Workshop

Step into Astrophotography

19 November 2025 - 11 March 2026
SOLD OUT! - Learn to capture the iconic beauty of the British night sky in an introductory lecture and practical session at Jodrell Bank – a UNESCO site where researchers have been…

Applied ethnography: What is it and how do you do it? An introduction to ethnographic methods and analysis

09:00 - 10:30 13 February 2026
Online via Zoom - [https://bit.ly/seminarCCT2Ethnographic Register for link] Applied ethnography: What is it and how do you do it? An introduction to ethnographic methods and analysis…

Teaching Matters Workshop 4 Scaffolding Higher Education Assessments: Creating Student Checklists

13:00 - 14:30 18 February 2026
Teaching Matters began in MIE (TEPL) and now welcomes everyone to share HE teaching practice across SEED and Humanities. Each workshop blends theoretical insight with practical tools…

Teaching Matters Workshop 4 Scaffolding Higher Education Assessments: Creating Student Checklists

Using agent-based models as a simulation tool to generate synthetic data

14:00 - 16:00 18 February 2026
This free online workshop explores the intersection of two computational social science ideas, synthetic data and agent-based models: 1. Synthetic data – which is generated data rather…

Building Belonging Together

13:00 - 15:00 25 February 2026
Colleagues are warmly invited to attend an upcoming event focused on building meaningful connections between Black students and academic staff in AMBS. This session is designed to create…

Activating Archives and Collections for Local and Societal Impact

12:30 - 14:30 11 March 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which archives and collections can generate social value. Libraries, galleries, and museums hold archives and collections…

UK Data Service essentials: Introduction, finding and accessing data

10:00 - 11:30 17 March 2026
A practical overview of the UK Data Service including guidance on searching and accessing data. This interactive session is ideal for anyone interested in social research and keen to…

Introduction to effective and practical research data management

10:00 - 11:30 19 March 2026
Research data management encompasses all stages of handling data created during a research project, either primary or secondary. It is not only about adhering to principles but also…

Dissertation projects: Introduction to secondary analysis for qualitative and quantitative data

10:00 - 11:30 24 March 2026
Secondary analysis offers a great option for dissertation students who are looking to gain experience working with data but who have limited abilities to go out into the field or would…

How to become a computational social scientist

10:00 - 11:30 15 April 2026
Scientific research and teaching are increasingly influenced by computational tools, methods and paradigms. The social sciences are no different, with many new forms of social data…

Introduction to copyright

10:00 - 11:30 16 April 2026
This workshop will introduce key aspects of copyright in publishing, teaching, and the use of secondary data. The first part of the session will focus on copyright considerations in…

Using QGIS to map 2021/22 census data from the UK Data Service

10:00 - 12:30 22 April 2026
A table of numbers is not always the best way to present census data, often we want to visualise the information as a map to help people see patterns quickly. This free online workshop…

Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing

10:00 - 11:30 23 April 2026
Data management is essential to make sure that well-organised, well-documented, high quality and shareable research data can be produced from our research projects. A key data management…

Role of informed consent in ethical data collection, sharing and reuse

10:00 - 11:30 30 April 2026
Are you collecting research data involving human participants? Do you plan to share these data? Understanding the role of informed consent when working with human participants is ethically…

Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data

10:00 - 11:30 7 May 2026
Researchers are often at a crossroads on how to share data collected from human participants ethically while complying with the rigorous standards set by UK General Data Protection…

Getting started with secondary analysis

10:00 - 11:30 11 May 2026
Participants will learn about the key issues to consider when using secondary data analysis as a method. This introductory workshop will briefly cover the pros and cons of reusing data…

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Manchester Museum

Search