Training from other ESRC DTPs
Individual events/courses:
Methods North West and Methods@Manchester (in association with NWSSDTP) are offering the following free events to students from other DTPs:
- 30th September 2026: The Moving Century, a History of Migration Seen from the Future (Methods Lab) (in person)
- 1st October 2026: Methods North West lunchtime seminar: Making (slowly) as method: stitching together a patchwork ethnography of natural textile dyeing (online)
- 7th October 2026: Studying “Hard Working Students”: Reflections on process (co-sponsored by Methods@Manchester) (in person)
- 12th October 2026: Queer and Feminist Art-Based Methods Workshop (Catalyst grant) (in person)
- 22nd October 2026: Methods North West lunchtime seminar: Action-guiding for whom? Social movements and political theory of migration (online)
- 26th October 2026: Queer and Trans Archival Research Workshop (Catalyst grant) (in person)
- 9th November: Methods for Interviews and Fieldwork with LGBTQ Organizations (Catalyst grant) (in person)
- 23rd November: Queer Methods in Social Sciences Toolkit Launch and Showcase (Catalyst grant) (in person)
- 8th and 9th December 2026: Archives out of the Box: Innovating Methods for Critical and Creative Praxis (Catalyst grant) (in person)
NINE DTP is offering a five-day online course from October 19th-23rd 2026 titled ‘Evidence for transformative policymaking: Statistics, microsimulation and public opinion to achieve change’. Fees apply (with a discount available for students from other DTPs). The registration deadline is September 30th. More information can be found here.
Training/events pages:
Other ESRC DTPs regularly open some of their training/courses to students from the wider DTP network, including those from the WRDTP. Links to the relevant pages of their websites can be found below. Please note that not all of the training opportunities listed will be available to external students.
- CAM-DTP: CAM-DTP Programme.
- Grand Union DTP (GUDTP): Learning & Development Opportunities.
- London Interdisciplinary Social Science (LISS) DTP: Training.
- London School of Economics (LSE) DTP: Training open to external DTP students.
- Midlands Graduate School DTP: Conferences, Seminars and Workshops.
- Northern Ireland and North East (NINE) DTP: Training and Development.
- Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS): Training Calendar.
- South Coast DTP (SCDTP): Training Calendar.
- South East Doctoral Training Arc (SEDarc): Training Calendar.
- South West DTP (SWDTP): Events.
Training from other Providers
Individual events/courses:
- Andy Tattersall offers a course on Podcasting for Academics and Professionals. The course is open to all (fees apply).
- University College London (UCL) offers a self-guided course titled An Introduction to Research Data, Metadata and the FAIR Principles. This is free and open to all.
Training/events pages:
- Datacise Open Learning lists details of upcoming courses and events here. These are typically free and open to all.
- The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) lists its research methods training courses and events here. Many are open to all (fees may apply).
- The UK Data Service (UKDS) lists its training and events here. Many of these are free and open to all.
- The White Rose University Consortium organises a variety of events, workshops and courses, listed here. Eligibility may vary (primarily open to those from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York).
