The ‘Evidence Network’ provides information on resources in social and public policy, access to literature on evidence-based policy and practice, and information on how to become an Evidence Network Associate.

Provision of Teaching Datasets and Workshops for Lecturers based on British Cohort Studies

Teaching datasets for use in undergraduate and postgraduate quantitative methods programmes. They contain data and documentation from British Birth Cohort Studies, with accompanying teaching resources, exercises and reading lists.

Linking International Micro and Macro Data

Tools and Training for Analysis of Multilevel Data with Missing Observations

Information on methods for handling missing data in quantitative datasets, including introductory guidance, FAQs, example analyses, links to further resources, and a bibliography. Also software for multilevel multiple imputation.

Geo-Refer: Georeferencing Resources for Social Sciences
Geo-Refer 2: Meeting Community-Specific Research Needs in Geographical Referencing

Information with links to further resources on key concepts, methodologies, data sources, and exemplar applications.

Qualitative Data Analysis Skills for Social Researchers

Diverse sources of information including guidance on the choice of software, links to further resources, seminar slides, and a bibliography.

Longitudinal Data Analysis for Social Science Researchers

A depository of learning materials, including slides, texts, presentations, annotated reading lists, examples of software and quantitative data analysis, and links to further resources.

http://www.longitudinal.stir.ac.uk/

Building Management Research Capacity: Training Researchers as Trainers

Study skills teaching materials on the logic of enquiry that frames the research process and production of outputs. The materials are designed for self-study by postgraduate and doctoral students in the field of business and management. They include downloadable forms for diagnostic activities and exercises. There is also guidance for tutors with ideas on how they might use these materials with their students.

http://www.aimexpertresearcher.org/

Building Management Research Capacity: Developing Researchers through the Life Course

Information on research training opportunities for researchers in the business and management field, plus a link to books and articles available from the British Library.

http://www.managementresearcher.ac.uk/

Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation Interdisciplinary Masterclass

This site contains guidance for research leaders on developing interdisciplinary research strategies, case studies, FAQs, reference materials and links to further resources.

www.tinyurl.com/idwiki

Training Researchers in Online Research Methods (TRI-ORM)

A substantial learning resource for the use of online questionnaires and interviews, which also covers ethical issues. The site contains self-study materials and information on key texts and journals, with links to further resources for learners and tutors.

www.geog.le.ac.uk/orm

Writing Across Boundaries: Explorations in Research, Writing and Rhetoric in Qualitative Research

This resource contains information on writing up qualitative data. It contains downloadable texts organised under three themes - narrative, rhetoric and representation; drafting and plotting; and the data-theory relationship. There are also writing tips, a bibliography, and links to further resources.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/writingacrossboundaries/

Training Researchers on Ethics and Ethical Practice in Social Science Research

A wide-ranging resource for learning about the processes and practices involved in undertaking ethically sound research. Core issues such as anonymity and confidentiality are addressed through a series of topics, including ethical review processes, and ethics and web-based research. The site contains instructional web pages, case studies, links to further resources and bibliographies. It is designed for new researchers – from undergraduates to early career professionals.

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/researchethics/

Training in the Quantative Synthesis of Intervention Research Findings in Education and the Social Sciences

Here you will find a legacy of practical resources and workshop materials which were developed during the course of the project.  The materials are offered to the wider academic and educational community under a Creative Commons licence. You should only use the materials for educational, not-for-profit use and you should acknowledge the source in any use.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/education/meta-ed/resources/course_material/

A Multilevel Approach to Meta-Analysis for the Social Sciences

A resource on statistical techniques for the meta-analysis of previous research on a topic. It contains research training course presentations and examples, relevant articles, macros for setting up specific analyses, links to further resources, and links to freely available software.

http://www.self.ox.ac.uk/metamenu.htm

The Ethics 'Guidebook': An Online Training Resource and Practical Guide to Ethics Processes and Procedures for Social Research

The Research Ethics Guidebook is a free resource, addressing ethics throughout the research process, and – in particular – aiming to help you find your way through the variety of regulatory processes and procedures that can apply to social science research – from grant applications to ethics review and research governance processes, and beyond. The Guidebook is intended for early career researchers, including doctoral students, but it also offers a useful resource for those who train, supervise and support other researchers.

http://www.ethicsguidebook.ac.uk

Researcher Development Initiative in Applied Psychometrics

This site contains tutorial materials for psychometricians including software scripts and training course materials, plus links to statistical software.

http://www.psychometrics.ppsis.cam.ac.uk/page/151/online-resources.htm