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The course was great, really enjoyed it and felt I got a lot out of it – the combination of the theoretical and the methodological steps have provided me with tools for the PhD and required a renewed and deeper exploration of discourse analysis, giving me a lot to think about for the road ahead. […]

Thanks to everyone for making the 56th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis a success. We look forward to seeing you next year!

We are no longer taking applications for the 56th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis.

The 56th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis will be delivering a combination of both in-person and online courses in 2023.  Applications are now open! We can’t wait to see you in person or online this coming summer for the best nerdy summer camp!

In honour of the memory of long standing ESS instructor Prof. Harold D. Clarke, ESS 2022 saw the introduction of the Harold D. Clarke Speaker Series:     

The Wivenhoe Pub Run is always a highlight of our social programme and we were so excited that after two years exclusively online, we were able to re-enact these #ESS traditions in 2022!

“The best visualization course I learned in @EssexSumSchool. I found solutions to almost all of the things I have struggled with over the last two years. Practical useful R skills on O-D data visualization+ animation + efficient way to extract and represent model parameters”   3D Computational Methods for Social Data Science: Exploring Society through […]

“I really enjoyed this course and found it incredibly helpful. It has provided me with a bank of knowledge and resources that i am looking forward to returning to over the course of my studies”   1C Introduction to Regression with Prof Tor Georg Jakobsen

“I am still buzzing from the qualitative data analysis discussion AND the reading lists *gold*

The 56th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis will be delivering a combination of both in-person and online courses in 2023.  Applications due to open February 2023.  Sign up to our newsletter.  We can’t wait to see you in person or online this coming summer for the best nerdy summer camp!