Summary

In the past few years it has been increasingly evident that European universities and colleges are not producing quantitatively competent social scientists in sufficient numbers.  This comes at a time when the need to base government policy, at all levels, on sound scientific information is becoming fully accepted and where, across Europe, significant investments are being made in the large and complex datasets necessary to inform such policy. This programme aims to strengthen the human capacity in Europe to analyse such datasets, in particular by encouraging the development of pan-European networks of junior researchers.

An abbreviated version of the proposal can be downloaded here

Programme brochure

Topics to be covered by the integrated workshops and seminars

Composition of Topic Teams 

Duration of Programme

4 years, from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2007.