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SUMMARY:Negotiating positionality in data analysis
DESCRIPTION:Reflexive Thematic Analysis on researcher’s position as an “in-betweener”\nClaire Hadfield\, Senior Lecturer and PhD researcher in Education at Plymouth Marjon University \nReflecting on my journey using Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) in a qualitative longitudinal study of early career secondary teachers’ professional identities\, I draw on my position as an “in-betweener”—moving from school teaching into initial teacher education. This role placed me close enough to share aspects of participants’ experiences while also able to view them from a different perspective. Working with interviews\, viva reflections\, and journals\, I returned to the data repeatedly in an iterative process of theme development. RTA supported deep engagement through analytic journaling and participant discussion. I will discuss how insider knowledge both enriched and complicated the analysis\, how slowing the process helped avoid premature conclusions\, and how reflexivity was essential in managing bias. The session will share practical strategies and honest reflections on the challenges and insights that came from applying RTA in a long-term\, identity-focused study. \n  \nHow to prioritise participant voice in data analysis when a third voice is present – the use of advocates in research\nKim Collett\, Lecturer in Education at The Open University \nFor my PhD I conducted interpretivist research\, using research driven photo elicitation interviews and thematic analysis\, comparing experiences of inclusion in the classroom. For some of the participants adjustments were needed to ensure the research was accessible. This included having advocates present during data collection. One of the under explored\, issues with advocacy in research is how to deal with advocate voices in the data. The words of advocates will appear in verbatim transcripts and removing them can change meaning/context. However\, keeping them means they become part of the analysis and introduce a third voice. \nI kept the voices of advocates and analysed these along with the words of the participants. However\, careful consideration was needed to determine if the data was really reflecting the experiences/thoughts of the participant when the advocate was speaking. Sometimes it was clear as the participant would verbally or non-verbally agree/disagree\, or the content would reflect other parts of the conversation. However\, sometimes there was no confirmation. Reflexivity was key to assessing this and the findings chapter had to carefully cover the use of advocates when a finding was based on or informed by the advocate. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/negotiating-positionality-in-data-analysis/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260318T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T094917Z
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SUMMARY:Social Network Analysis Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Networks shape nearly every aspect of our lives\, from the spread of ideas and diseases to the dynamics of friendship\, crime\, and power. This two-day workshop introduces the theory and practice of Social Network Analysis (SNA) using R\, combining insights from sociology\, data science\, and computer science. \nParticipants will learn how to map\, measure\, and model networks using R. Through lectures\, interactive analysis walk-throughs\, and hands-on exercises\, we will cover the fundamentals of graph theory\, key network concepts\, and the principles of visualising\, modelling\, and interpreting network structures. \nBy the end of the workshop\, participants will understand how to collect and prepare network data\, analyse patterns of connection\, and design their own network-based research project. The course provides both the conceptual foundation and the practical skills to think critically about how networks shape our social world. \n  \nTo find out more\, please follow the link below.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/social-network-analysis-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260319T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142339Z
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SUMMARY:Making sense of lived experiences through narratives
DESCRIPTION:Understanding home deathcare through narrative.\nSam Hooker\, SWDTP-funded PhD researcher in Social Policy at the University of Bath \nMy PhD project used a narrative methodology to capture people’s experiences caring for the dead at home. Two interviews were conducted with participants. The first consisted of asking them to tell me their experience\, while the second was used to ask questions to fill in gaps in the narratives. Then\, in the participant’s own words\, a chronological narrative of the event (core story) was formed\, which reads like a short story of their experience. This process was an emotionally taxing experience for me as a researcher\, due to the depth of immersion in the data. The core stories are included in the thesis\, allowing the data to remain situated\, capturing the complexity of a very personal and challenging experience for participants. While additional analysis is included\, the core stories allow the reader to draw conclusions from the data itself. They also provide a valuable resource for people who wish to take care of their own dead to learn from. \n  \nPutting a light in the window: using creative writing to focus analysis in relationally engaged research\nLuci Gorell Barnes\, PhD researcher in Education at UWE Bristol \nMy PhD investigates how relationally engaged arts-based research methods can support minoritised children to express\, reflect on\, and amplify their lived experiences and perceptions. I understand