Training available from other Doctoral Training Partnerships

Grand Union DTP

From Theory to Practice: Participatory Methods for Doctoral Students (Oxford, Thursday 6th and Friday 7th August): 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. Whether or not you currently use participatory methods, this workshop will help you think critically about your role as a researcher, how knowledge is produced, and how to design research that is ethically engaged and socially relevant. Through real-world case studies, hands-on activities, and space for peer discussion, you’ll gain practical tools for building trust, navigating power dynamics, and co-producing knowledge with a particular focus on the multiple “choice points” throughout the doctoral research process which can be enhanced through participatory engagement. No prior experience in participatory methods is necessary. Open to PGRs from other ESRC DTPs, including the WRDTP.

London Interdisciplinary Social Science (LISS) DTP

LISS DTP is pleased to open up the following courses that take place up to late June 2026 to PGRs and postdocs in other ESRC DTPs (including the WRDTP). Please click the links to find out more about course dates, course description, and to access the booking link.

LISS2115 CADS: Using corpus-assisted discourse studies (in-person, Queen Mary, University of London)
LISS2119 Introduction to the Ethical & Societal Impacts of AI (in-person; King’s College London)
LISS2138 Communicating Research Across Disciplines (in-person; King’s College London) –
Submit a short application by 9 AM on 1 June 2026 to request your free place via this MS Form
LISS377 Knowledge Production in and about Africa (in-person; King’s College London)

How to Register – Step by Step:

Make sure you have access to SkillsForge before you sign up for our courses. Visit this web page to see how to create an affiliate student account and request for the account to be given booking access to SkillsForge.
After you have requested access, you will be able to see LISS courses. However, you will need to wait for up to 3 working days for the confirmation that you have been given permission to book courses. Please contact the LISS DTP Team via liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk, with a list of courses you’d like to book, if you have difficulty accessing the system after 3 working days.
Follow enrolment links in the course outline above to register via SkillsForge or visit SkillsForge directly to find your desired course. Please note that you need to log in as an ‘external LISS DTP user’ to your SkillsForge account and register for LISS courses. For any queries, please contact the LISS DTP Team via liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk.
Contact the LISS DTP Team for the meeting link if you have not received this 24 hours before your course’s first session via liss-dtp@kcl.ac.uk.

London School of Economics (LSE) DTP

Methods Short Courses: Some places are often available to external students.

National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)

NCRM training courses: A number of DTPs and other organisations list publicly available training here. Many open to all; fees may apply.

South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) DTP

The Historical Turn in the Social Sciences (Online, Wednesday 24th June, 2pm): This session will examine the study of history and its contribution to the social sciences. Prof Michael Heller (Northumbria University) will do this specifically by examining the relationship between history and management and organizational studies and will extrapolate this to the social sciences. The webinar is divided into two parts. The first will examine the methods of historical inquiry, what is often referred to as historiography. In particularly, it will focus on the techniques of source criticism, contextual analysis, triangulation, historical interpretivism and colligation. The session will then examine the application of history to management and organizational studies in the areas of institutional theory, strategy as practice, rhetorical history and the development of theory. This seminar will be particularly valuable to researchers using or considering using historical sources and those conducting longitudinal research. Please register to obtain the joining instructions (open to all ESRC-funded and non-ESRC-funded PGRs).

Specialist Training Series: Experimental Methods in the Social Sciences (Online, from Monday 29th June, 3-6pm): This training programme is delivered by a team of seven academic staff from the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics at Middlesex University, led by Dr Ericka Rascon Ramirez. The course is structured in three parts: Part 1 — Introduction to Experimental Methods; Part 2 — Design and Analysis of Experiments; Part 3 — Applications and Student Experimental Protocols. The programme equips doctoral students with both the theoretical foundations and practical tools needed to design, implement, and analyse experiments across a range of social science disciplines. There are 11 sessions across the three parts of the course and all sessions are delivered online. Full information and the booking link can be found on the course website (please email training@wrdtp.ac.uk to request the password if interested). This course is open to both ESRC-funded and non-funded doctoral students.