Research Methods Podcasts

Welcome to Do Better Research, a learning-focused podcast about research methods. My name is Dr Suzanne Albary, and I’ll be guiding you through research methods to become a better researcher, both for academic study and professional practice. Listen to three seasons of interviews with active researchers from all sorts of disciplines to hear how they use certain methods, what methodologies work for them, and their top tips for doing better research.

The National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) conducts research and training in social science research methods, aiming to advance methodological understanding and practice across the UK social science research community. This podcast series highlights developments in methodological research in social sciences.

The Words Matter Podcast Qualitative Research Series. Episodes on grounded theory, phenomenology and thematic analysis

This series introduces you to the world of practice-based research, both inside and outside academia. Your host is Dr Sophie Hope, a practice-based researcher in the Film, Media and Cultural Studies Department at Birkbeck, University of London. The podcast is produced with assistance from Dr Jo Coleman. Each episode brings you up close and personal to Sophie and a guest, sharing their experience of working in research - conducted through, with and as creative practice - in disciplines such as art, design, writing, music, media and theatre.

Active from 2016-2020, “Research in Action” was a podcast about topics and issues related to research in higher education featuring experts across a range of disciplines. Guests were from a range of higher education institutions and shared their expertise on qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, as well as their personal experiences as researchers, research and writing practices, organizational and productivity strategies and more.

‎This page lists the NCRM audio podcasts. In interviews of around 10-15 minutes we share the latest methodological developments, research findings and ideas and discuss their potential and actual impact.

This podcast publishes short interviews with arts-based/artistic researchers to share their insights with other researchers in the relevant fields.

Here is a series of ten podcasts introducing how to undertake Qualitative Methods. This series was supported by the Higher Education Academy.

The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Check out our collection of conversations on research methods in action designed to demystify how we know what we ‘know’.

‎A podcast from the Qualitative Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association.

A podcast interested in the how's and why's of user experience research. Through interviews with industry experts and hands-on trial and error, we indulge and celebrate curiosity. Expect to test assumptions, examine methods, and engage in some old fashion experiments.

The Method podcast profiles designers at Google, giving listeners an inside look at their journeys and design choices. Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of Method Podcast from Google Design.

A podcast from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Knowledge Hub and CPREHub.org. Uniting research, policy, and practice through interviews and discussions around pressing education issues.

“Research in Action” (“RIA”) is a podcast about topics and issues related to research in higher education featuring experts across a range of disciplines. Episodes are posted weekly and include guest interviews and solo episodes. Guests are from a range of higher education institutions and share their expertise on qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, as well as their personal experiences as researchers, research and writing practices, organizational and productivity strategies and more.