• 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 […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Room

    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) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour we will make space for optional breakout rooms for discussions of work and socialising.Contact Helen Stanton for […]

  • Decolonising Social Research Series: Decolonising Writing and Representation

    Online

    Decolonising research is concerned with centring the stories of those who were marginalised by colonialism and charting the lasting effects of coloniality in the contemporary world. The stories of marginalised peoples are not easily told within the confines of established forms of academic writing that were built from, and for, elites of the Global North/West. […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Room

    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) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour we will make space for optional breakout rooms for discussions of work and socialising.Contact Helen Stanton for […]

  • Virtual Study/Writing Room

    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) and will foster a collaborative and supportive environment where people can work together. Every hour we will make space for optional breakout rooms for discussions of work and socialising.Contact Helen Stanton for […]

  • Engaging with Policy Makers (in Collaboration with the AHRC funded SWWDTP)

    Online

    The overall objective of this workshop, being led by the Institute for Government, is to demystify government and explain how to engage successfully with policy makers. We aim to make the day engaging, informative and practical, with lots of opportunities to apply lessons to your own areas of research. You will: • Gain an improved […]

  • SWDTP Funded Bespoke Qualitative Research Training: Where Does Qualitative Research Come From?

    Online

    The Centre for Qualitative Research is running a series of South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP)-Funded Bespoke Qualitative Training Workshops. View an overview of all workshops in this series. This workshop is part of the main training package. The main training package focuses on from planning to product: the process of conducting qualitative research. This […]