Slides & Materials from AQMeN events
This section of the website provides information about previous AQMeN events including slides and materials presented at the event. Click on the headings for each event for more information materials used in the event.
AQMeN Introductory Seminar
We have been visiting HE institutions and organisations across Scotland introducing AQMeN and inviting feedback about the types of training and events that people would like us to provide. The slides from these seminars are available below. If you would like us to visit your organisation to run a seminar please contact info@aqmen.ac.uk.
The Dynamics of Population Large and Small
AQMeN's Inaugural Annual Lecture presented by Professor Phil Rees
16 December 2009 - Edinburgh
Professor Rees is Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds and a leading authority on demographic analysis. This lecture reviews the processes of population change, the models we use to simulate the processes and what we can say about the future.
How Long Will Scottish Babies Live?
Training event on constructing life tables hosted by Professor Phil Rees
17 December 2009 - Edinburgh This hands-on training event was a follow on to the annual lecture and was also delivered by Professor Rees. He provided a 1 day class in building period and cohort life tables and projecting mortality.
The Changing Face Of Scotland
ESRC Festival of Social Science Event
18 March 2010 - Dundee This event was held at the Dundee Science Centre, Sensation, as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2010.A variety of speakers and workshops explored demographic change and patterns of migration within Scotland and how this is likely to impact on necessary service provision.
Data Collection Seminar
AQMeN PhD Event
12th May 2010 - Edinburgh
As part of a three-day doctoral training event, representatives from Scottish Government and the survey companies Scotcen, TNS-BRMB and Ipsos MORI Scotland introduced four large scale Scottish datasets, providing an awareness of what data is collected, why and how it is collected, survey design, sampling and much more.
Introduction to Advanced Quantitative Techniques
Methods Taster event run as part of the first AQMeN doctoral training event
13 May 2010 - Edinburgh Napier University
This seminar provided an introductory taster to a variety of advanced quantitative techniques with demonstrations of how they may be applied in the social sciences.
