What's On
Randomised Controlled Trials in the Social Sciences Eighth Annual Conference
Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th September
This conference aims to:
•Facilitate sharing and collaboration between academic disciplines in this area;
•Discuss the opportunities and challenges of communicating about trials to wider audiences.;
The conference is jointly organised by Professor David Torgerson (University of York, York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences), Dr Christine Merrell (Durham University, CEM) and Professor Carole Torgerson (Durham University, School of Education).
The conference workshop is jointly organised by Professor Carole Torgerson and Professor Stephen Gorard (Durham University from 1st May) as part of the ESRC Researcher Development Initiative Wave 5 Project on Training in Quantitative Methods.
Call for Abstracts Refereed oral and poster contributions relevant to RCT's conducted in social sciences are invited. Abstracts should follow a structured format - such as Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion; be no longer than 250 words, excluding references; and include no more than three references.
Please email submissions to c.n.heaps@durham.ac.uk by 28th June, 2013.
Main Conference
Wednesday 11th September & Thursday 12th September 2013. Collingwood College, Durham
The registration fee includes lunch and refreshments on both days. The conference dinner will be held on Wednesday evening at Collingwood College.
•The Conference will include keynote and invited presentations from national and international speakers and contributed presentations on all aspects of randomised trials in the social sciences.
•Keynote speaker: Professor Larry Hedges (Northwestern University, USA) will present a keynote lecture on 'Some challenges in conducting cluster randomised field trials in education and the social sciences.'
•Invited speakers:
Professor Sheila Bird (MRC's Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge) and Professor Clare Bambra (Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University).
•There will be an opportunity for delegates to discuss their own trials at a one-hour ‘surgery’.
Advanced workshop
Friday 13th September - Collingwood College, Durham.
The half day programme includes two one hour advanced level workshops with questions, led by Professor Larry Hedges and will finish with lunch:
•How design aids and eases analysis.
•A typology of effect sizes and their relative merits.
The workshop is sponsored by the ESRC-funded project forming part of the national Researcher Development Initiative and the Quantitative Methods Initiative. The workshop is free to all, but is designed to be most appropriate to experienced social scientists and those involved in teaching quantitative methods for new researchers.
Because this is part of an on-going project, the presenters will ask the audience for formative feedback at the end.
Venue and Accommodation
The conference will take place at Collingwood College, South Road, Durham University, Durham, UK, DH1 3LT.
For information about Collingwood College, the conference venue and travel, please visit the following link: http://www.dur.ac.uk/event.durham/venues/colleges/collingwood.college/delegate/
A limited number of single ensuite rooms are available in Grey College (5 minutes walk from Collingwood College).
For information about Grey College, please visit the following link: http://www.dur.ac.uk/event.durham/venues/colleges/grey.college/delegate/
Alterative accommodation can be found on the following link: http://www.thisisdurham.com/ We would recommend the following hotels:
- Radisson Blu Hotel
- Royal County Hotel
- Three Tuns Hotel
- Premier Inn.
Car parking is available at Collingwood College subject to availability.
*Early registration fees apply up to and including 26th July 2013. After this date, conference fees increase to £300 for 2 days and £150 for 1 day •Conference Fee - 11th and 12th September* (GBP 250.00)
Attendance to the full conference including refreshments and lunch. •Conference Fee - 11th September* (GBP 125.00) Attendance to the conference on 11th September only, including refreshments and lunch.
•Conference Fee - 12th September* (GBP 125.00) Attendance to the conference on 12th September only, including refreshments and lunch.
•Student Fee - 11th and 12th September (GBP 100.00) Attendance to the full conference including refreshments and lunch.
•Student Fee - 11th September (GBP 50.00) Attendance to the conference on 11th September only, including refreshments and lunch.
•Student Fee - 12th September (GBP 50.00) Attendance to the conference on 12th September only, including refreshments and lunch.
•Workshop - Friday 13th September (FREE) Attendance to the workshop including refreshments and lunch. Charges apply for this event. Places must be pre-booked by visiting the website https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
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