RECSM Summer Methods School 2025
12th Edition RECSM Summer Methods School 2025
On-site & Online
The Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM) announces the 12th edition of the RECSM Summer Methods School (June 30 to July 18, 2025)
The RECSM Summer Methods School is a three-week intensive program covering diverse topics on survey methodology and advanced statistical analysis of survey data. Participants choose from 13 courses covering different topics to create a customized program. All courses are taught by leading experts around the world. During the first week, we will offer introductory courses, including courses on software programming in R, while the second and third week focuses on more advanced learning.
Target group: Professionals, Researchers and Students who wish to develop high-quality surveys and employ up-to-date statistical methods for survey and quantitative data analyses. Potential attendees include survey practitioners, marketing professionals, social science students, and researchers.
Objective: To provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design surveys, implement statistical analyses and carry out quantitative research.
Format: Online & On-site
Location: Campus del Mar (Mar Campus) of Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Week 1 - Introductory courses
June 30 to July 4
Format: Online & On-site
- Designing Questionnaires in the Age of AI (8-hour course, 2 days) – Wiebke Weber
- Introduction to R (8-hour course, 2 days) – Toni Rodon
- Factor and Cluster Analysis in Practice (12-hour course, 3 days) – Daniele Toninelli
- Quantitative Methods in Social Research (12-hour course, 3 days) – Burak Sonmez
Week 2 - Regular courses
July 7 to July 11
Format: Online & On-site
- Multilevel 1 - Introduction to Multilevel Models (12-hour course, 3 days) – Leonardo Grilli & Carla Rampichini
- Structural Equation Modeling (12-hour course, 3 days) – Beth Grandfield
- Causal Inference (12-hour course, 3 days) – Bruno Arpino
- Survey experiments (12-hour course, 3 days) – Jordi Muñoz
- Comparative Survey Research and Survey Data Harmonization (12-hour course, 3 days) – Marta Kołczyńska
Week 3 - Regular courses
July 14 to July 18
Format: Online & On-site
- Multilevel 2 - Analyzing Comparative Longitudinal Survey Data Using Multilevel Models (12-hour course, 3 days) – Alexander Schmidt-Catran
- Machine Learning for Social Sciences (12-hour course, 3 days) – Christoph Kern
- Understanding and Modeling Voting Behaviour (12-hour course, 3 days) – Marco Steenbergen
- The ABCs of Regression Discontinuity Designs and Instrumental Variables (12-hour course, 3 days) – Mar C. Espadafor
Registration and enrolment are now open!
UPF students and individuals who have taken a course at UPF before can use this registration link
All other (non-UPF) participants please use the following links to create an account with instructions in your language of preference: English Spanish Catalan
Registration deadline: 20th of June (until 12 p.m. CET)
Early-bird deadline: 25th of May (until 12 p.m. CET)
If you have any queries, please contact [email protected].
Course costs
Students: 350€
Researchers: 500€
Professionals: 600€
Discounts
- 10% when registering for 3 courses
- 15% Early Bird discount when registering before May 25th, 2025
- 20% when registering for 5 courses
- 25% for students of the following institutions: USAL, DADS (University of Bergamo), School of Politics and Governance (UNSAM, Argentina)
- 30% discount for non-doctoral UPF students (cannot be combined with any other offer). Doctoral students please contact [email protected]
- 30% members of WAPOR LATAM (you will be asked to provide proof of your existing WAPOR LATAM membership when registering)
Please note that the only discounts that can be combined are the early bird and the multiple-course registration discounts.
How to pay
Payment details
Registration and enrolment is now open, payments are processed via the enrolment platform. Please refer to the registration and enrolment guide for instructions.
You can pay via credit/debit card.
Payment deadline: 20th of June
If you require an invoice, please send us an email with your registration confirmation document.
How to get to the Summer School
The RECSM Summer Methods School will take at Campus del Mar (Mar Campus) of Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- Metro: Línia 4 CIUTADELLA - VILA OLÍMPICA
- Bus: V27, D20, 136, 59, 47
- How to get here: BarcelonaGuia | Google Maps
Here’s the official link with more details about the campus:
https://www.upf.edu/web/
Where to stay
RECSM has partnered with RESA University Residences to offer all Summer School participants with a 20% discount on booking accommodation at their student residences throughout the month of July.
Please send us an email with your registration confirmation document in order to access the discount.
This discount is available at the following residences:
- Campus del Mar
- La Ciutadella
- La Salle
- Barcelona Diagonal
- Lesseps
- Torre Girona
- Pere Felip Monlau
- Investigadors
We are grateful to our sponsors, Netquest, ESRA, WAPOR LATAM, DADS, Universidad de Salamanca and EPyG_UNSAM whose support is integral to making the RECSM Methods School happen.
"This wasn’t my first course at the RECSM Summer School, but it’s definitely the one I enjoyed the most and from which I feel I’ve learned the most"
"I found the organization of the Summer School to be well-structured and carefully planned in every detail. Claire, Gabriela, and Miquel were always available to help with any questions, issues, or unexpected situations that arose"
"I especially appreciated Professor Daniele Toninelli’s dedication, the quality of the materials he provided, and his willingness to address our questions—even outside of class hour"
"I had the pleasure of attending the RECSM Summer School, and I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the quality and relevance of the courses offered. I found the experience to be extremely enriching and insightful"
"The course was really great, shout out to Wiebke!"
