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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership (SCDTP) on BlueSky! Supporting postgraduate research across Social Sciences with funding, training, and community engagement. Join us to explore research, connect, and collaborate! southcoastdtp.ac.uk

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National Centre for Research Methods @ncrm.ac.uk · 16/06/2026
Generative AI is reshaping research: writing, analysis, collaboration. This new course gives researchers space to think it through critically, then experiment hands-on with their own materials. University of Manchester, 14 October, 10:00-16:00 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
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National Centre for Research Methods @ncrm.ac.uk · 17/06/2026
Join this one-day course exploring what decolonial research is, how to practically implement it, and what its critics say about it. Date: 14 July 2026 Details: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
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Training course: The Decolonial Researcher
This course will offer an in-depth exploration of decolonising academia by asking: What are the possibilities when it comes to decolonial research? This one-day course will be split into four se
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Wonderful news. Our very own Deborah Timoni was a finalist in the 3minute thesis competition final at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social yesterday. Deborah gave an impressive performance on her topic of democracy and technology and gained great feedback.
Deborah Timoni presenting in front of her 1 slide saying 'If young people don't trust democracy, can technology fix it?'
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
And another award for Clara Girault at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social Doctoral College awards for contribution to collective academic life at Southampton. Very well-deserved.
Cameraman capturing Clara receiving her award in front of her nomination on the big screen
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Congratulations to Clare Phillips @clareycloggs.bsky.social & Clara Girault for your award at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social doctoral college awards. We are proud of you & @sadierockliffe.bsky.social & Stuart Lucy for all the work you do in the @scdtp.bsky.social SIG on trauma in research.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to Clara Girault, recognised in the Citizenship and Community category for her contribution to collective academic life at Southampton. Her work includes co-organising activities on emotionally challenging research topics and supporting the wider PGR community. #SCDTP #PGR
A postgraduate researcher receiving a certificate at the front of a lecture theatre. The projected slide behind her is titled “Citizenship and Community” and recognises Clara Girault for her contribution to collective academic life, including work on emotionally challenging research topics and support for the wider PGR community.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to Clara Girault & Clare Phillips @clareycloggs.bsky.social! for their work with SCDTP Trauma in Research Interest Group (which also includes another SCDTP student from @uniofbrighton.bsky.social, Sadie Rockliffe @sadierockliffe.bsky.social)
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congratulations to SCDTP student Deborah Timoni, who took part in today’s University of Southampton 3MT® Grand Final competition, presenting “If Young People Don’t Trust Democracy, Can Technology Fix It?” A brilliant example of clear and engaging research communication. #3MT #SCDTP
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Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I am excited to present at the Association for Cancer Physicians conference this weekend. Rosie Tansley and I are talking on research we have done in our (disabled) community over the past three years: www.theacp.org.uk/calendar1/co...
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Day 3 Programme | ACP - Association of Cancer Physicians
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
💭 Happening now More insights and honest reflections in our Imposter Busters workshop with Katy Mahoney from Researcher Coaching. @researchercoach.bsky.social We’re unpacking imposter syndrome — a common experience for many researchers — #SCDTP2026CL
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Good morning from Cumberland Lodge! A fresh start to the day with sunshine ☀️ over the Great Park & a full programme ahead. Looking forward to more thoughtful discussions, shared ideas, and time together as our SCDTP community continues to connect and reflect But first, breakfast! #SCDTP2026CL
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Our usual walk to the big horse at the #SCDTP2026CL residential was rewarded nicely with sunshine and a welcoming committee of deer. Nicely arranged Tom!
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Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I had a very energising first day of the @scdtp.bsky.social Cumberland Lodge residential. Creating webs of connections, spending reflective time out in nature. Talking well-being. I also got to make this beaut with the Badge Cafe before dinner and a sing-along. Perfection. #SCDTP2026CL
A large round badge, attached to a black floral bag. The badge is collage based, with a white floral background, a shoe print to the right and words reading: stop selling your body and start selling sex
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Our usual walk to the big horse at the #SCDTP2026CL residential was rewarded nicely with sunshine and a welcoming committee of deer. Nicely arranged Tom!
