Training Resources

Training EventDate last heldTraining Area
Introduction to Reflectice Practice and the Research in Practice reflective portfolio (June 2026)

  • Sarah Neal, University of Southampton - Introduction to Reflective Practice
    		• 11 June 2026SCDTP students
    What is…? Knowledge exchange (January 2026)
    		January 2026SCDTP students, wider doctoral student body, PDFs & supervisors
    What is…? Knowledge exchange (November 2025)

    • Rory Phibbs, SCDTP PhD student, University of Brighton - What are the experiences of women coaching men in field hockey? Challenging the 'think coach, think male' stereotype in sport

    • Nikki Smith, SCDTP PhD student, University of Brighton - What is possible when autistic young people are partners in research design?

    • Stu Lucy, SCDTP postdoctoral fellow, University of Portsmouth - What is vicarious trauma in research?

    		November 2025SCDTP students, wider doctoral student body, PDFs & supervisors
    Qualitative Analysis and Large Language Models
    -Webinar session by Susan Halford, Leslie Carr, Sarah Jenner, Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Casey Randazzo, Organised by NCRM/QUEST/SCDTP.

    You can access it on the QUEST website too:https://www.quest.soton.ac.uk/training/.

    		3 Nov 2025SCDTP students, PDFs & ECRs welcome
    What is…? Knowledge exchange (October 2025)
    		October 2025SCDTP students, wider doctoral student body, PDFs & supervisors
    Research in Practice visit to the Parliament

    Presentation Materials: (The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology & An accessible guide to the work of select committees)

    Links:
    The recruitment pages on the Parliament website are here: Work at UK Parliament - UK Parliament.
    Civil Service jobs can be found at Civil Service job search - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK.
    The Civil Service Fast Stream pages are here: Fast Stream | Civil Service Careers.
    For political side jobs the best place to look is the wholly unofficial W4MP or the political party of the individual's choice: Jobs – w4mp.
    		15 September 2025SCDTP students
    On the Move: Unpacking Mobile Methods in Qualitative Research – Insights, Strengths, and Challenges
    (QUEST/NCRM/SCDTP Seminar Series)

    Materials (NCRM Video, YouTube, Eprint & Transcript, QUEST Website)    		2 July 2025SCDTP students, PDFs & ECRs welcome
    Introduction to Computational Research Methods facilitated by Prof Christian Bokhove

    Materials (Link)    		4, 5, 6 February 2025SCDTP students, PDFs & ECRs welcome
    Presenting and networking at conferences: Skills development, Caeledro training

    Maximising your Academic Conference Experience Training resource materials:
    - Presentation Slides.
    - Mentimeter.
    - Presentation opportunity cards.
    - Types of questions.
    - Booklet.
    - Research presentation story planner.    		6 Dec 2024- 10.00-16.30, University of PortsmouthSCDTP students, PDFs & ECRs welcome
    What is…? Knowledge exchange
    		26 Nov 2024 –13.00-14.00, OnlineSCDTP students, wider doctoral student body, PDFs & supervisors
    Development Needs Analysis Workshop for Masters students, Melanie Nind13 Nov 2024 - 13.00-14.00, onlineSCDTP students in masters year
    What is…? Knowledge exchange

    		29 Oct 2024–13.00-14.00, OnlineSCDTP masters & PhD students, wider doctoral student body, PDFs & supervisors
    Being creative: Research and collaboration, QUEST/NCRM/SCDTP seminar with presentations by Helen Johnson, Dan Ashton & Laura Harris17 Sept – 13.00-15.00, onlineOpen to all staff & students in the SCDTP and wider universities
    Public Policy Analysis Methods, condensed workshop, Tae-Hee Choi24 Sept – 14.00-16.00, University of Southampton & onlineMasters and PhD students across the DTP network
    Transition from the MSRM to PhD phase. Q&A8 Oct - 14.15-15.00 University of Southampton, onlineStudents transitioning from the MSRM and starting PhD in 2024-25
    NCRM training - Metaphor and Methods
    23 November 13.30-15.30 on Zoom

    NCRM website:
    https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/video/?id=4943

    EPrints:
    https://eprints.ncrm.ac.uk/id/eprint/4943/

    YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQuj-Cl3GuE


    Mihaela Iorga, Nicole Brown, Andy Coverdale
    This webinar was organised by QUEST (Qualitative Expertise at Southampton) in collaboration with the National Centre for Research Methods and the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. It was held on 23 November 2023. The speakers were: Dr Mihaela Iorga of the University of Portsmouth, Dr Nicole Brown of University College London and Dr Andy Coverdale of the University of Southampton.

    		23 Nov 2023Training Resource
    What is..? Training session
    13:00 - 14:00
    Virtual Event (Zoom)

    Prof Sarah Parsons, What are digital stories as forms of evidence in education research and practice?

    Mike Phillips, What is creative consent in research?

    Bethan Prosser, What is participatory listening research?
    		28 Nov 2023Training Resource
    Training Needs Analysis Workshop
    11:00 - 13:00

    Melanie Nind

    Training Resource    		2 Nov 2023SCDTP PhD students in first or second years
    What is…? Knowledge exchange
    13:00 - 14:00
    Virtual Event


    Mark Kaye:
    What is the data potential of Hansard?


    Laura Bea:
    What is the role of fiction and poetry as forms of evidence in public policy?


    Sarah Lewthwaite:     		31 Oct 2023
    		Training Resource
    Decolonising research methods in qualitative social research by Ros Edwards, Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton.
    This is a joint training event between SCDTP, QUEST and NCRM. Visit the link to view the video.    		4 July 2023Training Resource
    Academic Publishing session: Publishing in Social Sciences by Dina Koutsomichali.June 2023Training Resource
    Clear and Accessible Writing for Public Engagement

    		Spring 2023Training Resource
    Media Skills Training - Introduction to BloggingSpring 2023Careers
    What is... Place based researchSpring 2023Training Resource
    Digital Stories for SCDTP3 May 2023Training Resource
    Platform research and topic Modelling with Job Ads Data3 May 2023Training Resource
    First Year Cohort Training 202324 Jan 2023Training Resource
    Essentials of Publication23 June 2022Training Resource
    Disciplinary Perspectives on Archiving Qualitative Data (QUEST)23 June 2022Other
    What is... Citizen Science?25 May 2022Training Resource
    Tackling Gender Equality through Athena SWAN - Dr Liza Howe-Walsh17 May 2022Other
    Resilience (Sherria Hoskins)12 May 2022Other
    Approaches to Ethnography (Seminar)26 April 2022Training Resource
    Choosing the right journal26 April 2022Training Resource
    Training needs analysis – the procedural and the meaningful22 March 2022Real World Application of Research
    Vicarious trauma22 March 2022Training Resource
    Researchfish7 March 2022Other

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