Join us for an intimate, half-day Summer Circle designed to support PGR students navigating eco-anxiety, climate grief, and academic intensity through creative and embodied practices in nature. Timed to align with the energies of the Summer Solstice, this seasonal gathering invites meditative reflection, art, poetry, grounding movement, and facilitated dialogue in the woods, led by […]
Discover how storytelling can transform your social science research communication. While rigorous research is essential, effectively sharing your findings with academic peers, policymakers, and the public requires additional skills. This workshop explores how narrative techniques can make your research more accessible, compelling, and memorable. This session will help you: Understand why stories are effective engagement […]
Are you interested in making your research more inclusive, impactful, and grounded in lived experience? This two-day interactive workshop, offered as part of the Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership introduces doctoral students to the theory and practice of participatory research methods. Through real-world case studies, hands-on activities, and space for peer discussion, you’ll gain practical […]
Walking and Working Group – Fridays in July & August Summer can often feel quieter and more isolating, and sometimes it’s harder to focus. To support each other through the season, we’re starting a “Walking and Working” group for July and August. Every Friday at 10:00, we’ll meet and walk together to a peaceful place […]
Deadline: 15 September 2025 Do you have a story to share about how you did data analysis for your research in the social sciences? The SWDTP is planning a series of webinars on data analysis in the 2025-6 academic year, featuring presentations by researchers, including doctoral researchers, about how they analysed their data. We are interested […]
Walking and Working Group – Fridays in July & August Summer can often feel quieter and more isolating, and sometimes it’s harder to focus. To support each other through the season, we’re starting a “Walking and Working” group for July and August. Every Friday at 10:00, we’ll meet and walk together to a peaceful place […]
We’re going to run our two most popular workshops over the summer and help you become a better presenter ahead of the next academic year. So if you are starting teaching, going to conferences for the first time, want to explore new and creative ways to communicate your research, then this is for you. […]
Walking and Working Group – Fridays in July & August Summer can often feel quieter and more isolating, and sometimes it’s harder to focus. To support each other through the season, we’re starting a “Walking and Working” group for July and August. Every Friday at 10:00, we’ll meet and walk together to a peaceful place […]
We’re going to run our two most popular workshops over the summer and help you become a better presenter ahead of the next academic year. So if you are starting teaching, going to conferences for the first time, want to explore new and creative ways to communicate your research, then this is for you. […]
Walking and Working Group – Fridays in July & August Summer can often feel quieter and more isolating, and sometimes it’s harder to focus. To support each other through the season, we’re starting a “Walking and Working” group for July and August. Every Friday at 10:00, we’ll meet and walk together to a peaceful place […]