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Do Better Research

Welcome to Do Better Research, a learning-focused podcast about research methods. My name is Dr Suzanne Albary, and I’ll be guiding you through research methods to become a better researcher, both for academic study and professional practice. Listen to four seasons of interviews with active researchers from all sorts of disciplines to hear how they use certain methods, what methodologies work for them, and their top tips for doing better research.

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Do Better Research S2 E2: Lessons Learned in Contract...

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2021/02/11

In this episode, I get the chance to interview Dr Will Thomas (https://willt486.github.io/), Associate Professor of the Suffolk Business School (https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/suffolk-business-school), about his reflections on contract research through the methodology of autoethnography. We talk about the process of autoethnography, including what it is and how to do it. We also talk about his experience of contract research, and lessons learned. You can read Will & Mirjam's research in: Thomas

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00:45:29

Do Better Research S2 E1: Participatory Action...

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2021/02/04

Disclaimer: This episode contains an instance of swearing. In this episode, I speak to Mike Seal, Professor of Education and Social Mobility at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/professor-mike-seal). Mike talks about a range of research projects that he has engaged in, and focuses on what he calls a 'maverick methodology', Participatory Action Research (PAR). This methodology is the focus of his book Participatory Pedagogic Impact Research: Co-Production with Community Partners

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Do Better Research S1 E9: Interview with Professor...

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2020/12/07

In this episode, I speak to Professor Mark NK Saunders (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/business/saunders-mark.aspx) from the Birmingham Business School. Mark has published widely on both research methods and Human resource management, and has authored books such as Research Methods for Business Students and Keeping your Doctorate on Track, and has publishes over 100 journal articles and book chapters. In this interview, we talk favourite research projects, how many interviews are enough

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00:57:19

Do Better Research S1 E8: Explaining Quantitative...

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2020/11/30

In this episode, my guests attempt to teach me (a qualitative researcher) about quantitative research. I speak to Dr Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman (http://globalhealth.port.ac.uk/team_member/dr-mohammad-mahbubur-rahman) about his research and finding the story in quantitative data, and Dr Shahidul Islam (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-shahidul-islam) helps explain some of the key features of quantitative research. The Guests... Dr Mohammad Rahman is a Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Health

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00:23:33

Do Better Research S1 E7: Using Secondary Data

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2020/10/30

In this episode, I speak Dr Catherine Price (https://warwick.ac.uk/study/csde/gsp/eportfolio/directory/pg/live/u1455901/) about her research using below-the-line comments in online news articles. We’ll be thinking about using secondary data for research purposes, including what kinds of data can be used, where we can find it, and what issues there might be in evaluating it The Guest... Dr Catherine Price's work on foodbank use using secondary data collection methods can be found here: Price, C.,

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00:53:01

Do Better Research S1 E6: Using Visual Methods in...

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2020/10/21

In this episode, I speak to two fantastic researchers Dr Jan Wilcox (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-jan-wilcox) and Dr Suzanne Culshaw (https://www.bera.ac.uk/person/suzanne-culshaw) about their use of visual methods in their PhD research. You'll hear how they employed visual components to their methods to enhance their data collection, providing focal points for participant discussions. They'll also be sharing some tips on how to include visual methods in your own research design. The Guests... Dr

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00:33:47

Do Better Research S1 E5: Using Social Media for...

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2020/10/20

In this episode, we’re be thinking about how we might use social media to gather research data. We’ll also talk briefly about netnography (https://youtu.be/F8axfYomJn4), and in our interview for this week, with Kerry Jordan-Daus (https://twitter.com/KerryJordanDaus), we’ll hear some of the issues with this particular methodology. Further resources on using online research methods can be found courtesy of the Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (https://scgrg.co.uk/online-research-methods)

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00:50:32

Do Better Research S1 E4: Using Interviews and Focus...

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2020/10/14

This episode will explore the use of interviews and focus groups as methods for data collection, and some of the nuances and challenges of using online technologies to facilitate them. We’ll be talking to two guests: Dr Sue Hollinrake (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-susan-hollinrake), Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Suffolk, and Kat Nudds (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katnudds/), the Career Coach with the mindset of a personal trainer (https://www.thecareerpt.co.uk/) and

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00:22:12

Do Better Research S1 E3: The Literature Review

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2020/10/01

In this episode, we'll be hearing about the literature review. We'll be thinking about what goes into a good quality literature review, and how to structure our planning for this hugely important section to our research project. We'll be talking to Lizzie Mapplebeck, Director of the Suffolk Alliance Mental Health Transformation Programme and MBA student at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/courses/pg/master-business-administration-mba). Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD offers some great

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00:44:28

Do Better Research S1 E2: Conducting Ethical Research

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2020/10/01

In this episode, we will be talking about research ethics. We’ll be speaking Fiona Ellis, co-founder of the Survivors in Transition (https://survivorsintransition.co.uk/), a Suffolk-based charity who support men and women who have experienced sexual abuse in childhood. As you can imagine, Fiona has a range of ethics experience, not only from her role within SITS, but also as a member of the University of Suffolk institutional ethics committee. We also speak to Dr Will Thomas

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00:24:43

Do Better Research S1 E1: Why we do research

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2020/10/01

In this, episode one, we’ll be exploring what we mean by research, and why we do it. We’ll be talking to some active researchers – Dr Tom Vine and Dr Fran Hyde of the Suffolk Business School (www.uos.ac.uk/business) - about their research journeys and what they enjoy about engaging with research. We’ll also be thinking about where research projects come from, both from within our workplace and deciding what to study as part of a research project. The Guests... Dr Tom Vine has a new book out! Check

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