meaning-making as happening through the process of engagement\, and gathered data to consider the ‘double hermeneutic’ (Smith and Eatough\, 2021) of not only what the children expressed\, but how they did this through their conversations\, interactions\, and demeanours. \nThis study focuses on the children’s unique experiences and I wanted to examine what I had learned from each child\, foregrounding how they had ‘got under my skin’. Having familiarised myself with the data I then drew on less conscious or orthodox ways of knowing (Hammond and Fuller\, 2024) to write what I think of as ‘fictional portraits’ of my encounters with individual children. These were informed by the issues that child explored\, the metaphors and images they used\, and how they had interacted with me and each other. Using this process helped me get close to each child’s ‘internal narrative’ Mannay (2010\, p.10) and I came to understand each ‘portrait’ as being like a light in the window guiding me through the dark woods of data\, focusing my analysis and supporting me to write interpretive accounts that kept the relational nature of the study at their heart. McNiff (2019) suggests that fact and fiction can work together to deepen our understandings\, and by engaging with my data in this highly subjective and ‘interruptive’ way (Clark\, 2024\, p. 3) I brought a level of relational accuracy to my analysis that I might not have otherwise found. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/making-sense-of-lived-experiences-through-narratives/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142335Z
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SUMMARY:Visual mapping for data analysis
DESCRIPTION:Visual mapping of process data\nProf. Peter Turnbull\, Professor of Management at the University of Bristol \nIn several studies we have used visual mapping to depict changes over time and the (inter)action of the key players that we focus on in our research. We draw on the work of Anne Langley and others on “process research methods”\, using our visual maps for “temporal bracketing” and the application of “alternative templates” to explain (inter)action in each period and establish not simply “what’s going on here” but “what is this case of”? \nI could give a couple of examples from our research on: (i) the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the ILO’s (failed) attempt to develop a Convention (international labour standard) for decent work in global supply chains\, published in Human Relations\, and (ii) a recent paper on (successful) trade union resistance to the introduction of new technology in air traffic control\, published in New Technology\, Work and Employment. \nThe ILO study was based on a rich ethnographic dataset. My co-author worked at the ILO for 2.5 years during the deliberations on the proposed Convention and my own work with the ILO dates back to 1999. We encountered some rather very difficult challenges using these data as much of the “real work” at the ILO takes place “behind closed doors” and is therefore not part of the public record. \nThe study of trade union resistance to new technology (digital towers) was more straightforward as we have a close working relationship with Prospect (the union that represents air traffic controllers and technical staff) and Members of the Scottish Parliament who also opposed the plans were more than willing to discuss their concerns. \n  \nArt-based Mapping: an analysis of where teenagers spend their breaktime in school\nZifi Tung\, PhD researcher at the University of Bath \nFor decades\, research on play has primarily focused on young children\, emphasizing its benefits for social\, physical\, and cognitive development (Lindon\, 2007; Casey\, 2010\, Jawabri et al\, 2023).) This study shifts the focus to adolescents\, examining the nature of their playful experiences within a school setting. Data collection methods include map-making\, observations\, and focus group discussions. \nThis presentation focuses on the analysis of art-based maps created by students from year 7\,8\,9\,10 and 12. Art-based mapping techniques have been widely applied in urban planning and the study of adolescent spatial experiences (Lynch\,1960; Thomson and Philo\,2004; Travlou et al\, 2008; Webber et al\, 2014). In this study\, map-making was utilized to identify where students spend their break and lunch times\, their favourite and least favourite locations\, and restricted areas within the school. \nBy using content analysis\, findings indicate across all year groups\, most participants spend their free time with friends. During lunch\, students are primarily engaged in eating\, queuing for food\, and socializing with peers. Significantly\, only boys were shown to be playing football on the astro turf\, there were no girls reported to spend time there. These results underscore the significance of friendship and questions whether the breaktime experiences are gendered. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/visual-mapping-for-data-analysis/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20260316T110113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T110113Z
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SUMMARY:BDFI Seminar - Twins of Justice? The Role of Data Justice and Energy Justice in Advancing U.K. Aspirations for an Energy Digital Twin With Zia Saylor
