Training available from other Doctoral Training Partnerships and Providers

Individual events and courses from other ESRC DTPs

Grand Union DTP is hosting a Research Impact and Public Engagement event open to PGRs from all ESRC DTPs on Wednesday 18th November 2026. The programme includes a keynote and contributions from several experienced social scientists, who will share their insights and experiences of achieving research uptake and impact. Although in-person attendance (in Oxford) is recommended, there is also the option to join online as an audience member.

Methods North West and Methods@Manchester (in association with NWSSDTP) are offering the following free events to students from other DTPs:

SEDarc is offering the following to PhD students from other DTPs: Navigating Academic Research Careers, taking place online on Wednesday 2nd December 2026 (10:00-15:30, with a break for lunch). The event will be delivered by Professor Cilla Harries. Please follow these instructions to book:

  1. Click on the link: Login
  2. This will open up a page for you to register with Inkpath.
  3. Select the destination as SEDarc DTP and tick the T&Cs box.
  4. Enter your university-provided email address, this takes you to a registration page.
  5. Please write your full first and last name in the First Name box, and enter your DTP in the Last Name box. We may not approve your Inkpath registration if we cannot identify the DTP you are currently enrolled with.
  6. Click register. This will send us a request to approve your Inkpath registration.
  7. Once we have approved, you will receive an email informing you that your account is ready and asking you to set your password.
  8. Click the link to set your password. You will then be able to login using your account login details and selecting SEDarc DTP as your destination.
  9. The first time you login to your account you will be asked to complete an “About You” section. Please select the following options in this page: Subsidiary = Guest; Programme = Guest; Cohort = Guest. If you select anything outside of these options, your account may be rejected.
  10. You will then have five short questions to complete about you before clicking Save.
  11. There is a short onboarding section that informs you about Inkpath and how best to use the platform which you can read through or skip.
  12. As you enter the Home page, you will see a big green box labelled FIND, if you select this you will be able to see which SEDarc courses are available for you to book.

LISS-DTP invites PGRs from other DTPs to take part in the EMCA Doctoral Network Meeting at King’s College London, on 12th-13th January 2027. This is the sixteenth in a series of workshops for doctoral students undertaking research in the allied fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. Please complete the application form by 20th November 2026. For informal queries, please contact jon.hindmarsh@kcl.ac.uk.

CAM-DTP is offering the following research methods training (all free of charge and available online) to PGRs from all UK ESRC-funded DTPs. Please book via this form.

  • 2nd and 3rd February 2027, 14:00-16:00: Digital and Online Methods:This module provides an introduction to digital and online methods through qualitative, quantitative or mixed method research. While digital methodology has a longstanding history in social sciences, the use of technology-mediated tools to investigate the social world has accelerated after the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital methods have become a priority area for UK and international research as demonstrated by the current ESRC mission of developing methodological capability in the social sciences. The module discusses the opportunities and limitations that qualitative and quantitative digital methodology presents for social research. Both sessions will be run hybrid with a choice to attend in-person or via Zoom.
  • 2nd, 9th and 16th March 2027, 09:00-12:00: Effective Data Visualisation for Research Communication: This course introduces students to the best practice principles of visualising research data, concepts and relationships effectively, clearly and creatively through graphs, charts, and infographics. Participants will learn how to transform data (including concepts and frameworks) into clear, engaging visuals that enhance the communication of research findings in academic papers, presentations, and public engagement materials. All sessions will be run online via Zoom.
  • 17th March 2027, 11:00-12:00: An Introduction to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA):This module will provide an introduction to using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a research methodology, including thinking about interview preparation to elicit suitable data, the theoretical underpinning of this approach, and conducting analysis of interview data using IPA. Students will gain confidence in incorporating IPA into their research design and will conduct some set activities to reflect on the practicalities of this. This consists of a self-taught module with pre-recorded lectures plus an optional Q&A session run online via Zoom.

Individual events and courses from other providers

The Royal Economic Society is offering the following events for doctoral researchers:

Among the opportunities currently being offered by Datacise Open Learning are:

Kohlrabi, a health and social research consultancy, is offering the following courses (fees apply, except for the free taster session):

  • Free taster session: introduces the concept of consultancy, along with the skills and case studies you may want to start building during your PhD. We’ll also tell you about our courses and opportunities for PhD students to start translating their academic skills into the real world, plus our top tips for your career. The session will take place on Tuesday 24th November 2026, from 12:15-13:00. Register here.
  • Research consulting training: a half-day course for people who are curious about consulting but not sure it’s for them. We cover pathways into consulting, transferable skills, finding clients and managing client relationships, and the legal, ethical and financial bits. The course will take place on Tuesday 1st December 2026, from 09:30-12:30. Register here.
  • PhD to Consultant Accelerator: With small cohort sizes, this high-impact, cross-disciplinary programme (about 3.5 hours a week) provides the research, consulting and industry-relevant skills you need to become an independent research consultant. The next 12-week programme runs on Thursdays (13:00-16:00), starting on Thursday 7th January 2027. Read more from our alumni and see registration information here.

Andy Tattersall offers a course on Podcasting for Academics and Professionals. The course is open to all (fees apply). Andy is also offering a Write Club Radio online writing retreat, taking place on Thursday 3rd December 2026 (sign up here).

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 and events pages

Other ESRC DTPs

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, and that any specific queries should be addressed to the relevant DTP.

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