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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 S4 E5: Collaborative Research &...

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2023/02/13

In the final episode of Season 4, I am speaking with two great researchers, Dr Natalia Balyasnikova, and Spring Gillard, about their work on collaborative research projects. This conversation offers researchers an insight into how to build relationships for collaborative research. We also speak about their use of ethnodrama as a method for doing and conveying research ideas, and more generally about the opportunities that creative research methods offer.You can discover more about the UBC Learning

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00:26:23

Do Better Research S4 E4.3: Networking and conferences

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2023/01/30

This is the final of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas. In this third

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00:26:23

Do Better Research S4 E4.2: Developing a methodology

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2023/01/23

This is the second of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas. In this second

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00:20:41

Do Better Research S4 E4.1: What it's like to *do*...

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2023/01/16

This is the first of three episodes where I speak Dr Kaja Franck (https://twitter.com/kajafranck), Visiting Lecturer in English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Hertfordshire. Throughout the three episodes, we cover a wide range of topics, including the research process, the importance of space, and the supervisory relationship while doing a PhD; how to develop your own methodology; and the importance of conferences and networks in developing your research ideas. In this first

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00:42:40

Do Better Research S4 E3: Online Methods

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2022/11/14

In this episode, I'm talking with free-range scholar and methodologist, Dr Janet Salmons (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsalmons/) about using online methods to conduct research. We dig into considerations for how to use online methods, design, creativity, as well as the ethics of using these methods. Janet offers some excellent guidance and questions to think about when designing research - both for online and in-person methods. You can find her book, Doing Qualitative Research Online, from Sage

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00:39:31

Do Better Research S4 E2: Decolonising Research Methods

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2022/10/17

In this, the second episode of Season 4, I talk to Sara de Sousa (https://twitter.com/sarag5), Student Success Lead at Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire. Her work and research is on understanding and reducing the awarding gap between Black and Global Majority students, and white students, and increase retention and progression across the student demographic. We talk about undertaking using creative methods, decolonising research, and the importance of self-awareness and

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00:35:23

Do Better Research S4 E1: Doing a Professional Doctorate

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2022/10/03

Welcome to Season 4 of Do Better Research! In this episode, the first of Season 4, we dive into what it means to do a 'Professional Doctorate' with Janine Marriott (https://twitter.com/thejanine). Janine is undertaking her project, entitled ‘Dead Interesting: Public engagement in and with Sites of Cemeteries and Graveyards (UK , Ireland and Europe)' with the University of Hertfordshire. She is also the Public Engagement Manager at Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust, the case study for her doctoral

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00:40:44

Do Better Research S3 E7: Queer Paradigms in Research

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2021/12/13

In this episode Dr Sebastian Cordoba (https://twitter.com/scordoban), a Lecturer in Psychology for the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at University of Suffolk, explains and explores queer research paradigms, and we discuss what being a queer researcher really means. Sebastian is currently turning his dissertation into a monograph for the Routledge Gender and Sexualities in Psychology series. He is also collaborating on a research project entitled AutOnoME which examines how neurodivergent

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00:46:24

Do Better Research S3 E6: Feminist Research &...

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2021/11/29

In this wide-ranging conversation with PhD researcher Victoria Holt (https://twitter.com/victoriabee27), we talk about feminist research, the importance of reflexivity and researching marginalised groups. Victoria is a doctoral researcher at the University of Roehampton (https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/victoria-holt), exploring sex workers’ experiences of domestic and familial abuse. She is an activist with the Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement (SWARM)

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00:40:03

Do Better Research S3 E5.2: Netnography & Being Part...

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2021/11/22

In the second half of a two-part episode 5, I speak to Diana Tremayne (https://twitter.com/dianatremayne) about netnography as an approach, and also the insights and challenges of being part of a community that you are researching. Diana is a lecturer at the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, and she has recently completed her doctoral research into online teacher learning communities. You can find her blog here: https://anotherfeblog.wordpress.com/ Some further

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00:22:12

Do Better Research S3 E5.1: Doing a PhD

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2021/11/15

In the first of a two-part episode 5, I speak to Diana Tremayne (https://twitter.com/dianatremayne) about her research, where we focused on the doing of a PhD. We talk about the process of doing and writing, and discuss some of the challenges that PhD researchers need to overcome to be successful. Diana is a lecturer at the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, and she has recently completed her doctoral research into online teacher learning communities. You can find her blog

