Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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Society Behind the Stats speaks to leading social scientists and political experts on the themes and trends that have defined social research over several decades. Together with host, Sierra Mesplie-Escott they discuss the evolving views and experiences of people across the country.
Since 1969, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has been conducting research and gathering evidence to inform key policy decisions and provide valuable insights into human behaviour and attitudes. In our new podcast series, we take a closer look at British Social Attitudes data, offering an in-depth exploration of the public’s attitudes shaping society in the UK.
This podcast is hosted by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, Senior Survey Methodologist at NatCen. It was written and produced by Emileigh Spurdens and Kitty Sunnucks, and mixed by Kitty Sunnucks. Artwork from Victoria Humphrey.
This is a NatCen podcast, the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a registered charity and is the largest independent and not-for-profit social research organisation in the UK. NatCen was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Jowell and Gerald Hoinville with the aim of carrying out rigorous social policy research to improve society.
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024 marked 25 years since Scottish Devolution, as well as 25 years since NatCen established their Scottish arm in Edinburgh and a dedicated attitudes survey, Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA). In our last episode of this series, Sierra is joined by Alex Scholes, Research Director, and Lucy Dean, Senior Researcher, who both have worked regurlarly on the SSA amongst other projects at the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen). Also a guest on this episode is Fiona O'Hanlon, a Senior Lecturer in language education at the University of Edinburgh, where one of her focus' is on the development of Gaelic-medium education in Scotland.
Together their discussions range from the importance of a dedicated attitudes survey in Scotland, to attitudes to Gaelic and also Scots, as well as attitudes regarding national identity, Scottish Independence, and the EU.
For more information about the British Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/british-social-attitudes
For more information about the Scottish Social Attitudes survey, see https://natcen.ac.uk/scottish-social-attitudes
Website: https://natcen.ac.uk/
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/national-centre-for-social-research
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