DESCRIPTION:Our funded student Zia Saylor kicks off a new series of seminars at the Bristol Digital Futures Institute. \nDigital twins have received significant hype in the energy industry for their potential to create real-time models of energy systems that can be used to balance supply and demand within the energy grid. Even as the actualisation of these models remains elusive\, the Data Sharing Infrastructure (DSI) pilot in the U.K. has taken a first step of trying to integrate consumer smart meter data with industrial datasets responsible for day-to-day operations. This step forward comes as consumers have struggled with high energy bills and raised concerns about the privacy implications of smart meters. Grounded in these lived experiences\, data justice and energy justice have both offered insight into energy digitalisation efforts. Using the frameworks of data justice and energy justice\, this paper analyses stakeholder interview transcripts and secondary documents from the DSI’s implementation body. In considering both data justice and energy justice in dialogue with one another\, this paper finds that principles of each are often pitted against the other\, even as both can align under a common framework for broader social justice. Two potential reasons for this clash are explored with their implications: in the case of an intentional dichotomy\, this indicates an attempted perseverance of structural injustices. Alternatively\, unintentional discord reflects a need to embed principles of justice into design and advancement of future twin technologies. Both instances engage with debates of social justice and the relevance of discipline-specific terms in an era of increasing interdisciplinary technological advancement. \nBio: Zia Saylor is a second-year Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Bristol School for Policy studies\, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council through the South West Doctoral Training Partnership. Her thesis focuses on experiences and dynamics of well-being both within and across households in Cape Town and how that is shaped by experiences of load-shedding. She completed her Master of Science in Public Policy at the University of Bristol as a Fulbright Scholar after receiving her B.A. with honours in Political Science and Economics from Williams College. \nThe seminar is an outcome of the PhD placement with the South West Doctoral Training Partnership\, mentored by the BDFI Lecturer\, Dr Ola Michalec. The project follows on from the ongoing sociotechnical research on the development of digital twins in the energy sector. \nHybrid event. Register to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bdfi-seminar-twins-of-justice-with-zia-saylor-tickets-1985137158680?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/bdfi-seminar-twins-of-justice-the-role-of-data-justice-and-energy-justice-in-advancing-u-k-aspirations-for-an-energy-digital-twin-with-zia-saylor/
LOCATION:Bristol Digital Futures Institute\, Avon Street\, Bristol\, BS20PZ
CATEGORIES:Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T133000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20260310T095102Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Longitudinal Data Analysis with R
DESCRIPTION:This four-hour workshop offers a practical introduction to panel and longitudinal data analysis (LDA) using R. Panel data—observations of the same individuals\, organisations\, or countries across multiple time points—are central to identifying causal relationships and accounting for unobserved factors in the social sciences.\n\nThe workshop introduces the core concepts and applied techniques of LDA\, drawing on perspectives from sociology\, econometrics\, and data science. Participants will learn when LDA is appropriate\, how to structure and prepare panel datasets\, and how to implement common modelling approaches in R. Through short lectures\, code demonstrations\, and guided exercises\, students will learn to work with Fixed Effects and Random Effects models\, address unobserved heterogeneity\, and choose suitable models for their own research.\n\n\nThe workshop covers:\n\nFundamentals of panel data: definitions\, when to use LDA\, and essential data management strategies.\nKey longitudinal modelling approaches: handling unobserved heterogeneity\, Fixed Effects and Random Effects models\, model selection\, and basic robustness checks.\nApplied examples and case studies illustrating LDA in practice.\n\n  \nTo find out more or to book tickets please follow the link below.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/introduction-to-longitudinal-data-analysis-with-r/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20260121T105643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T111453Z
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SUMMARY:Excellence at Interview- Grants and Jobs Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:An interview is a precious opportunity to make a positive\, memorable impression and advance a researcher’s career. Thorough preparation is vital\, and that means working on style as well as content. The way candidates conduct themselves\, present ideas and respond to questions has a powerful influence on the way they are perceived. Even an academic front-runner can come unstuck if he or she lacks ‘presence’ and has difficulty interacting with others. \n  \nThe topics addressed include: \n• Principles of effective interviews \n• Managing nerves and appearing confident \n• Achieving physical and vocal presence \n• Engaging the interview panel \n• Responding convincingly to questions. \n  \nCourse participants learn how to do themselves justice under interview conditions. They develop a clearer\, more authoritative interview style that allows the strength of their ideas to shine through. After the course\, you’ll be able to get access to a course summary\, follow-up material and the VOX Academy – an online repository of written guidance\, lively videos and other resources to help you extend your learning and take your communication skills to the next level.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/excellence-at-interview-grants-and-jobs-masterclass-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142330Z
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SUMMARY:Posthuman data analysis?
