Training
Registration for our Summer Term 2024 training programme will open on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
The LISS DTP offers a rich and varied ‘menu’ of training and development opportunities, delivered through its Training Programme and through events organised by the DTP and its students. You should also take advantage of the many opportunities provided by other organisations: both these and LISS DTP events are advertised on our Events page.
On this page you will find information and guidance on the training we offer, such as reading groups led by students and/or academics and short courses, spanning areas such as:
- Social theory & epistemology
- Quantitative methods
- Qualitative methods
- Digital methods & archival research
- Knowledge transfer & co-generation methodologies
LISS DTP Core and Advanced Methods in Social Sciences
LISS DTP Writing Skills Programme
Other Training Resources
Training FAQ
LISS Core and Advanced Methods in Social Sciences
Core Training
It is recommended that all first year doctoral students affiliated with LISS DTP undertake any core research methods training listed below that they have not covered during their Masters degrees.
LISS001 Research Design & Project Evaluation
LISS002 Reviewing the Literature
LISS003 Philosophy of the Social Sciences
LISS004 Introduction to Qualitative Research
LISS005 Introduction to Quantitative Research
LISS006 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research
Advanced Training
The advanced methods programme is made up of short courses, workshops, seminars and reading groups led by researchers from across our three partner institutions and external experts. It’s organised into the following platforms: Knowledge Exchange & Co-generation, Digital & Archival Research Methods, Social Theory & Epistemology, Advanced Qualitative Methods and Advanced Quantitative Methods. We are constantly developing new courses, so please check this page regularly for new additions. Please scroll down and click on a term to view available courses and outlines.
LISS Core and Advanced Methods Courses available to book via SkillsForge
Autumn term courses
LISS001 Research Design & Project Evaluation
LISS001B Research Ethics Your Doctoral Project King’s Students only
LISS002 Reviewing the Literature
LISS003 Philosophy of Social Science
LISS213H Feminist Research Methods
LISS235 Health Ethnography Reading Group (course outline added)
LISS238 Social Network Analysis
LISS336 Security, Ethnography & Discourse
Spring term courses
LISS004 Introduction to Qualitative Research
LISS006 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research
LISS213H Feminist Research Methods
LISS235 Health Ethnography Reading Group
LISS256 Introduction to R for Social Science
LISS289N Drawing Methods for Researchers
LISS298 Participatory Research Methods
LISS352 Introduction to Law & Society
LISS375 Transnationalism: The Challenge of Flow of Persons and Ideas
LISS377 Knowledge Production in and about Africa *NEWLY ADDED*
LISS378 Introduction to Corpus Linguistics *NEWLY ADDED*
LISS419 Lessons from Fiction *NEWLY ADDED*
LISS379 Text Mining and Analysis *NEWLY ADDED*
LISS380 Experimental Design and Analysis *NEWLY ADDED*
Summer term courses
LISS004 Introduction to Qualitative Research
LISS005 Introduction to Quantitative Research
LISS006 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research
LISS242 Data Management & Manipulation
LISS249 Econometric Methods for Causal Inference
LISS324 How to Produce an Effective Podcast
LISS373 Introduction to Programming using Python
LISS343H The Colonial Question through Theory and Method
LISS354 Preparing Effectively for your PhD Viva
LISS237A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis 1
LISS237B Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Analysis 2
LISS362 Introduction to Systematic Reviews
LISS361 Qualitative Digital Diaries
LISS371 Writing for The Conversation and Other Media Outlets
LISS372 Introduction to Discourse Analysis
LISS381 Following the Money: Introduction to open source asset tracing research methods *NEWLY ADDED*
LISS Writing Skills
We offer a bespoke writing skills programme for LISS researchers featuring specialised workshops, writing retreats and opportunities for individualised support and feedback from our writing professionals .
Summer term 2024 registration will open on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
LISS Writing Skills Courses available to book via SkillsForge: click to log in and register
Questions? Visit our Training FAQ here: Frequently Asked Questions – LISS DTP (liss-dtp.ac.uk)
Summer term courses (please follow the links for the course description)
- LISS402 Stylish Academic Writing
- LISS403 Writing for Visual Thinkers
- LISS407 Writing Clinic, All PhD Years
- LISS415 Writing Clinic, All Years
Spring term courses (please follow the links for the course description)
Imperial College Business School Methods
LISS DTP students are invited to audit modules on the Masters in Research (MRes) Programme at Imperial College Business School. Module outlines and term dates can be found in the 1 and 2 year MRes handbooks online Programme Information | Imperial College Business School.
For more information, please contact the Programme Team on bs-mres-team@imperial.ac.uk.
Deadlines for applications:
Autumn term modules: 30th August Spring term modules: 25th November Summer term modules: 1st March
Please note that attendance is subject to availability and the agreement of the module leader. Some modules may have prerequisites.
Impact by Design – The Policy Institute, KCL
The Policy Institute at King’s College offers an online course, ‘Impact by Design’, which is designed to help people achieve impact with their research.
The course consists of two parts and is available to all LISS students via Keats. You will need to login with your k number.
Note: This is a self-guided online course that you can enrol on at any time.
How to Register
Please visit Impact by Design web page for full details.
ESRC NCRM Training
LISS DTP students can access the extensive range of short courses run by the ESRC’s National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM). NCRM courses are available to LISS DTP students at a reduced rate of around £30; the course fee can be funded through the Research Training Support Grant.
Training Offered by other DTPs
Most events organised by the London Arts and Humanities Partnership – (a Doctoral Training Partnership) – are also open to LISS DTP students.
The following DTPs are in the London area:
- Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership
- The South East Network for Social Sciences (SeNSS) Doctoral Training Partnership
- UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership
Additional useful information can be found on the ESRC Research Skills and Resources page.