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Date Title & Description Contributors
2018-12-20

  Making space for Big Qual: new ideas in research methods and teaching - Lynn Jamieson and Sarah Lewthwaite

In a special mini-series of our podcast, we discuss the secondary analysis of large-scale qualitative data as a new research method. Here Lynn Jamieson from the University of Edinburgh and Sarah Lewthwaite from the University of Southampton reflect on ...
  Lynn Jamieson and Sarah Lewthwaite author
2018-12-20

  Teaching Big Qual: benefits and challenges for students and teachers - Ros Edwards and Sarah Lewthwaite

In a special mini-series of our podcast, we discuss the secondary analysis of large-scale qualitative data as a new research method. Here Ros Edwards and Sarah Lewthwaite from the University of Southampton talk about how the method might benefit and ch...
  Ros Edwards and Sarah Lewthwaite author
2018-10-11

  Remember your body: a somatics toolkit for ethnographers - Eline Kieft

A researcher’s physical sensations are widely understood to contribute to their insights into people and culture. Yet there are no adequate courses that teach students how to use their body as a research instrument. It’s a gap that a group of NCRM fund...
  Eline Kieft author
2018-09-26

  A short introduction to the Timescapes Archive - Kahryn Hughes

We introduce the TimeScapes Archive, an archive designed to enable the sharing and re-use of datasets that have been generated using qualitative longitudinal research methods. Our guest is Kahryn Hughes. Kahryn is the Director of the TimeScapes Archive...
  Kahryn Hughes author
2018-08-06

  Transforming lives with storytelling - Joanna Wheeler

Getting participants to tell their stories can be both moving and powerful, but can it transform lives? In this episode of the Methods Podcast, Research Method Festival presenter Joanna Wheeler - from The Western Cape University in South Africa - talk...
  Joanna Wheeler author
2018-08-06

  Food for thought: using fitness bracelet technology to tackle poor nutrition in low-income countries - Giacomo Zanello

Many of us use fitness watches to get fitter, but could the technology behind these devices help the millions of people across the world who don’t have enough food to eat? In this episode of the Methods Podcast, Dr Giacomo Zanello from the University o...
  Giacomo Zanello author
2018-06-25

  Mind the gap: why skills are key to data re-use - Richard Welpton

When it comes to making more data from government departments more readily available to researchers, there has for some time been a will, but not always a way. When the way is found, it can be painstaking and time-consuming for all concerned. Ahead of...
  Richard Welpton author
2018-06-15

  Using satellites to slash survey costs - Marco Haenssgen and Ern Charoenboon

Carrying out surveys on hard to reach populations in far flung parts of the world can be challenging and expensive. But researchers from the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford have used freely available satellite...
  Marco Haenssgen and Ern Charoenboon author
2018-05-11

  Diary of a participant - using Apps for qualitative research - Laura Radcliffe and Leighann Spencer

Researchers have been using diaries to capture the experiences and thoughts of their participants for some time, but the advent and growth of new technology has opened up exciting opportunities to use mobile devices in the same way. In this episode of ...
  Laura Radcliffe and Leighann Spencer author
2018-04-17

  Changing the world with mixed methods - Donna Mertens

From climate change to water security - there are some problems facing the world that often seem unsolvable. So how can researchers stay positive about the role they have in tackling these huge challenges and which research methods should they consider...
  Donna Mertens author