DESCRIPTION:“Entanglement makes all the categories of humanist qualitative research problematic.” (Lather and St. Pierre\, 2013) \nHow does our analysis shift when we stop asking ‘What does this data show?’ and instead ask ‘Who and what is this data entangled with\, and how can we stay accountable to those relations?’ \nThis webinar invites pondering of the joys and challenges that emerge with data analysis when social researchers embrace their entangled inseparability from the world being researched. We explore what becomes possible when we analyse data as an experiment in relations rather than attempting to represent a universal reality. By considering the posthuman ontological turn and its implications for social sciences research\, we\, a group of posthumanist\, feminist materialist\, post-qualitative educational researchers\, share some of the processes and techniques that we employed as we grappled with the process of meaning making in our research projects. Through matter\, waters\, bodies\, silences\, we consider what our more-than-human data might say\, if it could speak\, and how such voices might re-shape the ways we engage with the worlds around us\, when we listen more expansively. \nBy showcasing examples of ‘how did we do it’\, this webinar is suitable for researchers at any career stage\, including ECRs\, who are either working with posthuman data analysis\, or are curious about practices that challenge conventional ways of doing social sciences research. In addition\, the webinar will provide an interactive opportunity for participants to engage in posthuman data analysis through practical examples. Anonymised data examples will be provided\, or participants are welcome to bring their own. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/posthuman-data-analysis/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20260319T121021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T121306Z
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SUMMARY:Consultancy Skills Training
DESCRIPTION:This participative workshop run by How2Glu will help you to identify and develop key consultancy skills\, practical approaches to developing client relationships\, and workshop common issues. \nFirst\, we will look at drivers and prospective client / partner expectations and the characteristics of successful client consultant / partner-advisor relationships. We will then focus on essential ‘soft’ skills for consultancy – communication\, flexibility and collaboration. You will identify your strengths and areas for growth and explore strategies to develop and utilise these skills. During the session you will use glucard™ tools to help you identify ways of ‘adding value’ and ways to build / translate relationships for ‘upselling’\, repeat business and recommendations. We will look at different consultancy models\, such as salaried\, freelance\, associate\, and internal consultancy and consider how Intellectual Property (IP) relates to consultancy. Sabina will graphically illustrate concepts and demonstrate tools by sharing live visualisations. We will discuss common issues in consultancy and workshop ways to overcome them. We will use real examples and methods that are accessible\, visual and hands-on and mindful of the present context that will help you develop consultancy skills and opportunities. \n  \nFollow the link below for tickets.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/consultancy-skills-training/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260430T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142324Z
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SUMMARY:Handling data in decolonial research
DESCRIPTION:The Messy Realities of Anticolonial Research: Reimagining Language Practices in Secondary Education in Nigeria\nMercy Martins\, PhD researcher in Education at the University of Bath \nMy research explores how language practices in Nigerian secondary schools can be reimagined using anticolonial concepts of agency and resistance. The research design was indigenous\, weaving qualitative\, creative\, and participatory methods that were flexible and aligned with the daily experiences of my collaborators. Structured in two phases\, the first focused on the voices of marginalised students\, while the second included teachers\, parents\, school management\, and leadership. \nAfter securing ethics approval\, I conducted a small online pilot with local collaborators which informed my choice of a school with linguistic\, ethnic\, and religious parity. I prioritised depth in one all-male secondary school rather than breadth across two schools due to time constraints. Almost five months of fieldwork produced extensive data. To preserve Nigerian Pidgin and avoid rough translations\, I transcribed and cleaned the data manually. Journalling and a participatory analysis session\, where students directly engaged with the research questions\, guided the analysis. \nWhile I set aside some methods (such as Theatre of the Oppressed and parent interviews) for future work\, I sought to include multiple perspectives\, centre participant voices\, and clearly distinguish between their ideas and mine. Ethical tensions included deciding what to share\, avoiding reductive categorisation\, and ensuring authenticity. \n  \nStorytelling\, Embodiment\, and the Ethics of Analysing Bedouin Ethnography\nWesam Wekhyan\, PhD researcher in Social Policy at the University of Bath \nMy PhD research explores Bedouin identity\, knowledge\, and community praxis in central Jordan through a decolonial\, feminist ethnographic approach. The dataset is multi-modal: focus groups\, one-to-one interviews\, oral histories\, WhatsApp notes\, photos\, videos\, fieldnotes\, memos\, and observations of ceremonies and everyday life (weddings\, funerals\, dinners\, walkabouts). Much of this material was produced in a Bedouin dialect and a culture where history is preserved orally rather than textually\, requiring translation across dialect\, Arabic\, and English\, as well as from embodied\, performative expression into written form. Virtual data (voice notes\, chats\, images) extended this storytelling into digital space. \nWriting was not separate from analysis\, but a continuation of storytelling: through memos\, vignettes\, and embodied descriptions I traced how narratives lived\, moved\, and transformed across settings and generation. Analysing such material meant making decisions about segmentation and representation without erasing relational meaning. Ethical and personal challenges were constant: anonymity in small communities\, safeguarding oral/visual data sovereignty\, and navigating my insider–outsider position and the embodied emotional labour of researching from within. