Lunch Sessions (12-1pm, Thursdays)

Our lunchtime sessions are a fantastic way to share fresh perspectives on a range of topics. Our sessions take place between 12pm and 1pm on Thursdays.

If you’d be interested in hosting a lunchtime session, please get in touch with your relevant institutional head or Stuart Shields here here.

They are designed for researchers adopting social science and humanities research methods & approaches, and attract an engaged audience to provide you the forum to share and discuss the latest research techniques and methodologies.

Upcoming Sessions

Casting a Spell on Null Rituals with Dr. Jess Hampton, University of Liverpool

Thursday, 24 April

Do you ever find yourself running statistical tests without fully understanding why or what you’re doing—just following the steps because that’s what others seem to do? You’re not alone. In this interactive lunchtime session, we’ll open a judgment-free conversation about the ‘null ritual’—the routine application of statistical methods without questioning their necessity or underlying logic.

How to Approach the Study of Violence with Prof Deana Heath & Dr Anna Shadrina, University of Liverpool

Thursday, 1 May

With a focus on post-structuralist, post-/de-colonial, interpretive/interactional and phenomenological approaches to the study of violence, this Methods Session is an invitation to discuss the issues with the study of violence.