Ethnography Masterclass

This is an Ethnography masterclass provided by Dr Sara Delamont, Reader Emerita in Sociology at Cardiff University. Dr Delamont taught at Cardiff University from 1976-2014. She was the first woman to be President of the British Educational Research Association in 1984 and first woman to be Dean of the then Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (1983-85). Sara was awarded the John Nisbet (Lifetime Service) award by BERA in 2015 and the British Sociological Association Lifetime Award in 2013.

In this workshop, Dr Delamont takes us through the process of taking fieldnotes and developing them into data. The workshop includes recorded videos for you to watch along with activities for you to undertake. Completing the workshop will take around 90 minutes, though it can be done at your own pace and does not need to be completed in one go.

Careers for Postgraduate Researchers: Life Beyond Academia

On 30 June 2022, the Wales DTP held an online training session on Careers for PGRs: Life Beyond Academia. In this recording of the session, we hear from Hannah Browne-Gott (Senior Social Researcher, Welsh Government) and Sam Hubble (Behaviour Change Project Manager, WRAP) about their own career paths and the research skills which led them to where they are today. We also hear Alex Houston, Cardiff University Careers Adviser, on options to consider within the social sciences beyond academia.

Academic Publishing and Open Access

On 8 June 2022, the Wales DTP ran a 1.5 hour online training session on Academic Publishing and Open Access.

In this recording of the session, Dr Charalampos Efstathopoulos, Associate Editor for the Journal ‘International Relations’, talks about the peer review process from the perspective of the editorial team. Next, we hear from former ESRC Wales DTP Postdoctoral Fellow, Joey Soehardjojo, on his own experience of writing an article and getting it published. We then hear from Dr Elizabeth Brophy, Publisher for WILEY, who provides an overview of how to get published in academic journals, finding a journal, the peer review process and post-publication promotion and impact.

Finally, Helen Sharp, Scholarly Publications Specialist, talks about the benefits of Open Access, categories of Open Access and how to achieve them, and UKRI 2022 Open Access policy and requirements.

Getting Started with Blogging

This course introduces the reasons why PhD students might consider blogging, looks at some tips for academic blogging, and addresses some of the practicalities and considerations in starting a blog.
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How to make better sense of doctoral collaboration with non-academic organisations

Professor David James, ESRC Wales DTP Director, looks at the non-academic collaboration from a theoretical perspective, providing some history and context and proposing a three-dimensional view of social science non-academic collaboration.

Watching this video will take around 40 minutes.

You can also download the slides.