LSE has just announced that bookings are open for its Spring Social Sciences Event Series. Applicants can attend online or in-person. See below for a link to the brochure. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Event...
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SWDTP - South West Doctoral Training Partnership
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The Official ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership: The Perfect Backdrop to your Doctoral Journey.
⏰ One week to go until our Survey data drop in session! This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data. To book a place, please follow the link below: 📅 6 May 2026 ⏰ 12:00-13:00 📍 Online 🧷 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/surve...
We are launching a new R&I Challenge to improve home learning environments and help more children thrive at school. The challenge will support parents and carers, improve home learning environments for children in temporary accommodation, and help more families benefit from what works. Read more ⬇️
New Research and Innovation Challenge to improve home learning environment
Part of the government's Opportunity Mission to remove barriers to opportunity, the challenge supports the target for 75% of children to be school ready by 2028.
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Upcoming Event: Machine Learning for Prediction in Social Sciences led by Dr Marica Valente, University of Innsbruck April 28th, 9.30-3.30 PM (online) Find out more and register here: portal.sgsss.ac.uk/event/machin...
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SWDTP Postdoctoral Fellowship Process and Information Event The SWDP Postdoc Process is now open, for more info, check out www.swdtp.ac.uk/prospective-... on our website. We will also be holding an information webinar. Sign up through the link below: bit.ly/4lTB6AQ
We're at the @gw4alliance.bsky.social Neurodivergent PG Community Festival today, learning about the lived experiences of #neurodivergent PGRs and academics. An excellent event of personal reflections of strengths, struggles and strategies that call for real inclusivity and change to benefit all.
If you missed our webinar with Łukasz Szulc, you can watch it back here: digitalgood.net/opening_up_a... Łukasz covered the ethical challenges around archiving data from research with marginalised and minioritised groups, amidst a push to archive research data for re-use.
Opening up and archiving qualitative data from research with marginalised/minoritised groups: ethical challenges - ESRC Digital Good Network
Part of our online seminar series, ‘Digital good in progress‘ Watch the recording: In recent years, we have witnessed a push to archive research data […]
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SWDTP Febraury Newsletter - t.co/Px8DCyf7F1
Registration is open for a new spring school on large-scale data analysis. The NCRM event will cover traditional statistical modelling, machine learning and AI-supported methods. It comprises four hybrid courses between 2 and 5 March 2026. Learn more:
Large-scale Data Analysis – Traditional Statistical Modelling, Machine Learning and AI-supported Methods.
NCRM delivers research methods training, produces learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation
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Do you want to find out which survey data are available from @ukdataservice.bsky.social for researching young people and education? Book a place for the free webinar on 28 January at ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/data-...
Data on young people and education at the UK Data Service — UK Data Service
A comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data.
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The debate over whether UK farming can continue to feed us, be commercially viable and conserve our vulnerable natural environment will be addressed by a new research project combining history with business analysis and environmental science.
We've published our refreshed Environmental Sustainability Strategy. It builds on UKRI’s first strategy, launched in 2020, which led to a 33% reduction in overall emissions. Read it here: www.ukri.org/publications...
Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society. Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
The @swdtp.bsky.social annual student conference is open for registrations! Join us on the 30th October at Bath Spa University for a day of student led workshops and presentations, as well as an ECR panel session and networking opportunities ⭐ Book your free place here: tinyurl.com/swdtp25
Making music shouldn’t depend on dexterity, education or expense Digit Music’s CMPSR and the UKRI-funded Swipe app turn a joystick into a one-handed instrument and are already changing lessons and how artists create and perform. We made this video to show what accessible music tech makes possible👇
"This instrument changed my life": Making music accessible with CMPSR
YouTube video by UKRI Stories
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🌿 Presentation Highlight: Qianwen Duan from University of Southampton. Qianwen explored how counter-urbanisation—people moving from cities to suburban and rural areas—reshapes ecosystems. Using mobile device data across 35 countries..
Everyday and Beyond: Encountering, Sharing, Caring We have now concluded this year's annual student conference! We would like to extend a big thanks to our conference committee for their hard work in producing such a wonderful day. Further thanks to Bath Spa Uni for providing a wonderful venue!
Viva Survivor - Nathan Ryder Join Nathan in his Viva Survivor training session to help you prepare for your upcoming Viva. This session is geared toward students coming into their Viva. www.tickettailor.com/events/swdtp...
Get Tickets – Viva Survivor Training
Viva Survivor Training, Tue 11 Nov 2025 - The viva is almost the end of the PhD. A lot of work leads to this point, but often anxiety can mix with the sense of achievement at completing the thesis. Fo...
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SWDTP Student Conference - Everyday and Beyond: Encountering, Sharing, Caring We have officially released tickets for the Annual SWDTP Conference, tickets are flying! Check them out below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/swdtp-conf... A big congratulations to the committee for their hard work!
SWDTP Conference - Everyday and Beyond: Encountering, Sharing, Caring
The student conference is our flagship event, run annually for students, by students.
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Resilience Through Nature: Summer Circle Edition One of our lovely students, Patty Miranda, will be holding a nature-based wellbeing retreat in Leigh Woods on the 25th June. To find out more, click the link below! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resilience...
SWDTP Annual Student Conference: Call for Abstracts We are now accepting abstract submissions for this years Annual Student Conference, follow the link below to find out more: bit.ly/SWDTP25Abstr...
Open House Day: We have now settled in the RLB Cafe at Plymouth University. If you have any questions or would like a quick chat, come say hi. Coffees on us! Scheduled Open House Days www.swdtp.ac.uk/open-house-d...
Open House Days | SWDTP
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One of our students Patty Miranda, recently contributed to a project while interning with the Law Clinic under the BABEL project. Patty drafted technical explainers for the charity SAM with another intern. Read more here: legalresearch.blogs.bris.ac.uk/2025/02/babe...
BABEL project researchers work with University of Bristol students to raise awareness of mental capacity law – University of Bristol Law School Blog
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What could universities and doctoral training partnerships do to better support PhD students who are parents or carers? Thanks to funding from @swdtp.bsky.social I organised a 2-day writing & wellbeing retreat for a group of 14 such students: the benefits were immediate and enduring bit.ly/43aN01V
Parents and Carers Network Wellbeing Retreat | SWDTP
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Call for Committee Members! - We are currently accepting applications to join this years SWDTP Annual Student Conference Committee. For more information, follow the link below: www.swdtp.ac.uk/call-for-com...