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The  offers research and professional skills training for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) in a ‘live-taught’ online format. Last year over 7500 places were filled across the series, attendees being drawn from around 50 UK universities and a very wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. 

Sessions are delivered via a virtual classroom, often on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday evenings between 7pm-9pm, but also on weekday mornings between 10am-12pm. The series is organised and administered by Dr Simon Watts (simon.d.watts@uea.ac.uk), PGR Training Coordinator for the Faculty of Social Sciences at UEA, who also teaches the majority of sessions.

The training has been organised into five modules, each focused on a specific area/topic. You are nonetheless free to sign up for individual sessions (and not a whole module) if you prefer. Here is a full list of the modules and individual sessions for 2024-25:

Module 1: Academic Writing

• What Should a Literature Review Do?
• Writing Effectively
• Academic Publishing
• Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis
• Module 2: Qualitative Research Skills

Module 2: Qualitative Research Skills

• A Comparison of Qualitative Methods
• Qualitative Interviewing
• Analysing Qualitative Data
• Using NVivo for Qualitative Research

Module 3: Finishing your PhD

• Preparing for your Viva
• Securing a First Academic Post
• Preparing Impactful Research Proposals & Grant Applications
• Conference Presentations

Module 4: Teaching Skills

• Preparing & Delivering Seminars
• Preparing & Delivering Lectures
• Assessment, Feedback, & Module Design

Module 5: Qualitative Research Skills

• A Beginer’s Guide to Quantitative Research
• An Introduction to Scale Development
• An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling

Each session will open for bookings exactly three weeks in advance. Booking is always competitive so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment.

For more information on individual sessions and to book your place, visit the . 

The Sussex Researcher School does not deal with bookings. If you have any problems or questions, please email ssf.advancedtraining@uea.ac.uk.