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00:44:50

Do Better Research S3 E2: Virtue Ethics

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2021/11/08

In this episode, I talk to David Carpenter (https://arma.ac.uk/speaker/david-carpenter/) who works as a trainer for the Health Research Authority, the UK Research Integrity Office (https://ukrio.org/) and the Association of Research Managers and Administrators. We talk about the paradigm of virtue ethics, what it is, and what it means to researchers and participants. David comes to this episode with a wealth of knowledge and experience of what ethics means to research, and how we can embed ethical

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00:26:53

Do Better Research S3 E4: Feminist Paradigms in Research

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2021/11/01

In this episode Dr Angelika Strohmayer (https://twitter.com/tripsandflips_), a Senior Lecturer in Northumbia University’s School of Design (https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/s/angelika-strohmayer/), explains and explores feminist research paradigms, and we discuss what being a feminist researcher really means. Throughout the episode, we talk about a range of resources you can use and read to learn more about feminist research (skip to 23:00 to hear Angelika outline some key readings),

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00:30:03

Do Better Research S3 E3: What Is Methodology?

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2021/10/18

In this episode, I talk to Dr Sarah Warnes (https://www.mgmt.ucl.ac.uk/people/sarahwarnes), Associate Professor in Education at the UCL School of Management. We talk about what methodology actually means, how to understand and write about it, and how to explore your methodology as part of a research project. In this episode, we talk about the 'research onion' from Saunders et al (2012) - an open access version can be found here: https://research-methodology.net/research-philosophy/ Warnes, Sarah

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00:42:23

Do Better Research S3 E1: Data Activism

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2021/09/20

In this episode I speak to Dr Javiera Atenas (https://twitter.com/jatenas), Senior Lecturer in Learning and Teaching Enhancement at the University of Suffolk (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-javiera-atenas). Javiera currently works in developing critical data literacies amongst academics and supporting institutions in developing open education and science policies. We talk about data activism – what it is and the impact it has on research and researchers. Javiera has some fantastic resources

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00:39:23

Do Better Research Knowledge Exchange 1: Dr Katherine...

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2021/08/11

In this episode, Dr Katherine Allen presents her research: "We need to hold the hope for this: feminist epistemology, patriarchal realise and the uses of utopianism" as part of the knowledge exchange talks organised by the University of Suffolk Gender and Sexuality Research Interest Group (https://www.uos.ac.uk/content/gender-and-sexualities-research-interest-group). Find Dr Katherine Allen online (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/katherine-allen) and on twitter

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00:38:27

Do Better Research S2 E6: Accessible Quants & Using...

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2021/05/07

In this episode, I’m talking to Dr Christopher Huggins (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/dr-christopher-huggins), Associate Dean for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience and Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Suffolk. Chris is a mixed methods researcher whose profile focuses on subnational politics in Europe and the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union. In our interview, we talk about accessible quantitative and secondary research with a focus on his published short

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00:35:15

Do Better Research S2 E5: Research Funding

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2021/04/22

In this episode, I interview Andreea Tocca (https://www.uos.ac.uk/people/andreea-tocca), Research Development Manager at the University of Suffolk. Andreea is a multidisciplinary Academic with 20 years of experience in higher education and practical practice in the healthcare sector. In this episode we talk research funding - how to plan research projects, how to find funding, and how to be successful in funding bid writing. Credit: Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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00:39:29

Do Better Research S2 E4: Writing as Method

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2021/03/25

In this episode, I interview Dr Helen Kara (https://helenkara.com/). Helen is an independent researcher and prolific writer, with a background in research methods, health, social care, and the third sector. Her two latest books are available from Bristol University Press: Creative Research Methods in Education, co-authored with Narelle Lemon, Dawn Mannay and Megan McPherson (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-research-methods-in-education), and Creative Writing for Social Research,

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00:34:52

Do Better Research S2 E3: Ethnography

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2021/02/18

In this episode, I interview Dr Kat Duffy (https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/staff/katherineduffy/), Lecturer in Marketing at the Adam Smith Business School, at the University of Glasgow. Kat is a researcher of consumer culture with a particular interest in the digitalisation of consumption. Her work is published in international journals including Consumption, Markets and Culture, Journal of Marketing Management, and Gender, Work and Organisation. She is an interpretivist researcher whose

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