Please note that registration normally opens 6-8 weeks prior to the event date. The call will be circulated via your research administrators and in most cases, there will be limited places available. Please ensure that you complete the registration in full, providing details of previous training undertaken and current skill level (where applicable) as we use this information to select participants.
Past Events can be found on our Event Archives pages
Research Tradecraft (Application Closed)
The main purpose of this event is to advance the knowledge of academic community of early career researchers and doctoral students to give them insights into what it takes to… Read more
Qualitative Paper Development Retreat for Advanced Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Researchers (Application Closed)
Open to later-stage doctoral students and early to mid-career academic researchers. In collaboration with the Society of the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and NARTI, the retreat will consist of… Read more
Crafting World Leading Outputs for Qualitative Research (Application Closed)
Open to doctoral students and early career researchers. Following the success of the 2017 PhD led conference, the doctoral community at the University of Liverpool Management School (ULMS) is organising… Read more
One-Day Structured Writing Retreat (Application open until 14th February)
Structured Writing Retreats are facilitated sessions based upon the extensive research undertaken by Professor Rowena Murray (University of the West of Scotland). The aim of the retreats are to use… Read more
PhD Entrepreneurship Academy (Application open until 1st March)
Hosted by Centre for Entrepreneurship at University of Liverpool Management School, the PhD Entrepreneurship Academy is intended for PhD students and early career researchers who want to get a deep understanding of entrepreneurship as field, classic and modern theories of entrepreneurship, advanced research methods, conceptual modelling and theorising and how to publish in entrepreneurship journals. In addition, each participant will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their research project and overall guidance around how can they both develop a publication strategy and embed impact early on into their PhD projects. Read more
Two-Day Structured Writing Retreat for Early Career Researchers (Application open until 28th February)
Structured Writing Retreats are facilitated sessions based upon the extensive research undertaken by Professor Rowena Murray (University of the West of Scotland). The aim of the retreats are to use… Read more
Two-Day Ethnography Workshop (Application Closed)
Ethnography is increasingly regarded as a legitimate and important method for studying business and management, and one that can produce results not possible with other methods. It is also a… Read more
Activity Theory Summer School (Application open until 16th March)
In the Activity Theory Summer School, PhD students and Early Career Researchers will learn to apply activity theory to undertake research and conduct interventions in the contexts of organisations and communities. Our instructors, each of whom have developed considerable expertise in the theory, will lead participants in exploring both core concepts and emergent views on activity theory. This will allow participants to access specialist advanced training, support the establishment of new research networks between institutions and strengthen existing networks. Read more
15th Annual Doctoral Conference (Application open until 28th February)
The NARTI (www.narti.org.uk) Annual Doctoral Conference offers PhD students from Business and Management Schools the opportunity for advanced dialogue and debate on a range of methodological issues. This years’ Conference… Read more
The Resilient Researcher Retreat with Will Medd
The challenges of research life can make it hard to sustain a sense of personal resilience and well-being. Research life can be unpredictable, precarious and challenging. Research life can feel… Read more