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Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
On my way to @scdtp.bsky.social Cumberland Lodge residential. Coffee for a cold morning before seeing everyone, meeting some of the new cohort, and reflecting on research practice and well-being. And karaoke, of course.
A white take away coffee cup sits atop my black wheelie bag on a grey and blue train carriage.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
We’re hearing from SCDTP Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Stu Lucy and mentor Prof Lisa Sugiura in an engaging and reflective session. They’re sharing insights from their research on online harms and incel communities, highlighting the emotional and .. #SCDTP2026CL
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Sunshine, great company, and plates of spaghetti bolognese — the perfect lunchtime moment here at Cumberland Lodge 🍝🌿 A well-earned break before we head into the afternoon sessions! #SCDTP2026CL
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Students are deep in discussion during student-facilitated sessions.. exchanging ideas, challenging perspectives, & connecting research to real-world issues. The rooms are buzzing with curiosity, collaboration & fresh thinking. This is what research community looks like in action. #SCDTP2026CL
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
And the string photo opportunities got better and better
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Our annual #SCDTP2026CL residential is underway with students connecting and belonging (and yes there is string involved)
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
👀ICYMI: "Perhaps the most striking finding: the vast majority of COVID-19 policy documents don’t cite anything at all." @kat-hart.bsky.social (@overton.io) on how evidence moves through international policy circuits. #SciComm #EvidenceBasedPolicy #ResearchImpact
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How does evidence travel through global policy networks? - LSE Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic saw an unprecedented mobilisation of new and existing research to support policy at the local, national and global scale. Drawing on evidence from the Overton policy citation dat...
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
💥New | Good impact narratives must connect to our everyday lives ✍️Anna Przybyło-Józefowicz #ResearchImpact #SciComm #ImpactNarratives
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Good impact narratives must connect to our everyday lives - LSE Impact
Research impact is often communicated in abstract and bureaucratic language. To be meaningful it needs to connect to peoples' everyday lives.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
@michelize.bsky.social we @scdtp.bsky.social are proud of you and delighted to hear your podcast episode on #women leaders in #sport. Hope everyone has enjoyed the series. Series 3 is coming in the Autumn and looking a bit different.
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Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Her work highlights how safe, empowering spaces help transform sporting culture and develop future leaders. 🎧 Listen now - open.spotify.com/show/3hJULAy... #SpeakingOfResearch #Podcast #WomensLeadership #SportLeadership #GenderEquality #PhDResearch #SportsResearch @scdtp.bsky.social
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Speaking of Research: The SCDTP Podcast
Podcast · The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership · Speaking of Research is a podcast from the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. In Series One, recorded at Cumberland Lodge in…
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Episode 9 has landed #gender #phdlife - Thanks Daniel and @researchpodcasts.bsky.social
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
At www.treadgolds.co.uk we enjoyed presentations from placement hosts and students who had completed Research in Practice. Great buzz and enthusiasm for this new aspect of @phdlife.bsky.social. Thanks for sharing @kmunday.bsky.social and all the contributors
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Research Podcasts @researchpodcasts.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Podcasting gives research space to breathe. Conversation, nuance & connection - beyond journals and reports. Explore our 2026 workshops for researchers 👇 Booking 🔗 introductiontopodcastingforresearchers2026.eventbrite.com Blog 🔗 researchpodcasts.co.uk/share-resear...
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Introduction to Podcasting for Researchers
Interactive podcasting workshop for researchers: learn how to plan, record, edit, launch and maintain a podcast
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
💥New | Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you? ✍️ Gorgi Krlev, @timothyrhannigan.bsky.social & @andrespicer.bsky.social #AcWri #SocialScience #LitReviews
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Why write a literature review if AI can do it for you? - LSE Impact
The potential for AI tool to assess and organise research literature presents an opportunity to rethink why they are undertaken in the first place.
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Understanding Society @usociety.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our latest blog: our associate director Alita Nandi on her new book with researchers from France, Italy, and Germany which looks at how the pandemic changed lives, and the different impacts seen in four European countries
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Social life during COVID-19 in France, Germany, Italy and the UK - Understanding Society
How did the pandemic change our lives, institutions and attitudes? The pandemic created a sudden and dramatic change to our lives, unprecedented since the Second World War. social life during Covid in...
