Talks and Workshops

Methods@Manchester hosts a variety of talks and workshops.

methods@manchester offer a range of workshops which offer in-depth training in particular research methods, or discussion around cutting-edge issues related to research methods.

We also partner with Methods North West to offer a range of online seminars - these run in a regular slot on Thursdays 12-1pm.

Upcoming Events 2024/25

Staff Training

Creative AI Methods

Wednesday, 17 September, 1pm - 5pm (in person); Sam Hind

This session will compromise A general introduction to creative AI methods, a walkthrough of three specific creative AI methods: critical prompting, synthetic images, and system anatomies, mini group workshop on one chosen creative AI method and final discussion on creative AI methods, uses, applicability.


Methods North West - Lunchtime Sessions

Agent-based modelling of transmissible behaviours

Thursday, 12 June, 12pm - 1pm; With Mark Pogson and Hannah Little

Trends in behaviours that can be communicated, such as political attitudes and ways of speaking, are often difficult to anticipate. As a taster for a day-long workshop to run later in the year, we present an overview of how experiment and theory can be combined to provide a framework for making such predictions. Main topics include: agent-based modelling, behavioural experiments and social norms. The session and forthcoming workshop are relevant to a range of applications, but social and behaviour change relating to environmental sustainability is a primary motivation.

Affect Theatre: Creative methods for enlivening ethnographic research

Thursday, 19 June, 12pm - 1pm; With Meghan Rose Donnelly and Pete Carruthers

Affect theatre draws together insights from anthropology and the performing arts to offer a new method for engaging with empirical research material. In this Methods North West seminar, we introduce the method, reflecting on a recent workshop held at the University of Manchester. Attendees will have the opportunity to experiment with the method themselves, ask questions, and participate in a broader discussion about using creative methods to engage the affective force of our research material.

An Introduction to Pre-registration

Thursday, 26 June, 12pm - 1pm; With Professor Linden Ball and Dr Beth Richardson

Join Professor Linden Ball and Dr Beth Richardson for a deeper understanding of the practice of “pre-registration”, which is gaining considerable momentum in scientific research. This practice entails publicly recording a study’s hypotheses, design (including sample size), and analysis plans before any data collection and/or data analysis begins.