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/handling-data-in-decolonial-research/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142316Z
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SUMMARY:Analysing media discourses
DESCRIPTION:Higher Education in Nigerian public discourse\nYusuf Olaniyan\, SWDTP-funded PhD researcher in Education at the University of Bath \nThis presentation will discuss the methodological approach and data analysis techniques used in my study of how higher education (HE) is constructed within Nigerian public discourse. The research combines media analysis with a discourse-historical approach (DHA) to explicate how HE is framed in Nigerian national news medias. It focuses specifically on the post-COVID period\, and the introduction of the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) polices. The study used 331 media articles from three major Nigerian news media (Punch\, Daily Trust\, and Daily Post)\, published between 2021 and 2022\, which focused on the intersections of vocational education\, entrepreneurship\, skills training\, and apprenticeship-like pathways in the context of HE reforms. Through a two-phase analytical process\, the first phase involved a quantitative scan to map the frequency and thematic emphasis of HE discussions in the media\, highlighting the economic framing of HE around employability and market-driven outcomes. The second phase employed DHA to visibilised the ideological functions of these discourses. It also investigates how HE policies were legitimized\, how social actors were positioned\, and how historical continuities were reproduced in the media. Through this methodology\, the presentation will illustrate how media discourses serve both framing and gatekeeping functions to determining which perspectives on HE are amplified or marginalised. It will highlight the challenges of conducting discourse analysis on publicly available media data\, as well as the methodological and theoretical benefits of combining quantitative content analysis with a qualitative DHA framework. This session will be useful for doctoral researchers like me and early-career researchers interested in media analysis\, discourse studies\, and the intersection of policy\, education\, and public opinion in national contexts. \n\nHow do social media influencers legitimise veganism on YouTube?\nAdrianna Jerzierska\, PhD researcher in Business Studies at the University of Bristol \nIn this presentation\, I will outline the methodological framework used in my PhD project\, which aims to understand how social media influencers have legitimised veganism over time\, by analysing approximately 8\,000 YouTube videos posted between 2014 and 2024. \nDuring this workshop\, I will discuss the computational theory construction and the qualitative techniques used to study the discursive legitimation strategies by which influencers mainstream veganism. The first phase of the analysis involves generating the Dynamic BERT topic model (DTM). BERT is a large language model (LLM) that performs language tasks\, such as distilling clusters of documents with similar semantic topics. By incorporating temporal analysis of topics\, researchers can effectively track lexical changes across topics\, leading to a deeper understanding of discursive legitimacy over time. The second stage involves the qualitative interpretation of the machine output by adopting a qualitative content analysis of the videos to contextualise the discursive strategies used by online actors. \nGiven that BERT performs best with short texts compared to long and noisy YouTube video transcripts\, this was a significant challenge to overcome. In this webinar\, I will discuss the decisions made to work within these limitations\, as well as provide a brief overview of the analytical framework\, from querying and downloading videos using the YouTube API to discussing AI tools for converting large audio files into transcripts. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/analysing-media-discourses/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260507T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T142312Z
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SUMMARY:Analysing qualitative data with diverse co-researcher and advisory input: Participatory qualitative methods in co-produced research with young people and parents
