Research Methods & Approaches

Available Courses

A Journey with Thematic Analysis - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
A question of ethics: the use of humans and animals in biomedical research - online (MHS Faculty)
Applying for jobs in Academia and Industry (Faculty of Engineering)
Approaches to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Biomedical Imaging in Research - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Biomedical Imaging in Research - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Building digital capabilities for researchers - standalone online learning course
C Programming for Engineers (Standalone)
Careers Planning & Writing Retreat for PGR Engineers (online)
Computational modelling in critical illness online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences only)
Contemporary Issues in Supervising Research Students (Online)
Copyright condensed: a short introduction to copyright for your research (online)
Critical appraisal of the scientific literature - standalone online learning course (Faculty of Science)
Critical Appraisal of the Scientific Literature (non clinical) online
Critical Appraisal of the scientific literature 2 - Clinical - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Critical Appraisal of the Scientific Literature Online (clinical focus)
Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Mining Social Media (All Faculties)
Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Working with Places (and QGIS)
Electron Microscopy: Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and SEM Sample Preparation (online)
Electron Microscopy: Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and TEM Sample Preparation (online)
Engineering with Society: Introduction to Responsible Innovation (Standalone)
Epidemiological Study Design - online (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Exploring Ethics in Research - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Exploring Ethics in Research - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Faculty of Social Sciences & Arts Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis: Basic concepts and use of Kaluza - online (All Faculties)
Getting Started with Mixed Methods Research (webinar)
Good Laboratory Practice: Fundamentals - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Good Laboratory Practice: Fundamentals - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Good Laboratory Practice: Techniques - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
How to Write an Engineering Paper (Online)
Identifying and Managing Intellectual Property issues in Research - Online
Introduction to digital research - webinar (Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences)
Introduction to Flow Cytometry (online) - All Faculties
Introduction to MATLAB for Programming Engineers (Face to Face)
Introduction to qualitative research - standalone online learning course
Introduction to quantitative research
Introduction to quantitative research - standalone online learning course
Introduction to R - standalone online learning course (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Introduction to Stata (online resources)
Introduction to Statistics with SPSS - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Legal research for non-lawyers
Literature searching and the literature review - standalone online learning course
Maths in the Lab - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
MATLAB for Engineers (standalone online learning course)
Mind Matters: Looking after your mental wellbeing during your PhD (online)
Mixed methods research designs - standalone online learning course
Online PGR Writing Retreat
Preparing for the First Year Progression Webinar (Faculty of Science only)
Preparing for the Viva (webinar)
Preparing for your confirmation review -webinar (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Preparing for your Engineering Progression Review (UK)
Preparing to use NVivo® (standalone online learning course)
Presenting Online (Moderated)
Problems with Academic Writing (Online)
Prof Marcelo Rivolta - Advances in Regenerative Therapies for Hearing Impairment using Stem Cells
Project managing your research (moderated online learning course)
Qualitative Methods in Practice - Discourse Analysis
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Arts-based Research Methodologies: Introduction to Cultural Animation
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Coding: Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot?
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Conducting Ethnographic Research
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Conducting Research Interviews
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Public Involvement in Qualitative Research
Qualitative Methods in Practice Seminar Series - Using Datasets from Popular Culture
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Comparative Methods (online)
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Engaging Practitioners in Business & Society Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Interdisciplinary Research
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Qualitative Thematic Analysis
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Visual Methods (online)
Qualitative methods tutor (a moderated online learning course)
Qualitative Observational Studies - face to face (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Qualitative Observational Studies - online (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)
Quantitative Evidence Synthesis - Online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Quantitative Methods for Engineers (Standalone online)
Raman Spectroscopy: An Introduction (online)
Regression Analysis in SPSS - online (Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty)
Research & Impact Highlights Programme - Respiratory Medicine
Research and Impact Highlights Programme - Medicine
Research Data Management (standalone online learning course)
Research Integrity Week
Research Integrity Week: Digital research supporting Research Integrity
