This event featured presentations from ECRs involved in the Survey Futures project, showcasing their current research work. The programme included a discussion workshop, a keynote presentation, and a dedicated session for non-Survey Futures ECRs engaged in survey design and methodology to share their work.
The 1st Survey Futures ECR Conference was held in person at the University of Essex on February 7, 2025. It was a full-day event with registration starting at 9:20am and the conference finishing at 5:00pm.
The programme for the day was:
Book of abstracts – 1st Survey Futures Early Career Researchers Conference (pdf)
9:20 – 9:40 Registration
9:40 – 9:50 Welcome and intros
9:50 – 11:10 Presentations 1
- Targeted procedures in self-completion surveys (Viktor Sladka*, Peter Lynn).
Download presentation (pdf) - Within-household selection methods for surveys without field interviewers (Nhlanhla Ndebele*, Rory Fitzgerald, Peter Lynn, Ruxandra Comanaru).
Download presentation (pdf) - Social surveys without field interviewers in the UK: An evidence review (Cristian Domarchi*, Olga Maslovskaya, Peter Lynn, Rory Fitzgerald, Nhlanhla Ndebele, Ruxandra Comanaru).
Download presentation (pdf) - Assessing methods for within-household selection in self-administered push-to-web surveys (Nathan Reece*, Peter Lynn).
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11:10 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:50 Presentations 2
- Assessing the impact of video interviewing on survey measurement and data quality: Evidence from an experimental study (Marc Asensio-Manjon*, Matt Brown, Gabriele B. Durrant, Tim Hanson).
Download presentation (pdf) - Mode differences in propensities to consent to data linkage following repeated requests in a household panel survey (Jim Vine*, Annette Jäckle, Jonathan Burton, Mick Couper, Thomas F. Crossley).
Download presentation (pdf) - How do household panel members react to multiple requests for different types of additional data over time? (Jasmine Mitchell*, Annette Jäckle).
Download presentation (pdf) - Reducing mode effects by good questionnaire design (Richard Bull*, Jo D’Ardenne, Aditi Das, Zac Perera, Olivia Sexton).
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12:50 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 14:30 Panel session
- Good practice guides – what makes a practice guide good? (Organised by Sierra Mesplie-Escott, moderated by Thomas O’Toole).
The panel discussion will bring together representatives from leading UK social research agencies to discuss the use and relevance of practice guides within their organisations.
14:30 – 15:10 Keynote
- Do you think surveys have a bright future? I do. Keynote speech by Sarah Henry, Director of Methodology and Quality at the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
15:10 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 16:50 Presentations 3
- Driving efficiency: Optimising Knock-to-Nudge data collection for the Transformed Labour Force Survey (Michalina Siemiatkowska*).
- Options for integrating survey and non-survey data (Thomas O’Toole*, Alexandru Cernat, Nikos Tzavidis, Natalie Shlomo, Joe Sakshaug).
Download presentation (pdf) - Do we still need nonresponse follow-ups to web surveys of the UK general population? An analysis of cost-quality trade-offs (Pablo Cabrera-Alvarez*, Gabrielle B. Durrant, Annette Jäckle, Jamie C. Moore, Jonathan Burton, Peter W. F. Smith).
Download presentation (pdf) - Considering the impacts of (mixed) mode survey design on the performance of UKHLS COVID-19 Study datasets (Jamie C. Moore).
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16:50 – 17:00 Closing remarks