Research Skills

Analysing Qualitative Data

11 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

20 Jan 2026 10am-12pm

24 Feb 2026 7pm-9pm

28 Apr 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

A Comparison of Qualitative Methods

4 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

25 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

18 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

13 Jan 2026 10am-12pm

10 Feb 2026 7pm-9pm

21 Apr 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Fundamentals of Qualitative Research Methods: A Whistle Stop Tour

Semester 2

In person

Dr Ngozi Anyadike-Danes

Practice Based Research Methodologies

Semester 2

In person

Dr Brian Dixon

Qualitative Interviewing

6 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

20 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

14 Jan 2026 7pm-9pm

17 Feb 2026 7pm-9pm

23 April 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Quantitative Research: A Basic Guide

7 May 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Introduction to Scale Development

12 May 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling

14 May 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Introduction to NI-HPC Cluster

Semester 2

Online (MS Teams)

Tony Robinson and Dr Jose Sanchez Bornot

Advanced Statistics

12 Dec 2025 10am-1pm

Online (MS Teams)

Dr Paul Slater

Statistical Research Methods: Supporting Your Research with Data Analysis

Any time

Online (Blackboard)

Epigeum

Summer School on Statistics

Aug 2026 - Sept 2026

Coleraine campus

School of Psychology

Programming Skills Using Python

Semester 2

Online (MS Teams)

Dr Robert McNabb

Introduction to 'R'

Semester 2

Online

Dr Juliana Gerard

'R' Programming Skills

Semester 2

Online

Dr Robert McNabb

NVivo Introduction - Setting up your Qualitative Database

18 Nov 2025 9am-4:30pm

Online (Zoom)

Ben Meehan

NVivo Underway: Analysing Your Data

24 Nov 2025 9am-4:30pm

Online (Zoom)

Ben Meehan

Using NVivo for Qualitative Research

13 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

27 Nov 2025 7pm-9pm

21 Jan 2026 10am-12pm

3 Mar 2026 7pm-9pm

30 Apr 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

SPSS: An Introduction

1 Dec 2025 10am-1pm

Online (MS Teams)

Professor Chris Bleakley

MATLAB Programming with the NI-HPC Cluster

9, 16 and 23 Oct 2025 10am-11am

Online (MS Teams)

Dr Jose Sanchez Bornot

Effective Literature Searching

21 Oct 2025 10am-1pm

Online (Zoom)

Professor Brian Taylor

Effective Use of the Library: Getting Started

22 Sept 2025 10am-1pm

25 Sept 2025 2:15pm-5:15pm

30 Sept 2025 9:30am-12:30pm

4 Nov 2025 10am-12pm

Coleraine campus: H320

Belfast campus: BC-03-206A

Derry~Londonderry campus: MM221

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Research and Reference Management: Organising Your Stuff

20 Oct 2025 12:30pm-1:30pm

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Introduction to Bibliometrics

13 Feb 2026 10am-11am

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Library Skills

20 Nov 2025 10am-11am

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Using AI in PhD Research

Semester 2

Online (Zoom)

Dr Dan Soule

Systematic Reviews: Demystifying the Process

7 Nov 2025 10:15am-1:15pm

12 Nov 2025 12:15pm-3:15pm

17 Nov 2025 10:15am-1:15pm

Belfast campus: BC-04-112

Coleraine campus: L028 - Computer Lab

Derry~Londonderry campus: MF218

Dr Jeff Hanna

Covidence: An Introduction to Managing Your Review

26 Jan 2026 12:30pm-1:30pm

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Open Access Publishing: The Basics

10 Dec 2025 12:30pm-1:30pm

Online (MS Teams)

Library Services Staff

Data Management Plans: An Introduction

22 Oct 2025 2pm -3pm

Online

Dr Loraine Hanna

Ethics and Research Governance: An Introduction

5 Nov 2025 10:15am-11:45am

6 Nov 2025 11:45am-1:15pm

13 Nov 2025 10:15am-11:45am

Derry~Londonderry campus: MU011

Belfast campus: BC-03-203

Coleraine campus: H107

Dr Julie McCarroll and Elaine Bell

Ethics Clinic - a drop-in for PhD Researchers

5 Nov 2025 11:45am-1:15pm

6 Nov 2025 12:15am-1:15pm

13 Nov 2025 11:45am-1:15pm

Derry~Londonderry campus: MU011

Belfast campus: BC-05-209

Coleraine campus: H107

Dr Julie McCarroll and Elaine Bell

Research Ethics Applications for Low-Risk RG1a Studies

19 Nov 2025 2pm-4pm

24 Mar 2026 10am-12pm

Online (MS Teams)

Dr Susann Power

Preparing Impactful Research Proposals and Grant Applications

9 Dec 2025 7pm-9pm

10 Mar 2026 7pm-9pm

Online (UEA)

Dr Simon Watts

Introduction to Research Development at Ulster (Funding Application Processes)

20 Nov 2025 2pm-3:30pm

Online (MS Teams)

Shauna McKeown and Ruairi Laing

Conducting Research with Vulnerable Participants

Semester 2

Online (MS Teams)

Dr Ben Harper

A Beginner’s Guide to Open Research Practices

Semester 2

Online (MS Teams)

Professor Victoria Simms

Decolonising the Curriculum and Research Activities

Semester 2

Online

TBC

Shifting the Power in Research: Towards a more just and equitable ethic for doing research

Semester 2

In person

Dr Cathy Bollaert

Positionality in Research: A tool for shifting power and promoting epistemic justice

Semester 2

In person

Dr Cathy Bollaert

Exploring Reflexivity in Research: A Roundtable for Emerging Researchers

26 Feb 2026 10am-12pm

Belfast campus

Paul Joseph-Richard