⏰ Registration for this fantastic event closes tomorrow at 12 noon ⏰ Don't miss out on MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience this Friday.

It's just 🚨3 DAYS 🚨 until MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones. 🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...

📢 Speaker announcement - Freddie Jones "Finding Voices Beyond Words: The landscape of Non-speaking research methods" Freddie is a PGR at UoM researching the experiences of non-speaking neurodivergent young people via creative and material methods. This event would not be happening without Freddie!

Our friends at @methodsnorthwest.bsky.social are now on BlueSky! MNW promotes methods research at Manchester, and our sister Institutes at Keele, Lancaster, Lancashire, Liverpool. Follow them for updates across the region.

📣 New Video: Visualising Multivariate Data with Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper In this seminar Dr Simon Rudkin introduces Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper, a method to visualise multivariate data without losing information. Watch now 🔗 youtu.be/Zl24vEufLFw?...

📢 Speaker announcement - Dr Holly Sutherland AuDHD researcher and postdoctoral research associate at the University of Cambridge, Holly has worked with a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the #neurodiverse experience. We're excited to have Holly at MethodsLab on 7 Nov!

📢 Speaker announcement - Dr Jill Bradshaw Jill's session is titled "Talking Mats in research and practice" Consultant Speech & Language Therapist; RCSLT National Clinical Adviser for Learning Disabilities; Jill founded the @talkingmats.bsky.social Research Network Book your free space now 👇👇

📢 Speaker announcement - Dr Verity Ward Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University and founding member of the Digital Stories research approach, Verity's talk is titled: Creating space for #neurodivergent young people's voices using Digital Stories We are so excited to have Verity join us on 7 November!

(1/2) Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper for the Social Sciences 🗓️ Tuesday 18 Nov ⏰ 10-4pm 📍 AMBS This workshop introduces the Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper algorithm as a model free tool for visualising data. See the full details 🔗 new.express.adobe.com/webpage/5Gf2...

MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience 🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS Bringing together academics, practitioners, parents, autistic young adults ♾️ to create ethical methods for including non-speaking neurodiverse people in research Sign up now 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...

Today I'm learning about Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper! This is a great way to visualise data with multivariate data without losing vital information. Dr Simon Rudkin is running us through the background, how the algorithm works, and why this method improves data visualisation.

You've got ⏰ 30 MINUTES ⏰ to sign up for the first Methods North West Lunchtime Seminar of the year Visualising Multivariate Data with Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper 📅 TODAY 🕛 12-1pm 🌐 online Sign up now 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin... #DataVisualisation #Methods #DataAnalysis

Methods Talk Episode 6: Designing research using a strength-based approach with Dr Amir Raki (University of Liverpool), Dr Ilma Nur Chowdhury (University of Manchester) and Prof. Judy Zolkiewski (University of Manchester) www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3TW...

📢 It's just TWO DAYS until our first Methods North West lunchtime seminar of the academic year. Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper can create an abstract two-dimensional visualisation of multivariate data without loss of info. 📅 Thur 9 Oct 🕛 12-1pm Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin...

📢 NEXT WEEK: Visualising Multivariate Data with Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper 📅 Thursday 9 October 🕛 12-1pm 🌐 online Visualise data without losing multi-dimensional information with Dr Simon Rudkin. Sign up now 👇 #DataVisualisation #Methods #DataAnalysis #OnlineSeminar #MethodsNW

📢New methods@manchester blog 📢 Lydia Donohue's new blog on her "Stitching at the End of the World" workshop is out! Lydia talks about rethinking privacy through textile practice, #KillYouriPhone and the role of 'smart textiles' in shaping life. Read it now 👇 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...

