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Part 3: Is using Twitter data ethical?
In part 3 of his five-part mini series, Joe Allen on the ethical review process in UK academia and how it could help improve procedures for the ethical use of Twitter data.
Part 2: Should industry have access to Twitter data?
In part 2 of his five-part mini series, Joe Allen examines reactions to an example of malicious “for profit” use of Twitter data.
Part 1: Should we use Twitter data in academia?
Joe Allen introduces his five-part mini series on the challenges and ethical implications of using Twitter data.
Getting to grips with climate change: household transition effects and opportunities
Raj Patel reflects on the challenges of how households can transition to net zero and develop pro-environmental habits – the topic of Understanding Society’s recent climate change data dive.
UK Data Service SecureLab: pioneers in enabling safe data-driven research for over a decade
Whilst many researchers in the UK will see the UK Data Service SecureLab as a longstanding part of the UK data provision landscape, not all will be aware of the history and achievements of the serv...
Die Krise der Demokratie in den USA
Die Politikwissenschaft beobachtet in den letzten Jahren einen Rückgang der Anzahl bestehender Demokratien und das zunehmende Erstarken autokratischer Regime auch in der westlichen Welt. Spätestens...