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S3 Methods Hub

The S3 Methods Hub brings together NTU's methodological experts through a range of knowledge exchange activities. We can provide expertise to support research, and deliver commercial activity such as professional development, bespoke training and consultancy.

The S3 Methods Hub supports you with your methodological needs. We can help you design research projects and bids, generate new data or analyse existing data and help you to disseminate your findings.

The Hub consists of methodological experts from across the School of Social Sciences at NTU, and we aim to provide methodological support for academics; public, private and third sector organisations; and the local community with their research.

You can find out more about our specific areas of expertise by reading about our experts.

We can cost staff onto grants (as researchers), and offer strategic support to help with the development of funding applications. We have considerable experience in offering methodological expertise for local, national and international research projects, and delivering impactful research outputs.

The S3 Methods Hub has activity across two interlinked areas: commercial, and knowledge exchange groups (KEGs).

About the S3 Methods Hub

Who is the Hub for?

External public, private and third sector clients; and academics (including research assistants and fellows, postgraduate researchers and post-docs) both internal and external to NTU.

What does the Hub cost?

The different Methods Hub activities are costed in line with NTU's commercial activity policies. For more information, contact Dr Andrew Clapham or Kelly Smith.

Our experts

Learn more about the NTU experts that are part of the S3 Methods Hub and their associated areas of expertise.

Learn more about our experts

Accessing our services

The S3 Methods Hub can support you with every aspect of social science research methodology. You can find out more about what our experts offer, and examples from across NTU below.

Consultancy in Social Sciences

In the School of Social Sciences, we provide the opportunity to collaborate with our experts on specialist areas at the forefront of sector developments.

Knowledge Exchange Groups (KEGs)

Through our KEGs we can:

  • bring together methodological experts with beneficiaries via knowledge exchange activities
  • provide specific methodological expertise to support clients to undertake research
  • offer methodological expertise to work with clients one-to-one to develop, undertake and disseminate their research project.
Read more about our KEGs

Get in touch

Dr Andrew Clapham

Associate Professor Education Policy, and S3 Methods Hub Lead

andrew.clapham@ntu.ac.uk

Kelly Smith

School Commercial Manager, Social Sciences

kelly.smith@ntu.ac.uk

T: 0115 8484083

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