Research Integrity Week: Good Research Practice and a Healthy Research Culture
Research Integrity Week: How Research Culture Drives Research Integrity
Research Integrity Week: N/LAB and the Ethics of using Big Data for Social Good
Research Integrity Week: Research Ethics and Integrity issues encountered in Modern Day Slavery Research - Rights Lab
Research Integrity Week: Research Integrity & Ethics in everyday research - Opportunities, Challenges, Tools & Networks
Research Interview Skills
Research Seminar Series: Learning from Cabin Fever - Optimising Work Environments for PGRs (online)
Research Seminar Series: Lessons from a supervisor from inside the machine. Advice for PSAs and PGR Directors
Research Seminar Series: Supervising Students: Thorny Questions and Some Answers
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Constructive guidance for your PGRs
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Developing Positive Working Relationships with your PGRs
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Improving equality, diversity and inclusion in PGR Recruitment (online)
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Mental Health Awareness for Supervisors (online)
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Opportunities for teaching CPD and recognition for PGRs
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Supervising Across Difference
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Supporting PGRs into Non-Academic Careers
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - The Assistant Supervisor Role & Taking Your Initial Steps into Doctoral Supervision
Research Supervisor Seminar Series: Mutual Recovery of Mental Wellbeing: The Role of the Creative University (online)
Researcher Academy Induction and Welcome Session – Faculty of Social Sciences (online)
RSSS: Supporting PGRs into Academic Careers
RTP - Understanding Research Finance - access to session recording
Running a Virtual Conference
Speaking and Writing as a Critic - Online (Faculty of Arts)
Statistical test advisor (an online learning tool)
Strengths Profiling for Research-only Staff (online)
Surface Analysis with Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF SIMS) / 3D OrbiSIMS
Surface Analysis with X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy - XPS (online)
Survival Analysis - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Survival Analysis with SPSS - online ( Medicine and Health faculty only)
Survival Analysis with Stata - online (Medicine and Health Faculty only)
Systematic Review: literature searching (Standalone)
Systematic review: searching for evidence - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Text Mining with the Gale Digital Scholar Lab (Faculty of Arts)
Theory of Experimental Design for Engineers (Faculty of Engineering)
Theory of Experimental Design for Engineers (Online)
Time to Edit (Online)
Time to Edit Online (Faculty of Arts)
Time to Write (1 Day) Webinar
Time to Write (2 hour) Webinar
Understanding and Expressing Criticality and Argument in Your Writing - online
Virtual CV writing bootcamp for Research-only Staff
Virtual ECR Writing Retreat for Research Staff
Welcome Back: Researcher Academy Programme 2021-22 - Faculty of Social Sciences (online)
Writing an Impact Statement - Online (Medicine and Health Sciences)
Writing Scientific Abstracts - Faculty of Science only (online)
Writing Scientific Abstracts (online) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Dates Available

Course NameLocationStart DateAll DatesTimesPlaces AvailableBook
Time to Write (2 hour) WebinarOnline Course03 December 202103 December 202111:00am - 1:00pm16Booking Closed
Approaches to Qualitative Evidence Synthesis - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course06 December 202106, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 December 202112:00am - 12:00am12
Theory of Experimental Design for Engineers (Online)Online Course06 December 202106, 10 December 20219:30am - 1:00pm0Add to Waiting List
How to Write an Engineering Paper (Online)Online Course06 December 202106, 10, 13 December 202110:00am - 1:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Writing Scientific Abstracts - Faculty of Science only (online)Online Course06 December 202106 December 202111:00am - 12:30pm0Add to Waiting List
Systematic review: searching for evidence - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course07 December 202107 December 202110:00am - 12:00pm81
Writing Scientific Abstracts (online) Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesOnline Course08 December 202108 December 202110:00am - 11:00am0Add to Waiting List
Maths in the Lab - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course10 December 202110 December 202110:00am - 12:00pm19
Project managing your research (moderated online learning course)Online Course13 December 202113, 14, 15, 16, 17 December 202112:00am - 11:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis: Basic concepts and use of Kaluza - online(All Faculties)Online Course14 December 202114 December 20219:30am - 12:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Time to Write (2 hour) WebinarOnline Course14 December 202114 December 20211:00pm - 3:00pm22
Virtual ECR Writing Retreat for Research StaffOnline Course15 December 202115, 16 December 20219:30am - 4:30pm5
Introduction to Flow Cytometry (online) - All FacultiesOnline Course15 December 202115 December 202111:00am - 12:00pm38
Preparing for the Viva (webinar)Online Course15 December 202115 December 20211:00pm - 2:00pm5
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis: Basic concepts and use of Kaluza - online(All Faculties)Online Course11 January 202211 January 20229:30am - 12:00pm15
Problems with Academic Writing (Online)Online Course11 January 202211 January 202210:30am - 1:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Preparing for the Viva (webinar)Online Course11 January 202211 January 202212:00pm - 1:00pm20
Mind Matters: Looking after your mental wellbeing during your PhD (online)Online Course13 January 202213 January 202210:00am - 11:00am39
