SWDTP Data Analysis Webinar Series

A collection of webinars featuring presentations by over 30 social science researchers about conducting data analysis for actual research projects. Throughout the series, we will explore all kinds of data, methods, approaches, and stages of data analysis. In addition to the achievements and breakthrough findings, we will also highlight the nitty-gritty details - the challenges, frustrations, surprises and change of plans that researchers could expect. Through these reflections, we hope to help PGRs and other researchers be better prepared for the ups and downs of their data analysis journey.

The following sessions are currently scheduled. Click here for further information about each session. 

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• What is Research Data? Practical Guidance on Organising and Sharing your Files and Findings - 20/01/2026 1-2pm
  Presenter: Dr Jade Godsall (University of Bristol)

• Analysing large-scale assessment data - 22/01/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Dr Ioana Crivatu (University of Birmingham); Dr Ruth Spence (Middlesex University); Natalia López-Hornickel (Roehampton University)

• Philosophy as method for data analysis in research - 10/02/2026 11am-12pm
  Presenters: Prof. Janet Orchard (University of Bristol); Dr Naomi Hodgson (Edge Hill University); Anna Park (Edge Hill University)

• Messy and mixed: working with quant and qual data - 26/02/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Cristian Heredia Ligorria (UWE Bristol); Simone Long (University of Exeter)

• Validating constructs through quantitative sampling - 03/03/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Anqi Lei (University of Plymouth); Sara Yadollahi (University of Bath)

• Negotiating positionality in data analysis - 12/03/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Claire Hadfield (Plymouth Marjon University); Dr Kim Collett (Open University)

• Making sense of lived experiences through narratives - 19/03/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Sam Hooker (University of Bath); Luci Gorell Barnes (UWE Bristol)

• Visual mapping for data analysis - 31/03/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Prof. Peter Turnbull (University of Bristol); Zifi Tung (University of Bath) 

• Posthuman data analysis? - 21/04/2026 10:30am-12pm
  Presenters: Eliane Bastos (University of Bath); Dr Hannah Hogarth (University of Northampton); Charlotte Hankin (University of Bath); Dr Karen Barr (Sheffield Hallam University); Prof. Carol Taylor (University of Bath)

• Handling data in decolonial research - 30/04/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Mercy Martins (University of Bath); Wesam Wekhyan (University of Bath)

• Analysing media discourses - 05/05/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Yusuf Olaniyan (University of Bath); Adrianna Jerzierska (University of Bristol)

• Analysing qualitative data with diverse co-researcher and advisory input: Participatory qualitative methods in co-produced research with young people and parents - 07/05/2026 11am-12pm
  Presenters: Prof. Maria Loades (University of Bath); Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney (University of Oxford); Natalia Kika (University of Bath)

• Critical Discourse Analysis: Methods and Approaches - 14/05/2026 11am-12pm
  Presenters: Dr James Hawkey (University of Bristol); Dr Anna Havinga (University of Bristol)

• Using co-produced data in the doctorate - 19/05/2026 1-2pm
  Presenters: Kate Matzopoulos (University of Bath); Dr Louise Toller

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