National Centre for e-Social Science
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The National Centre for e-Social Science (NCeSS) is a UK based centre which aims to promote e-Social Science
. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
([ESRC]) to investigate how innovative and powerful computer-based infrastructure and tools developed over the past five years under the UK e-Science programme can benefit the social science research community. This infrastructure is commonly known as 'Grid Computing
'.
e-Social Science refers to the use of Grid infrastructure and tools within the social sciences. The role of NCeSS is to investigate specific applications of e-Social Science, develop tools to support them and to advise on the future strategic direction of e-Social Science and e-Science. NCeSS also provides information, training, advice, support and online resources to help the social science research community adopt e-Social Science.
The centre consists of a coordinating Hub at the University of Manchester
, seven Research Nodes and 12 Small Grant projects.
The NCeSS research programme includes applications of e-Science in both quantitative and qualitative social sciences, and studies of issues relevant to promoting the wider adoption of e-Science.
E-Social Science
e-Social Science is a more recent development in conjunction with the wider developments in e-Science. It is social science using Grid Computing and other information technologies to collect, process, integrate, share, and disseminate social and behavioral data.-External links:***National Centre...
. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
Economic and Social Research Council
The Economic and Social Research Council is one of the seven Research Councils in the United Kingdom. It receives most of its funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and provides funding and support for research and training work in social and economic issues, such as...
([ESRC]) to investigate how innovative and powerful computer-based infrastructure and tools developed over the past five years under the UK e-Science programme can benefit the social science research community. This infrastructure is commonly known as 'Grid Computing
Grid computing
Grid computing is a term referring to the combination of computer resources from multiple administrative domains to reach a common goal. The grid can be thought of as a distributed system with non-interactive workloads that involve a large number of files...
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e-Social Science refers to the use of Grid infrastructure and tools within the social sciences. The role of NCeSS is to investigate specific applications of e-Social Science, develop tools to support them and to advise on the future strategic direction of e-Social Science and e-Science. NCeSS also provides information, training, advice, support and online resources to help the social science research community adopt e-Social Science.
The centre consists of a coordinating Hub at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
, seven Research Nodes and 12 Small Grant projects.
The NCeSS research programme includes applications of e-Science in both quantitative and qualitative social sciences, and studies of issues relevant to promoting the wider adoption of e-Science.