The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)

NCRM delivers training and resources at core and advanced levels, covering quantitative, qualitative, digital, creative, visual, mixed and multimodal methods.

Upcoming Events

C-BEAR SUMMER SCHOOL - Introduction to Experimental Methods in Social Sciences: Surveys, Laboratory and Field Experiments

30/06/2025 - 04/07/2025

Navigating Complexity: Qualitative Research in Challenging Field Settings - Online

16/07/2025 - 17/07/2025

An Introduction to Critical Praxeological Analysis - Online

10/09/2025 - 11/09/2025

Introducing Qualitative Secondary Analysis: from why to do it, to how to do it

15/09/2025

Conducting Ethnographic Research - Online

17/09/2025 - 18/09/2025

Introduction to National Pupil Database - Online

21/10/2025 - 22/10/2025

Advanced Critical Praxeological Analysis: Designing a Project and Writing a Paper - Online

22/10/2025 - 29/10/2025

Past Events

Please note that although these events have already taken place, some of the pages linked to below have resources attached, including presentation slides and event materials.

An Introduction to Multilevel Modelling for Intersectionality Research: The MAIHDA Approach

Introducing Qualitative Longitudinal Research: From Design to Analysis

SWEETS/CBEAR: Experimental Methods for Scholarship Research

Meaning extraction from large text data: Thematic analysis via corpus linguistics

Queering data: Producing data on sex, gender and sexuality

Ensuring Comparability in Cross-National Surveys: Methods and Key Topics

Introduction to Spatial Data and Using R as a GIS

Introduction to R-Studio

Advanced R as a GIS: Spatial Analysis and Statistics

Introduction to ArcGIS

Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions

Using Creative Research Methods