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Take a listen to this - lots to learn!
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hoping people are enjoying this podcast series. We enjoyed making it. This one is a gem re tackling #homophobia
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National Centre for Social Research @natcen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
What really divides Britain on immigration and politics? Our new report reveals that educational background is the most important driver of attitudes towards immigration and support for right-wing politics in the UK. natcen.ac.uk/publications...
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UK Data Service Impact @ukdsimpact.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🎉New on the UK Data Service Impact blog🎉 John Sanderson, Deputy Director of the UK Data Service, discusses how the infrastructure of the Service increases the time researchers can spend analysing data versus finding and preparing it. blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/john-sanders...
Sweets in a sweet shop
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In case you missed it, research that makes a difference...
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is a fascinating listen. Something to ponder when driving through the New Forest or thinking about interdisciplinarity.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Our #training is always good, but collaborating with great people is the icing on the cake 🍥
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🏳️‍🌈 Presentation Highlight: Ramon Almeida Ramon’s research examines how Brazil’s criminalisation of homophobia and transphobia is working in practice—and where it falls short. Through interviews and fieldwork with NGOs, victims, and justice actors..
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
💼 Presentation Highlight: Barbara Sherriff Barbara’s research examines how employers can better support young people’s wellbeing and performance in a post-COVID workforce... #SCDTPFYC2526 #ShapingJustFutures
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🔍Two presentations are underway in Breakout Session 2: 🧠 Chloe Eddy — Understanding and supporting autistic girls in school: predictors of engagement, disengagement and exclusion 🧩 Michael Miles — The role of trauma in the association between autism and psychosis #SCDTPFYC2526 #ShapingJustFutures
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📚 Presentation Highlight: Khaleda Brophy-Harmer Her research examines how whiteness is performed & written about in the Mass Observation Project (1990–2000). Using a new tripartite methodological approach, she explores how racialised identities, emotions, and imaginaries appear in MO writing ..
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Missing out live posting on so many great presentations in Breakout Session 1, but that’s a wrap for the morning! A fantastic set of talks and discussions from our researchers. After breaking for lunch — Breakout Session 2 is now underway! #SCDTPFYC2526 #ShapingJustFutures
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌍 Presentation Highlight: Nasrat Sayed Nasrat’s research examines how climate migrants in Karachi’s informal settlements access and experience social protection. Through interviews and community engagement...
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🌿 Presentation Highlight: Qianwen Duan from University of Southampton. Qianwen explored how counter-urbanisation—people moving from cities to suburban and rural areas—reshapes ecosystems. Using mobile device data across 35 countries..
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📊 Presentation Highlight: Tulimegameno Amutenya Tulimegameno shared important work on small-area population forecasting in low- and middle-income countries — focusing on how geospatial big data, household surveys, and administrative datasets can improve population estimates between censuses...
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Next up Shuting Chen on #biodiversity conservation and #poverty alleviation. Wish you could see the data visualisation (camera not working!) The diversity of topics and advanced methods at #SCDTPFYC2526 is truly impressive.
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Public Policy | Southampton (PPS) @publicpolicyuos.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
‼️ Don't miss our training session on Thursday, 'How to Write a Policy Brief', led by Head of PPS Gareth Giles. 🗓️ Thursday 11 December 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Highfield Campus 100/5015 🔗 Book your place: buff.ly/Cmlcqpj
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Totally accomplished presentation from Max Dixon on Taiwanese-British relations. Like everyone presenting today at #SCDTPFY2526 he is a credit to the SCDTP. Look out for his podcast on our Talking of Research Podcast too.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Tulimegameno Amutenya kicking off the student presentations for #SCDTPFYC2526 in local lives global impact session. Important stuff on school enrolment data in Namibia. Complex issues with admin data and nomadic peoples.
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Fabulous next episode in our Talking of Research Podcast series
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South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership @scdtp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
We’ve just heard an inspiring keynote from Pascal Matthias, Associate Vice President for EDI & Social Justice at the University of Southampton. Pascal spoke about amplifying the voices and ambitions of racialised, minoritised and marginalised communities..
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