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Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Summer School in Higher Education Research and Science Studies (HERSS) with a focus on innovative research methods. HERSS takes place in Hannover (Germany) from September 9 to 13, 2024.

Please follow the link for detailed information on HERSS: https://www.herss-summer.eu/current

In addition to various keynotes from international experts and two poster sessions, HERSS includes the following nine hands-on workshops in three tracks:

Data Collection Track:

Nonresponse and Data Integration - Camilla Salvatore (University of Utrecht)

Multi-modal Data Collection - Jan Karem Höhne (DZHW, Leibniz University Hannover)

App-based Surveying - Joshua Claassen (DZHW, Leibniz University Hannover)

Data Sharing and Enrichment Track:

Social Media Sampling - Zaza Sophie Louise Zindel (University of Bielefeld)

Digital Data Donation - Bella Struminskaya (University of Utrecht)

Web Scraping - David Broneske, Saijal Shahania (DZHW Hannover)

Data Analysis Track:

Natural Language Processing in R - Thomas Hills (University of Warwick)

Machine Learning for the Social Sciences - Marco Steenbergen (University of Zurich)

Measurement Error and Correction - Melanie Revilla (Barcelona Institute of International Studies)

Application deadline is May 17, 2024. Apply, apply, apply!!

Best regards

Joshua

German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)

Lange Laube 12 | 30159 Hannover | www.dzhw.eu | Germany

Joshua Claaßen (M.A.)

Research Associate and PhD Candidate

Member of CS3 Lab for Computational Survey and Social Science

Research Area Research Infrastructure and Methods

Tel. +49 511 450670-407 | Fax +49 511 450670-960

E-Mail: claassen@dzhw.eu

Twitter: @JClaass

Most recent publications:

- Höhne, J.K., Gavras, K., & Claassen, J. (in press). Typing or speaking? Comparing text and voice answers to open questions on sensitive topics in smartphone surveys. Social Science Computer Review.

- Höhne, J.K. & Claassen, J. (2024). Examining final comment questions with requests for written and oral answers. International Journal of Market Research. DOI: 10.1177/14707853241229329

Registration court: Amtsgericht Hannover | HRB 210251

Chairman of the supervisory board: Ministerialdirigent Peter Greisler

Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Monika Jungbauer-Gans

Administrative Director: Axel Tscherniak

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