Today I'm learning about Creative AI Methods! We've just finished a walkthrough of critical prompting/synthetic images. Lots of interesting info on how AI can imagine and synthesis + what information AI takes from us. Thank you to Sam Hind for running this very popular session. #ai #researchmethods

What a fantastic day! Thank you to everyone at Stitching at the End of the World for a great day of discussions, reflection and of course sewing. Big shout out to Lydia Donohue for running this event and showing us how to #KillYourPhone

Today I'm Stitching at the End of the World We are sewing phone pouches using EMS fabric and discussing cybersecurity, personal privacy, surveillance, and the future of 'smart textiles'. Lydia Donohue is hosting this workshop. Inspired by the art project #KillYourPhone, funded by Methods North West.

1/2 Have you signed up to our newsletter in the last 6 months? 🚨 You might be missing from our mailing list🚨 Due to a processing issue, if you filled in our subscription form in the last 6 months, your email hasn't made it to our mailing list. That means you won't receive our September newsletter!

1/2 Creative AI Methods 🗓️ Wednesday 17 September ⏰ 1-5pm 📍NLG.1 Samuel Alexander Building, Manchester It's just 2 weeks until our Creative AI Methods staff training session! See the full details and sign up (UoM staff members only) 👉 new.express.adobe.com/webpage/G7yn...

🗓️ Friday 12 September ⏰ 10-4pm 📍 Manchester Museum A one-day workshop to carry out a collaborative stitching programme. Inspired by the art project #KillYourPhone, participants will sew phone pouches using EMS fabric that shields devices from electromagnetic signals. 1/2

Visualising Multivariate Data with Topological Data Analysis Ball Mapper 📅 Thur 9 October 🕛 12-1pm 🌐 online Visualise data without losing multi-dimensional information. Dr Simon Rudkin will explore the method, and explain why we need to focus on #DataVisualisation #DataAnalysis #OnlineSeminar

Have you registered for the inaugural UK Curiosity Network Workshop? This full-day workshop includes exciting keynote speakers and interactive seminars on this under-researched topic. 📍 Lancaster University 📅 Tuesday 25 November Part of the Methods North West Hub

Fantastic session on Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research at the methods@manchester Summer School! @methodsmcr.bsky.social

An excellent course from Dr Gail Hebson on Qualitative Interviewing at the methods@manchester Summer School! Participants are encouraged to think critically about why they are using interviews and what type of data interviews can generate. @methodsmcr.bsky.social

Don't forget to attend this interesting event tomorrow from Methods North West! 🎭 Explore Affect Theatre: A Creative Method for Enlivening Ethnographic Research 🗓 Date: 19th June 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (BST) 💻 Venue: Online (Zoom) 🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/affect-the...

A fantastic one-day workshop to carry out a collaborative stitching programme. Inspired by the art project Kill Your Phone killyourphone.com, the day will involve the hands-on sewing of phone pouches using EMS fabric (a Faraday material)! Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stitching-...

Join the Methods NW session, Affect Theatre: Creative Methods for Enlivening Ethnographic Research this Thursday, 19 June. For all the details and to sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/affect-the...

The Methods North West online lunchtime seminars continue tomorrow with 'Agent-based Modelling of Transmissible Behaviours' with Mark Pogson and Hannah Little. To register, and for details on all upcoming Methods NW Thursday seminars, visit: www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/works...

It's the last week to secure a place on our AI-driven analytics course. Find all the details here: new.express.adobe.com/webpage/YBXF... Course includes: 🎓 Tuition from The University of Manchester AI experts 🎤 Company speakers from large companies in diverse sectors 🧑‍🎓 Opportunities to network

🎓 Curious about pre-registration in research? Join us online on June 26, 12–1 PM (BST) for a free session with Prof. Linden Ball & Dr. Beth Richardson. Learn how pre-registration boosts transparency, replicability, and trust in science. 💡🔬 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1402057956...

We're looking forward to welcoming our 2025 cohort of Summer School attendees! This year we've also organised a walking tour with Emma Fox @showmemcr.bsky.social - You can enjoy a city centre tour before adjourning at "Manchester’s new social culinary adventure": www.societymanchester.com

Join us for the Longitudinal Data Analysis course at the methods@manchester Summer School, led by Humanities at the University of Manchester's Dr. Thiago R. Oliveira 🎓 Designed for PhD students, early-career researchers, and social scientists across disciplines new.express.adobe.com/webpage/7lUc...

