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Managing Data: Advanced Research Techniques for the Arts and Social Sciences
Advance in networks and new ways to access services and data are having a profound effect on research. This JISC-sponsored roadshow for researchers and those providing IT support in this area, will introduce some of the concepts and issues that arise, especially when managing data, and suggest some useful tools and services. The emphasis will be on accessing, presenting and mining data.
Programme
| Time |
Programme Activity |
| 09.30 |
Registration and Coffee |
| 10.00 |
Welcome
Alison Allden, Deputy Registrar and Director of Information Services, University of Bristol (Chair) |
| 10.10 |
Making use of the UK's advanced computing services for research - an overview
Dr David Fergusson, Deputy Director, Training, Outreach and Education, National e-Science Centre |
| 10.40 |
Mining large and highly structured data
Professor Peter Flach, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol |
| 11.10 |
Text mining supporting social science
Dr Sophia Ananiadou, Director, National Centre for Text Mining |
| 11.40 |
Coffee Break |
|
11.55 |
Plugging-in, spacing out? A geographer's experience of the National Centre for e-Social Science and its services
Dr Richard Harris, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol |
| 12.25 |
Resources for research at the EDINA national data centre , especially geospatial resources
James Reid, Team Leader & Business Development Manager, Geoservices, EDINA |
| 12.55 |
Close
Alison Allden |
| 13.00 - 13.30 |
Buffet Lunch |
Register online to attend
If you are unable to get to Bristol, join the event via Access Grid. Further details to follow shortly.
Contact:
For all queries relating to this workshop please contact Caroline Gardiner (caroline.gardiner@bristol.ac.uk) or Judy Redfearn (j.redfearn@jisc.ac.uk)
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