Research project

National Centre for Research Methods 2020-24

Research groups:

Centre for Research in Inclusion

Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW)
Lead researchers:

Professor Gabriele Durrant
Other researchers:

Emeritus Professor David Martin,

Professor Melanie Nind
Research funder:

ESRC
Status:

Active

Project overview

The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) https://www.ncrm.ac.uk was established by the Economic and Social Research Council in 2004 and has been coordinated by the University of Southampton through multiple funding rounds. Since 2014, NCRM has been a partnership between three universities with international reputations in methodological research and training in the social sciences: University of Southampton, The University of Manchester and University of Edinburgh. The Centre Director is Prof Gabi Durrant at the University of Southampton.

In January 2020, NCRM entered a new phase with an ESRC award for five years. The new phase focuses on delivering a comprehensive programme of cutting-edge research methods training across the UK. This phase is still delivered by the Universities of Southampton, Manchester and Edinburgh but this partnership is significantly enhanced and expanded to include strategically selected centre partner institutions who deliver training locally to ensure geographical and subject expertise diversity.