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Engaging Practitioners in Business & Society Research in the Covid-19 Pandemic (online)Online Course14 January 202214 January 202210:00am - 11:30am175
Identifying and Managing Intellectual Property issues in Research (Online)Online Course20 January 202220 January 20229:30am - 11:30am25
Exploring Ethics in Research - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park20 January 202220 January 202210:00am - 12:00pm27
Time to Write (2 hour) WebinarOnline Course20 January 202220 January 20223:00pm - 5:00pm25
Biomedical Imaging in Research - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course25 January 202225 January 202210:00am - 11:00am28
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Improving equality, diversity and inclusion in PGR Recruitment (online)Online Course27 January 202227 January 20222:00pm - 3:30pm31
Introduction to Flow Cytometry (online) - All FacultiesOnline Course01 February 202201 February 202211:00am - 12:00pm48
Time to Write (1 Day) WebinarOnline Course03 February 202203 February 20229:30am - 4:30pm21
Text Mining with the Gale Digital Scholar Lab (Faculty of Arts)Online Course04 February 202204 February 20222:00pm - 3:30pm249
Flow Cytometry Data Analysis: Basic concepts and use of Kaluza - online(All Faculties)Online Course08 February 202208 February 20229:30am - 12:00pm19
Online PGR Writing RetreatOnline Course09 February 202209, 10 February 20229:30am - 4:45pm15
Epidemiological Study Design - online (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)Online Course09 February 202209 February 20229:30am - 12:30pm32
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Assistant Supervisor Role & Taking Initial Steps into Doctoral Supervision (online)Online Course09 February 202209 February 20222:00pm - 3:00pm27
A question of ethics: the use of humans and animals in biomedical research (webinar) Faculty of MHS onlyOnline Course11 February 202211 February 202210:00am - 12:00pm27
Presenting Online (Moderated)Online Course14 February 202214, 15, 16, 17, 18 February 202212:00am - 12:00am14
Time to Write (2 hour) WebinarOnline Course14 February 202214 February 20222:00pm - 4:00pm28
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Enhancing teaching opportunities for your PGRsOnline Course16 February 202216 February 202211:30am - 12:30pm40
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Qualitative Thematic Analysis (online)Online Course16 February 202216 February 202212:00pm - 1:30pm105
Project managing your research (moderated online learning course)Online Course21 February 202221, 22, 23, 24, 25 February 202212:00am - 11:00pm12
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Developing Positive Working Relationships with your PGRsOnline Course23 February 202223 February 20222:00pm - 3:30pm38
Preparing for the Viva (webinar)Online Course24 February 202224 February 202212:00pm - 1:00pm20
Introduction to MATLAB for Programming Engineers (Face to Face)University Park28 February 202228 February, 07 March 20229:30am - 4:30pm23
Exploring Ethics in Research - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park08 March 202208 March 202210:00am - 12:00pm29
A question of ethics: the use of humans and animals in biomedical research (webinar) Faculty of MHS onlyOnline Course11 March 202211 March 202210:00am - 12:00pm35
Good Laboratory Practice: Fundamentals - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park14 March 202214 March 20222:00pm - 4:00pm34
Quantitative Evidence Synthesis - Online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course17 March 202217 March 202210:00am - 11:00am22
Qualitative Observational Studies - face to face (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences)University Park17 March 202217 March 202210:00am - 11:30am24
Maths in the Lab - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course18 March 202218 March 202210:00am - 12:00pm29
Good Laboratory Practice: Techniques - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park21 March 202221 March 20222:00pm - 4:00pm29
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Mental Health Awareness for Supervisors (online)Online Course23 March 202223 March 20221:00pm - 3:00pm36
Presenting Online (Moderated)Online Course28 March 202228, 29, 30, 31 March, 01 April 202212:00am - 12:00am21
Critical Appraisal of the scientific literature 2 - Clinical - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park01 April 202201 April 202212:00pm - 2:00pm24
Theory of Experimental Design for Engineers - face to face (Faculty of Engineering)University Park04 April 202204, 08 April 202210:00am - 3:30pm27
Research Seminar Series: Lessons from supervisor from inside the machine. Advice for PSAs & PGR Directors (face to face)University Park06 April 202206 April 20221:00pm - 3:00pm29
Preparing for the First Year Progression Webinar - Faculty of Science onlyOnline Course20 April 202220 April 20221:30pm - 3:00pm90
Project managing your research (moderated online learning course)Online Course25 April 202225, 26, 27, 28, 29 April 202212:00am - 12:00am19
Virtual ECR Writing Retreat for Research StaffOnline Course25 April 202225, 26 April 20229:30am - 4:30pm17
Systematic review: searching for evidence - online (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)Online Course28 April 202228 April 202210:00am - 12:00pm97
Critical Appraisal of the scientific literature 2 - Clinical - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park13 May 202213 May 202212:00pm - 2:00pm18
Biomedical Imaging in Research - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)University Park17 May 202217 May 202210:00am - 11:00am24
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Supervising Across DifferenceUniversity Park18 May 202218 May 20221:00pm - 3:00pm30
Research Supervisor Seminar Series - Supporting PGRs into Non-Academic Careers (online)Online Course25 May 202225 May 20221:00pm - 2:30pm37
Qualitative Methods in Practice: Interdisciplinary Research (online)Online Course08 June 202208 June 20221:00pm - 2:30pm170
RSSS: Supporting PGRs into Academic CareersOnline Course08 June 202208 June 20221:00pm - 2:30pm38