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Methods Fair 2011

Wednesday 5 October 2011, 9.30 - 5.30
Roscoe Building, University of Manchester

In collaboration with University of Lancaster and University of Liverpool

Find out about the range of research methods being used across the social sciences.

Overview of programme

10.00	Introduction to the day, Professor Martin Everett The obligations and opportunities of post-graduate research, Professor James Thompson
	Professor James Thompson, Associate Dean for External Relations will offer some reflections on the challenges and opportunities which PhD students face when conducting empirical research, including obligations and responsibilities to those being researched as well as opportunities for taking research out to the wider society.
10.20 - 10.50	An introduction to Ketso Ketso is a hands-on kit for creative group-work. Its creator, Joanne Tippett, will introduce Ketso and ask participants to use the boards in the Lecture Theatre to provide their views and feedback on different topics. The boards will then be moved to the foyer for participants to use during the day. Summary of Ketso Workshop Outcomes

 

Short talks by PhD students linking research to methods Workshops throughout the day Find out about training opportunities, online resources, career development A display of posters by PhD students and researchers Book one-to-one sessions with experts on specific methods An opportunity to meet colleagues and network

Video montage of the Methods Fair

 

4.00 - 5.30

Nora Groce, UCL - Applying Research to Real World Problems Professor Groce will outline research that uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to address complex issues in global health and international development at levels ranging from improving outreach programmes for vulnerable populations. She will argue that researchers should start with a good question and then make use of a range of methodologies that can most appropriately help to answer the problem being considered.