📚 The Methods@Manchester Summer School 2025 is now open for bookings! Learn from leading researchers from Humanities at the University of Manchester and connect with PhD students and academics from across the UK and beyond! Find all the details here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/2...

Amazing workshop on Lived Experience as Essential Knowledge from Dr Emily Cooper @criminographer.bsky.social and Dr Nicola Harding to end the 2025 Methods fair. Lots of discussion on how to include lived experience in research design. @methodsmcr.bsky.social @emmabanister.bsky.social

Looking forward to tomorrow's Methods Fair. I’ll be thinking with this: "What happens when those who are usually researched… become the researchers?" Power shifts, new knowledges, and unexpected insights. #MethodsFair #ResearchJustice #FeministResearch @methodsmcr.bsky.social

Our in-person summer school (30 June - 4 July) programme offers a series of engaging courses in research methodologies, techniques, and software as well as a vibrant social programme. Discover our courses, and find the one that is right for you: www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/metho...

Casting a Spell on Null Rituals: Bayesian Statistics on Linguistics and Beyond Thurs, 24 April, 12 – 1pm Join Dr. Jess Hampton in this upcoming Methods North West session, where we will question the use of routine application of statistical methods. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/casting-a-...

Qualitative Interviewing: A Summer School Taster Weds, 30 April, 12 – 12:45pm This online session with Dr. Gail Hebson explores what her course Qualitative Interviewing can offer you. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qualitativ...

Casting a Spell on Null Rituals: Bayesian Statistics on Linguistics and Beyond Thurs, 24 April, 12 – 1pm Join Dr. Jess Hampton in this upcoming Methods North West session, where we will question the use of routine application of statistical methods. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/casting-a-...

Qualitative Interviewing: A Summer School Taster Weds, 30 April, 12 – 12:45pm This online session with Dr. Gail Hebson explores what her course Qualitative Interviewing can offer you. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qualitativ...

Our in-person summer school (30 June - 4 July) programme offers a series of engaging courses in research methodologies, techniques, and software as well as a vibrant social programme. Discover our courses, and find the one that is right for you: www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/events/metho...

The full methods@manchester summer school programme is now available, with the new addition of Mixed Methods in Social Network Analysis - a collaboration with @mitchellsna.bsky.social. Read more about the school and how you can register a place on a course: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/2...

Affect Theatre: A Workshop at the Boundaries of Theatre and Anthropology Thurs 27 March – Sat 29 March **STARTING TOMORROW**, join us for a workshop exploring the cross-pollination between research and narrative practices in theatre and anthropology. new.express.adobe.com/webpage/0ZF2...

Sex Trafficking, Ethics and Empowerment Thurs, 27 March (12pm - 1pm) Join Methods North West and Dr Maria Turda from @uclan.ac.uk to explore the ethical considerations and dilemmas when victims and survivors of sex trafficking become research participants. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-traffi...

One of Manchester's contributions to Methods NorthWest is the annual Methods fair held on May 15th. Details at the link plus a few more opportunities left to participate (5 minute lightning talks and poster sessions telling everyone all about your research). new.express.adobe.com/webpage/k6Ns...

Exciting opportunity to engage with ethnographic and drama-based methods in this free workshop. 📢 ‘Affect theatre’ starting Thurs 27 March

Affect Theatre: A Workshop at the Boundaries of Theatre and Anthropology Thurs 27 March – Sat 29 March Join us for a workshop exploring the cross-pollination between research and narrative practices in theatre and anthropology. new.express.adobe.com/webpage/0ZF2...

Affect Theatre: A Workshop at the Boundaries of Theatre and Anthropology Thurs 27 March – Sat 29 March Join us for a workshop exploring the cross-pollination between research and narrative practices in theatre and anthropology. new.express.adobe.com/webpage/0ZF2...