SGSSS Final Year Conference 2023

Dynamic Earth Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Attendance: 51 / 51

The SGSSS Final Year Conference is designed to celebrate the hard work of social science doctoral students and to support them in thinking about their…

Making the crossing: Your interdisciplinary PhD and beyond

Dynamic Earth Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Attendance: 30 / 40

You are invited to attend the annual SGSSS Interdisciplinary event on 19th June (Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh). The event has been designed for PhD candidates who…

Managing data collection: Preparation and monitoring

Online
Attendance: 43 / 50

Are you going to collect your own data using in-depth interviews, surveys, and/or focus group discussion? Wondering how to plan and monitor your data collection progress? This is a 2-hour webinar event on “Managing data collection: Preparation and monitoring”. The webinar will combine presentation, small-group discussion, and whole-class reflection. This workshop focuses on how to plan, organise, manage, and monitor data collection.

Autumn Internships Q&A 1

Online
Attendance: 18 / ∞

This virtual Question & Answer session will be hosted by the SGSSS Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships Manager. The event will start with an overview of…

The reflexive/reflective researcher: a mindfulness-based approach to engaging with doctoral research

Strathclyde Doctoral School Learning and Teaching Building Level 6, 49 Richmond Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Attendance: 33 / 30

The event explores the benefits of bringing mindfulness to postgraduate research, for the benefit of the researcher and the research project. Through group discussions, writing exercises, and mindfulness practices, the attendees will consider the “emotional labour” of research, such as writer’s block, procrastination, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome.

Autumn Internships Q&A 2

Online
Attendance: 23 / 40

This virtual Question & Answer session will be hosted by the SGSSS Knowledge Exchange and Partnerships Manager. The event will start with an overview of…

SGSSS Internships: Meet the Hosts

Online
Attendance: 26 / ∞

The SGSSS Internships Scheme will connect PhD social science researchers with organisations out with academia, for 3 month (full-time) or 6 month (part-time) placements. This…

How to efficiently interview student and staff interviewees: creating a safe, welcome, and trusted environment

Online
Attendance: 16 / 30

This training focuses on designing and conducting efficient interviews. Attendees are expected to: 1) understand the nature of conducting various interviews; 2) know how to design interviews; 3) share and discuss their interview plans; 3) understand the key factors of engaging various interviewees; and 4) conduct mock interviews in different circumstances.

Advanced data visualisation using Stata: from exploration to presentation

University of Stirling and Online Stirling
Attendance: 22 / 45

Stata has varied and powerful data visualisation capabilities which can be hard to master. Participants will receive training on how to create data visualisations that aid in every stage of the research process, analyse the purpose of visualisation critically, and employ a streamlined and logical workflow using the Stata software.

Hands-on training to use NVivo for efficient ‘reading’ & data analysis

Online
Attendance: 58 / 60

This interactive workshop helps you 1) learn NVivo on your own or with your peers, 2) use the software for qualitative as well as mixed methods research, 3) employ it to save time and effort in your everyday tasks of reading and research-based writing.

Designing and running online co-creation workshops for data collection

Online
Attendance: 12 / 20

This event suits students interested in collecting cross-country data online and considering employing an online co-creation workshop. The event is entirely virtual and will provide participants with the foundational knowledge necessary for designing and conducting co-creation workshops using Miro.

Jupyter Notebook: Improving Workflow for Social Science Research

Chrystal Macmillan Building 15a George Square, Edinburgh
Attendance: 13 / 25

Using Jupyter Notebook, this training event will provide quantitative researchers with the tools necessary to streamline and improve current research workflow by integrating comments, data analysis, visualization, and write-up within one system all within an open-science environment.

SGSSS Induction Event 2023

Stirling Court Hotel Airthrey Road, Stirling, United Kingdom
Attendance: 56 / ∞

Register here to attend the SGSSS new student induction, taking place at the Stirling Court Hotel on November 8th 2023. This event is for ESRC-funded…

Adapting Critical Discourse Analysis Approaches for Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Projects

Online via Zoom
Attendance: 28 / 50

This training will provide an advanced training and workshop around Critical Discourse Analysis and its applications in PhD research. Attendees will learn about varied CDA approaches, practice analysis with these methods, and consider the theoretical and logistical practicalities of applying them to their own research projects.

Practicum – Adapting Critical Discourse Analysis Approaches for Interdisciplinary Doctoral Research Projects

Online via Zoom
Attendance: 16 / 24

This training will provide an advanced training and workshop around Critical Discourse Analysis and its applications in PhD research. Attendees will learn about varied CDA approaches, practice analysis with these methods, and consider the theoretical and logistical practicalities of applying them to their own research projects.

Summer Internships Q&A

Attendance: 10 / ∞

This virtual session will be hosted by the SGSSS Research in Practice team and a few of our Summer Hosts, who will be available answer…

Considering a Business startup after your PhD?

Online
Attendance: 10 / ∞

Meet the Entrepreneurs in Residence at Stirling University on 15th February 2024 Online Event 16:00 - 19:00 Professor Ross Tuffee the Entrepreneurial Campus Development Advisor…

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme Q&A

Online
Attendance: 102 / ∞

This live session will be hosted by SGSSS Associate Director, Dr Rachel Shanks, who will be available answer any questions you may have around applying…