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Research Methods Training for Enterprises and Organisations: How to Build Evidence for Evaluation and Action

CPD Methods for Evidence and Evaluation

Continuous Professional Development provided by The Institute of Cornish Studies University of Exeter

New Year 2025

Following the success of our Evidence and Evaluation Continuous Professional Development Course, in Spring 2024, the Social and Economic Research Unit (SERU), at the Institute of Cornish Studies, The University of Exeter, are very pleased to announce a 2025 New Year programme of CPD training days in Evidence and Evaluation.

A key aim of SERU is to build and support a robust and autonomous research culture in Cornwall. These sessions are, then, aimed at organisations who need or wish to undertake research to support their activities. This might be to understand their client base better, to explore the local conditions in which they operate, to support grant bids or project evaluation.

No previous knowledge of research is required and alongside the sessions themselves. SERU colleagues will be pleased to advise on possible research organisations might wish to undertake.

The course will be taught by Prof. Malcolm Williams – Expert in Social Science Research Methodologies, proud Cornishman, Emeritus Professor of Cardiff University’s School of Social Science and Honorary Professor of The Institute of Cornish Studies. Plus, special guest senior lecturer Dr Charlotte Brookfield – expert in Quantitative Research Methodologies, Co-Director of Cardiff University’s Q-Step Centre and co-Editor of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology.

Course attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for continuous professional development purposes.

Here are some of the testimonials from our previous training.

“Excellent Course – Thank you so much. Feel confident to go and try techniques in the real world.”

“The analysis and techniques for collecting data, tying it into social and economic priorities chimed very strongly with our own organisational needs, and my role in the organisation.”

“I thought it was excellent, very high quality. I think there are many organisations and many employment roles that would benefit from this training and pay for their staff to have it.”

“Insightful, knowledgeable, educational, inspiring, quality learning experience.”

A Certificate of Attendance will be given to participants who attend each session.

Some organisations may be eligible for funding for a place on this course, for further information please contact Mistralle Reid m.reid2@exeter.ac.uk