The Durham Research Methods Centre is hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Centre provides an interdisciplinary environment for the development of research methods and for methods training. Activities are co-ordinated by a team of Core Staff, and delivered by over 50 DRMC Fellows.
We run interdisciplinary MA and PG Certificate programmes in social research methods and cross-faculty Masters in Data Science (Social Analytics) and Masters in Data Science (Health).
We run a Research Methods Café fortnightly during term time offering interdisciplinary conversations.
I would highly recommend MA Research Methods in Education, especially for students who are planning to enhance their experience and knowledge of research in education and plan to do a PhD. It is an excellent programme even for those who want to know the nature and value of evidence in education research. I gained a thorough understanding of research methods and learnt a lot of practical skills to do research. The great strength of the programme was its interdisciplinary nature, which meant that we were able to take courses from different departments and to meet students and teachers from different disciplines.
DRMC are excited to announce the following seminars for November 2026 from two fantastic visitors from Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa – Dr Gary Koekemoer and Professor Andrea Hurst
Enquiries about Research Methods Centre should be sent via the email below.
Faculty of Social SciencesArthur Holmes BuildingDurham UniversityDurhamDH1 3LEUK
