Big Data and Social Research Roundup: October Issue

What's new in the world of big data and social research? [View as webpage]( Share: [Share on Twitter]( [Share on Facebook]( [Share on LinkedIn]( [banner header]( [menu icon 2](#1) [COURSES](#1) [menu icon 2](#2) [RESOURCES](#2) [menu icon 3](#3) [SPOTLIGHT](#2) [menu icon 4](#4) [EVENTS](#4) [menu icon 5](#4) [COMMUNITY](#4) [menu icon 4](#6) [SIGN UP](#6) Your Big Data and Social Research Roundup [] [ESRC](We’d be delighted if you could join us at our upcoming panel debate ‘[Putting big data to “good” use’]( being held on 6th of November at the British Academy in London as part of the [ESRC Festival of Social Science 2017](. As we advance further into a data driven society examples of big data being used to maximise profit and cause harm have made headlines around the world. Those in favour of ushering in the “big data revolution” believe effective applications can enhance society and improve social policy, but is the skills gap in the social sciences and challenges with data access limiting the potential for big data to be put to “good” use? Our panel debate will summarise the challenges, point to examples of progress being made and address what more we, as an academic community, could be doing to better understand and utilise big data for optimum impact. The panel is being chaired by [Katie Metzler](, Head of Research Methods Innovation at SAGE, and will include the following speakers: - [Maria Fasli, UNESCO Chair of Data Science, Director of Essex Institute of Data Analytics]( - [Slava Mikhaylov, Professor of Public Policy and Data Science at Essex and Chief Scientific Adviser to Essex County Council]( - [Jonathan Gray, Lecturer in Critical Infrastructure Studies, Kings College London & Co-founder of the Public Data Lab]( - [Ian Mulvany, Head of Product Innovation, SAGE Publishing]( [Sign up here.]( []Recommended Resources Here are some resources to help you stay up-to-date on big data in social science research: [book cover]( [journal cover]( [journal cover]( [Free article]( Algorithmic governance: Developing a research agenda through the power of collective intelligence [Free chapter]( "Big Geodata": Managing Spatial Data in a Connected Age [Free case study]( Selecting, Scraping, and Sampling Big Data Sets from the Internet: Fan Blogs as Exemplar []Spotlight on: Why Social Science? SAGE founder and executive chair, Sara Miller McCune was guest blogger on Why Social Science? Read her piece, [“Because Social Science Is the Fundamental Bedrock of Just Societies”.]( [Sara Miller McCune]( []From the Community [book icon] WATCH: [Video "Maximizing the Value of Data" by Joe Karaganis and Ian Mulvany]( [Video]( [book icon] WATCH: [Webinar "Presenting Data Effectively" by Stephanie Evergreen]( [Video]( [book icon] READ: [Blog post "Starter tips on sharing data and analysis scripts" by Katherine Wood]( [Video]( Upcoming Events [Workshop: Creating Shareable Research Data: Managing and Archiving Social Science Research Data]( Sheffield, UK November 28 – 29 --------------------------------------------------------------- [DataSciCon. Tech]( Atlanta, USA November 29 – December 1 Session: Big Data Machine Learning in SQL given by Murray Webb on November 30 --------------------------------------------------------------- [ML Conference 2017]( Berlin, Germany December 4 – 6 [Workshop: Machine Learning 101++using Python]( on December 4 --------------------------------------------------------------- [SRA annual conference 2017: Social Research in a Sceptical Age]( London, UK December 6 [Workshop: Exploring ‘the space between’ – The visualisation of qualitative data]( on December 6 []Don't miss out on the latest happenings in Big Data! Love the newsletter? Have ideas for future issues? Tell us what you'd like to see at [bigdataresearch@sagepub.com]( [menu icon 2]( If you would prefer to unsubscribe to this free newsletter, click [here](. [SAGE logo]( [ABOUT US]( | [CONTACT US]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( SAGE Offices: Los Angeles: 2455 Teller Rd Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA London: 1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London, EC1Y 1SP, UK. Registration No. 1017514 New Delhi: B-1/I-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, Post Bag 7, New Delhi 110 044, India Singapore: 3 Church Street #10-04, Samsung Hub, Singapore 049483 Washington, DC: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20037, USA To ensure our emails reach your inbox, add [announcements@info.sagepub.com](mailto:announcements@info.corwin.com) to your address book. [sagepublishing.com]( OCEAN1017B