DESCRIPTION:Participatory research is a collaborative approach to inquiry that actively involves stakeholders\, like community members\, service users\, or practitioners\, in the design\, implementation\, and interpretation of research. These approaches can be applied to qualitative research across a wide range of fields\, ensuring that study findings are relevant\, inclusive\, and impactful. The spotLight on Adolescent and young adult Mood Problems (LAMP) group at the University of Bath will present their experiences of using a participatory research approach in qualitative studies\, with a focus on data collection/collation and analysis. \nThe first two presentations will focus on aspects of the Can We Connect with young people study\, which was a qualitative interview study (n = 24 13-18 year olds) exploring where young people look online for early mental health support and what they think of what they find. Prof Maria Loades will set the context for the study and its aims\, and describe how we involved young people as advisors and co-researchers. Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney will then specifically describe how we conducted the qualitative reflexive thematic analysis as a team\, which included young co-researchers. The third presentation by Natalia Kika will describe the challenges we encountered with involving parents in a qualitative systematic review\, and how those learnings helped us involve the LAMP parent advisory group (PAG) in the analysis of qualitative interviews with parents. The webinar will also highlight approaches that are feasible for PGRs and early-career researchers\, including resource-efficient co-production strategies and practical tips for sustaining meaningful engagement and partnerships across projects. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/analysing-qualitative-data-with-diverse-co-researcher-and-advisory-input-participatory-qualitative-methods-in-co-produced-research-with-young-people-and-parents/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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SUMMARY:Critical Discourse Analysis: Methods and Approaches
DESCRIPTION:The study of language is a key component of social science research. Studies range from critical analyses of media discourse to historical approaches that uncover how language changes over time\, from micro-level analyses of pronunciation to macro-level examinations of the consequences of governmental policy. Language can tell us a great deal about society\, and society can tell us a great deal about language. Research in linguistics\, sociolinguistics\, linguistic anthropology and the sociology of language is methodologically and epistemologically rich. This session will introduce you to an approach that is both widespread and extremely useful beyond linguistics: critical discourse analysis (CDA). We will cover central aspects of CDA and explain how this method can be used on a variety of data. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/critical-discourse-analysis-methods-and-approaches/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
CREATED:20251205T143906Z
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SUMMARY:Using co-produced data in the doctorate
DESCRIPTION:Beginning from the Inside Out: The Value of Pilot Studies in Decolonial Research\nKate Matzopoulos\, PhD researcher in Education at the University of Bath \nThis presentation explores the value of conducting a pilot study prior to larger-scale research\, particularly when working with Indigenous and decolonial methodologies that are still in experimental phases and not widely documented in education research. My context\, with the Ju/’hoansi San community in Namibia\, is not widely written about outside of anthropology\, which meant that I had to draw from other Indigenous scholarship to piece together meaningful approaches. \nMy pilot study\, carried out during my master’s research\, was foundational in forming authentic relationships with the community. Relationality became the hinge on which the work rests: research emerges in and through relationships\, shifting with daily life rather than fitting into neat methodological boundaries. The pilot also revealed how to engage respectfully across difference and avoid reproducing colonial knowledge systems that obscure reality. \nUltimately\, the study affirmed the importance of beginning research from the “inside out\,” allowing Indigenous people to act as co-researchers working from their own onto-epistemologies\, rather than being framed by external categories or outsider lenses. This informs my ongoing fieldwork in my PhD studies. \n  \nConducting a pilot to trial photo diary instructions and assess the data generated\nLouise Toller\, SWDTP alumni in Sociology at the University of Exeter \nMy PhD research investigated the experiences of chronically ill young adults using a combination of verbal and visual methods\, specifically participant-generated photographs and photo elicitation interviews. In this presentation\, I describe how I used a pilot study to develop my visual method\, essential due to both my lack of prior experience and the lack of detailed information in published studies. I conducted a pilot with two main objectives: to trial the draft photo diary instructions I would give to participants\, and to assess the sort of data the photographs generated. I reflect on what I learned from the pilot\, and the modifications I then made to the photo-based phases of the main study\, highlighting lessons that I would not have gained without carrying out a pilot. \nThis session is part of the SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series. Visit the following link for further information and registration: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp/1956811
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/using-co-produced-data-in-the-doctorate/
CATEGORIES:Higher Level Training,Training,Webinar/Seminar/Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260706T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260710T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T083230
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SUMMARY:University of Manchester Creative Methods Summer School
DESCRIPTION:The University of Manchester is running a range of creative methods summer schools in July. For further information\, please visit their page below.
URL:https://www.swdtp.ac.uk/event-calendar/university-of-manchester-creative-methods-summer-school/
CATEGORIES:Summer school
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