Research Workshops
Convened by Dr Sohail Admad and Dr Varum Raturi, our Research Workshops are an opportunity for staff and postgraduate researchers to learn about each other’s work and to develop new research skills together.
Workshop schedule 2021-22:
|
Date |
Presenter |
Title |
|
04-Oct-21 |
Adriana Mihaela Soaita |
Looking for advice for a rejected paper: The case of "Everyday tenant activism: private tenants demand right to home |
|
18-Oct-21 |
David Mcarthur |
What happened to cycling volumes in Scotland during the pandemic? |
|
01-Nov-21 |
All (led by Varun Raturi) |
Group Discussion: Challenges for research in the current pandemic circumstances and strategies to overcome them |
|
08-Nov-21 |
Kenneth Gibb |
Film about the Niddrie road tenement retrofit and discussion |
|
15-Nov-21 |
John Carnie |
The role of planning in delivering climate change goals |
|
22-Nov-21 |
Zubeida Lowton |
Urban Transformation in Johannesburg: Co-production of Public Space |
|
06-Dec-21 |
Craig Gurney |
The international geography of disasters, accidents, and hazards. Remarks on social harm and housing disadvantage |
|
17-Jan-22 |
Alison McCandlish |
Connect with your writing goals through collage |
|
24-Jan-22 |
James White |
Strategies for writing big grant applications |
|
31-Jan-22 |
João Porto de Albuquerque |
The role of data in urban transformations |
|
07-Feb-22 |
Rafael Verduzco Torres |
Revisiting the value of public transport: An empirical study drawing on big data and open-source modelling software Crossing public-private boundaries: Design review at 'street-level' in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
|
07-Mar-22 |
Paulina Trevena |
Covid-19 and mental health of Polish essential workers in the UK |
|
14-Mar-22 |
James White, Mhairi Mackenzie, Craig Gurney |
Seminar Series Session on applying for SGSSS Supervisor-led awards and collaborative awards |
|
21-Mar-22 |
Justine Gangneux |
Generating Research Impact: Scottish Local Government’s Data Engagement during COVID-19 |
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09-May-22 |
Anna Gawlewicz |
Variegated impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on Polish migrant essential workers in the UK: Health, economic social and cultural perspectives |
|
16-May-22 |
Sohail Ahmad |
What makes people satisfied with their neighbourhoods in Asian cities? |
|
23-May-22 |
Duncan MacLennan |
TBC |
For more information contact:
Dr Sohail Admad
Or
Dr Varun Raturi
Previous Workshops
2021
| 2021 | Workshop |
|---|---|
| 18 January | Cornelia Popescu and Adriana M Soaita: The prospects for success in the newly (still)born towns of Romania' |
| 25 January | Mhairi Mackenzie: Skill Workshop - PhD supervision by ECRS |
| 15 February | Adriana M Soaita, Ana Alonso Curbelo, and Chris Foye: Alternative research methods |
| 22 February | Ken Gibb and Annette Hastings: Publication Strategies beyond academia |
| 01 March | Simon Joss: Process tracing - A qualitative method for policy implementation analysis. |
| 08 March | Duncan MacLennan: Ending Unearned Capital Gains in Metropolitan Housing Markets: Thomas Piketty meets John Stuart Mill, Henry George and Joseph Rowntree’ |
| 15 March | To be confirmed |
| 22 March | Rebecca Madgin: A Place for Emotion within Urban Development? |
| 26 April | Sally Wyke: Responding to Reviewers' Comments on Research Grant Applications |
| 10 May | PhD presentation |
| 17 May | PhD presentation |
| 24th May | Simon Joss and Rhiannon Law: Using web-sites and social media to promote your research and make connections |