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Our round-up of events, networking opportunities, training and other initiatives of interest to UCL's sociological community.
April to July 2025
APRIL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: CALL OPEN
Social Science Plus, 2025-26
£10,000 for a UCL social science led cross-disciplinary (social science and non-social science) pilot/seed research project that will lay the basis for an external funding application (medium or large) with a strong social science component. Social Science PIs must be based in either Engineering Sciences, IOE or Social & Historical Sciences. Further details and how to apply
10 April
FUNDING DEADLINE
Being Human festival 2025
Funding of up to £8,000 is available for researchers to collaborate with local community and cultural partners to create exciting and engaging festival activities that open up humanities research for communities and the public around the UK. Further details
1-9 April
TRAINING
Introduction to QGIS: Spatial Data and Spatial Analysis
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13906
1-9 April 2025
NETWORKING
2025 Festival of Early Stage Researchers (PhDs and ECRs)
Co-organised by doctoral and early career researchers, the festival programme includes experiential workshops, showcases of success stories across the various themes and expert panel discussions. Interspersed through the whole programme, there will be networking opportunities for participants to meet new colleagues. Further details
2-3 April
TRAINING
Ensuring Comparability in Cross-National Surveys: Methods and Key Topics
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13927
10-11 April
TRAINING
Introducing Institutional Ethnography
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13851
22-23 April
TRAINING
Introduction to Python for Data Analysis
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13999
23 April
FUNDING DEADLINE
Engaging with The Cally Festival
If you're working at UCL and want to take your first steps in public engagement, or know someone who does, here’s a summer opportunity for you! It comes with support, training and funding from the UCL Public Engagement Team. Deadline for submissions: 10am, 23 April 2025. Further details.
24-25 April
TRAINING
Web-scraping with Python and Introduction to text data with Python
Registration link: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14000
29 April
SYMPOSIUM
UCL Health of the Public Annual Symposium 2025
A day of discussions and presentations where health and social care from early years to older age will be explored. You'll hear from leading experts in academia, the health sector and beyond. This is a unique opportunity to network, gain new perspectives, and be part of the conversation. Further details
MAY
1 May
LECTURE at UCL
The Banality of Citizenship: Nationalism, labour and mobility controls
Public lecture by Professor Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol)
Across many countries of the world we are experiencing polarization and division in our politics with migration as a flashpoint. Migrants are represented as competitors with citizens for the privileges of membership. In this presentation I will argue that recognising the banality of citizenship can help to reframe debates on migration. Register for free here
1-2 May
TRAINING
Introduction to Hospital Episode Statistics
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13731
6-8 May
TRAINING
Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14011
9 May
TRAINING
The Decolonial Researcher
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13944
15 May
SOCIAL SCIENCE MID-CAREER WORKSHOP
Developing your academic identity as a Mid-Career Researcher
A key pressure often felt by mid-career researchers is the need to develop a distinct academic/research identity, which can inform future career decisions. This participatory workshop will use creative methods and small group discussion to provide a useful and stimulating space in which to consider and reflect on your career to date and your evolving academic/research identity. Further details
27-28 May
TRAINING
Introduction to Spatial Data and Using R as a GIS
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13706
JUNE & JULY
3 June
PHD CONFERENCE
USN PhD inaugural student conference 2025
This free conference is an exciting opportunity to share research, insights, and ideas with peers and faculty in a supportive and engaging environment.
Further details
3-4 June
TRAINING
Advanced R as a GIS: Spatial Analysis and Statistics
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13707
4 June
TRAINING
Four Qualitative Methods for Understanding Diverse Lives (academics)
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13853
9-11 June
TRAINING
Experimental Methods for Scholarship Research
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14076
23 June
TRAINING
Introducing Qualitative Longitudinal Research: From Design to Analysis
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14121
30 June-4 July
TRAINING
Introduction to Experimental Methods in Social Sciences: Surveys, Laboratory and Field Experiments
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=14073.php
16-17 July
TRAINING
Navigating Complexity: Qualitative Research in Challenging Field Settings
Registration link: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13917