Wales DTP Methods Blog : Online Fieldwork in Conflict-Affected Areas
Wales DTP student Louise Ridden (Politics & International Relations, Aberystwyth University), writes about adapting her fieldwork in conflict-affected areas to online research. See her blog here .
UK Data Service
For access and training on how to use the UK's largest collection of economic, social and population data for research and teaching see here.
Training videos on their YouTube channel include:
NCRM training
Oral History Theory and Practice (Online)
Dates and Times: Tuesday 21st June 2022 and Thursday 23rd June 2022: 13.00 - 16.00
Oral history methodology is a vital part of the data collection process that enables a complex understanding of human societies in modern contemporary eras. It is a methodology that foregrounds the participation of the public in the process of historical production and dissemination of that research. As such it democratises historical research and opens doors to its practitioners to feed back the research findings to the historical subjects, participants and audiences outside of the academy, necessitating dialogue and bringing to the fore the researcher’s ethical responsibilities. See here for further details and registration.
MethodsCon
MethodsCon is a wholly in-person event that will take place over two days in Manchester. The theme of the event is "rethinking the boundaries of methods in health and social science research".The event is free to attend and will feature more than 30 sessions on methods in health and social science research. Attendees will be able to take part in workshops and interactive seminars, hear from a variety of experts and collaborate with researchers from across different sectors, including government, healthcare, the private sector, academia and the charity sector. Sessions will be in three main formats: Professional Development Workshops; Innovation Incubators; Interactive Seminars. For full details see here
Training courses: See here for a list of NCRM’s forthcoming courses. The majority are delivered online covering a wide variety of quantitative and qualitative methods, with topics ranging from oral history, interpretive political science and longitudinal research, to statistical modelling, GIS and machine learning.
You can also view all their courses on the NCRM website
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Methods North West
For the list of Methods Sessions see here
Studying Violence: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges
Deana Heath (University of Liverpool)
Date and time: 30 June 2022;14:00 – 15:00
What do we mean by the term ‘violence’ – does it include, for example, famine, social suffering, or the intergenerational effects of postcolonial trauma – and how do we theorise it? What are some of the ways, moreover, that we can go about studying it, and what sorts of challenges might we encounter when we do? This workshop will focus on some of the challenges of carrying out research on violence and suggest some potential ways to address these. For full details and registration see here.
Black Future Dr
Doing a PhD in Sociology, with Dave Mankhokwe Namusanya
In this episode, Dave Mankhokwe Namusanya, who is currently conducting fieldwork in Mawali for his PhD in Sociology at Abertay University shares his unique perspective as a PhD student conducting research in his home country, and discusses some of the benefits and challenges of doing research with an insider perspective. See here for link to the podcast.
UKRI Media Relations Toolkit
This guidance deals with all aspects of media relations from handling a press enquiry and placing features to organising media focused events.
It covers both reactive and proactive media relations and includes practical tips on building relationships with journalists, including the national, regional and specialist press and the broadcast media. See here for full details.
UK Parliament
Parliament for PhD students: how to engage with the UK Parliament
This training session explores how to engage with the UK Parliament focussing on practical information and advice, with tips on what parliamentary engagement you could do with your limited time and how to be confident in your own expertise.
