Spring into methods: Walking with PAR: A/r/tography as a critical, creative approach to participatory action research

50 George Square (Room G.02) 50 George Square, Edinburgh

This one-day workshop invites participants to engage creatively and critically with Participatory Action Research (PAR) through the arts education practice of A/r/tography. The workshop affords participants an opportunity to practically apply a creative-relational research method that embodies not only what can be reported but what is ‘felt’ at their sites of research.

Spring into Methods: Co-production and knowledge moblisation for research

Room 2.01, Thomson's Land, The University of Edinburgh Thomson's Land, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Attendance: 20 / 20

Co-production and knowledge mobilisation are two of the most current and exciting approaches for doing research and communicating outputs. Both are powerful tools for understanding and facilitating positive change across society.

Handling Missing Data: A Practical Introduction to Techniques and Methods

Room 1.40, Edinburgh Futures Institute 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14 / 54

This training event focuses on a practical introduction to the variety of missing data methods in use across social scientific research. This event will navigate methodological best practices to implement into your own research – learning the pitfalls and ‘gold standard’ methods to handle missing data.

Researching intersectionality in the language (teacher) education curriculum: Advancing the conversation

Room 4.20, Charteris Land Building Holyrood Campus, Moray House School of Education and Sport, Edinburgh
Attendance: 20 / 20

This training seeks to offer a platform for doctoral researchers to lead a conversation on intersectionality in the specific area of language (teacher) education. It will also allow them to broaden their understanding and use of intra-/inter-disciplinarity and develop a toolbox of appropriate research methods in language education-oriented research.

Using Digital Ethnography and Media Content Analysis to Conduct Ethical Research with Marginalised Subjects

Senate Room, New College Mound Place, Edinburgh
Attendance: 18 / 18

Social scientists researching marginalised communities face particular methodological and ethical considerations. Rather than seeing these considerations as obstacles to be overcome, this training will focus on how researchers can use digital ethnography and media content analysis to respect the needs of their participants, all without compromising the quality of data collected.

Scottish Doctoral Colloquium in Accounting and Finance 2025

Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee Old Hawkhill, Dundee
Attendance: 63 / 100

The Scottish Doctoral Colloquium (ScotDoc) in Accounting and Finance is an annual event that provides a platform for PhD students across Scotland to present their research, receive feedback, and network with academics. The event includes plenary sessions with distinguished speakers and parallel research presentation sessions.

Queer(ing) Data in Healthcare Research and Practice

Usher Building, Bio-Quarter Gate 3 5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 3 / 30

This is a one-day methodology workshop for PhD students working across science, technology, innovation, and healthcare research and practice. The workshop will prepare students to work with ‘queer data’ as part of their data collection, evaluation, and interpretation processes.

Participatory and Creative Methodologies: Sense-making across generations in troubled times

University of Stirling

Wondering how other PhD researchers are working creatively across generations in the field? This peer-to-peer training will explore participatory and creative methodologies in interdisciplinary research, with a focus on co-analysis with children, young people and doctoral researchers. Attendees will hear from case studies applied to issues of sustainability and then will be invited to reflect on methodological opportunities in their own contexts.

Voices in Colour: Exploring Stories Through Art and Narratives

Room 4.35, Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) 1 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The training event will provide hands-on experience in engaging with arts-based narrative inquiry research—a creative approach that blends storytelling and various art forms to study lived experiences. The research approach is ideal for studying complex, emotional, or marginalised perspectives. The training will also explore innovative ways to collect research data and disseminate findings using this approach.

Critical Realism Unpacked: From Philosophical Puzzle to Research Toolkit

University of Stirling

This event offers a hands-on, engaging approach to unpacking Critical Realism (CR) using the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle. Attendees will break down complex philosophical ideas into manageable "pieces," helping them understand how CR can be applied in a practical and accessible way.

Listening to Children’s Voices in Research: Applying Lundy’s model into practice 

Doctoral School Room, Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde 99 George Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Are you interested in listening to children’s voices?
This workshop will offer you the opportunity to explore how to apply the four elements of Lundy’s model - space, voice, audience, and influence – to meaningfully involve children in your research.