Justice Matters
Their quarterly magazine that includes articles which query the independence of Home Office research and statistics.
10 February 2006 - ESRC publish Demographic review of the UK social sciences
10 February 2006 - Scientist article calling for a revolution in the ethics of research
7 February 2006 - The Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale and the Institut de la statistique du Québec publish a report (Recueil statistique sur la pauvreté et les inégalités socioéconomiques au Québec)
6 February 2006 - Joint ESRC and Departmental Collaborative Postgraduate Studentship Competition
2 February 2006 - Mathematica publish semi-monthly update
Contents include:
Disease management technology for seniors; Mathcurricula study to evaluate approaches to improve early learning ; two new reports describe State Partnership Initiative ; Design for teacher induction evaluation
2 February 2006 - Launch of Generation Scotland
An ambitious and ground-breaking project looking at the ways genetic and lifestyle factors cause cancer, heart disease and mental illness.
1 February 2006 - Is peer review broken?
Article by Alison McCook in The Scientist says submissions are up, reviewers are overtaxed, and authors are lodging complaint after complaint about the process at top-tier journals and asks what's wrong with peer review?
1 February 2006 - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) publish Producing Australia's welfare statistics
A paper by the Director, Richard Madden, which discusses the role of statistics in a democratic society, the values that have underpinned the AIHW's work, and some of the issues that have arisen at AIHW over the past 10 years. He also describes the evolution of the Institute's biennial report, Australia's Welfare, since 1993.