Advanced training opportunities

Current University of Birmingham ESRC DTC and DTP students have access to advanced training at Birmingham and across the Midlands.

Advanced training at Birmingham

The University of Birmingham offers a number of Advanced Training modules each year. These events are open to all ESRC DTC students from the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Warwick, and all DTP students from the Universities of Birmingham, Aston, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick. Unless otherwise stated, all advanced training courses run as 2-day intensive workshops from 10.00–16.00 with breaks. Dates for each module for the 2019/20 academic year will be confirmed in early September 2019.

Advanced training courses:

• Advanced Qualitative Data Analysis (NVivo) (PDF - 168KB)
• Advanced Qualitative Interviewing
• Approach to Research on Discourse
• Case Study Research Design
• Documentary Research in Education, History and the Social Sciences
• Factor Analysis
• Introduction to Causal Inference
• Introduction to Econometric Software
• Introduction to Time Series Regression
• Mixed Methods Research Design (PDF - 140KB)
• Multivariate Linear to Logistic Regression
• Narrative Research
• Policy Evaluation
• Q Methodology - A Systematic Approach for Interpretive Research Design
• Questionnaire Design
• Regression with Categorical Dependent Variables
• Researching Disability
• Researching Young People (PDF - 135KB)
• Visual Research Methods

If you are an ESRC DTC or DTP student from one of our partner institutions and you would like to express an interest in registering for any of these courses please contact studentships@contacts.bham.ac.uk. Please note that places on these courses are limited, and that the list of modules available will vary from year to year.

University of Birmingham ESRC students can register for advanced training by contacting Jas Sihre.

Advanced training across the Midlands Graduate School

Students are also eligible to apply for training at other institutions. Our colleagues throughout the DTP warmly welcome University of Birmingham ESRC DTC and DTP students to their Advanced Training modules. For more information, please visit the Midlands Graduate School DTP webpage.

Details of all training opportunities throughout the UK can be found on the Training and Events Database website at the National Centre for Research Methods.

University of Birmingham ESRC students can apply for funding to attend advanced training across the Midlands. For more information please visit our current ESRC students webpage.