• Decolonising Social Research Series: Decolonising Epistemologies

    Online

    Sign Up Here This roundtable will engage with the active process of decolonising knowledges, by presenting alternative epistemologies and praxis emanating from the global South. We will commence by offering a critique of established Western epistemologies, showing how they contribute to forms of colonisation, past and present, and limit possibilities for research. The discussion will […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Session

    Online

    The SWDTP will be running virtual study/writing sessions. This will be an informal work space taking place via Zoom every Wednesday afternoon (2-4:30pm) until the end of term (15th December) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour or so we will make space for optional breakout rooms […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Session

    Online

    The SWDTP will be running virtual study/writing sessions. This will be an informal work space taking place via Zoom every Wednesday afternoon (2-4:30pm) until the end of term (15th December) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour or so we will make space for optional breakout rooms […]

  • Perspectives on Research and Work in Developing and Transitional Countries

    Online

    Sign Up Here This webinar, developed in collaboration with the AHRC SWWDTP, will cover multiple facets of doing research and working in developing and transitional countries in the field of Defence and Security, but of wider relevance to colleagues from many different humanities and social science disciplines. Panellists will bring decades of experience to illustrate […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Session

    Online

    The SWDTP will be running virtual study/writing sessions. This will be an informal work space taking place via Zoom every Wednesday afternoon (2-4:30pm) until the end of term (16th December) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour or so we will make space for optional breakout rooms […]

  • SWDTP Christmas Party 2020

    Online

    Warren Speed and Elis Jones (both from the University of Exeter) are pleased to announce that we have secured SWDTP funding to host an Online Christmas Party and a ‘Research as a Christmas Card’ competition. We’re hoping this will be a good opportunity to get together as a group after a while apart, as well as have some […]

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Information Session

    Online

    The ESRC invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships (PDF) to be based at one of the SWDTP institutions (University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, Plymouth University and University of West of England).Fellowships are aimed at providing a development opportunity for those in the immediate postdoctoral stage of their career, to consolidate their PhD […]

  • Decolonising Social Research: Decolonising Methodology

    This seminar will feature examples of methodologies that are participative and privilege the voices (authority and authorship) of those identifying with groups that have historically been objectified by research. Our presenters come from a wide range of disciplines and places around the world (India, Aotearoa New Zealand, Chile, and Colombia). What these presentations have in […]

  • Co-produced Approaches in Research Workshop

    Online

    Join Brigstow, SWDTP and SWWDTP for a workshop to hear about and explore co-produced approaches to research. During the workshop you’ll hear from leaders in the field, have a chance to hear about specific projects using this approach and explore how you might use these approaches in your research. For more information and to sign […]