1. A clearer understanding of the decisions involved in methodology navigator
This is developed through discussion, examples and feedback rather than by taking ownership of your assessed work.
Work through your research goal, data type, design and access constraints to identify methodological approaches worth discussing with your supervisor.
Every option below opens a dedicated full-information page.
Explore quantitative designs, variables, sampling and analysis alignment.
View full guide →Explore qualitative designs, sampling, data collection and analysis.
View full guide →Plan coherent integration of qualitative and quantitative strands.
View full guide →Plan research using existing datasets, documents, archives or published data.
View full guide →Plan question formulation, search, screening, appraisal and synthesis.
View full guide →Bring your research question and options into a live methodology consultation.
Research problems rarely sit in isolation. These related areas can help you connect this work to the next stage of your project.
The value of support is not simply having a call. It is being able to make better research decisions independently afterwards.
This is developed through discussion, examples and feedback rather than by taking ownership of your assessed work.
This is developed through discussion, examples and feedback rather than by taking ownership of your assessed work.
This is developed through discussion, examples and feedback rather than by taking ownership of your assessed work.
This is developed through discussion, examples and feedback rather than by taking ownership of your assessed work.
We examine the question in the context of your research aims, programme requirements, available evidence and constraints. The goal is not to impose a single answer, but to help you understand the trade-offs and justify the decision you make.
We examine the question in the context of your research aims, programme requirements, available evidence and constraints. The goal is not to impose a single answer, but to help you understand the trade-offs and justify the decision you make.
We examine the question in the context of your research aims, programme requirements, available evidence and constraints. The goal is not to impose a single answer, but to help you understand the trade-offs and justify the decision you make.
We examine the question in the context of your research aims, programme requirements, available evidence and constraints. The goal is not to impose a single answer, but to help you understand the trade-offs and justify the decision you make.
We examine the question in the context of your research aims, programme requirements, available evidence and constraints. The goal is not to impose a single answer, but to help you understand the trade-offs and justify the decision you make.
A useful research session should leave you knowing what changed in your understanding and what you need to do next. We therefore structure support around diagnosis, reasoning and action.
We identify the decision, difficulty or feedback that is blocking progress and separate the core research issue from secondary concerns.
We examine alternatives, assumptions, evidence and programme expectations so you can understand why one approach may fit better than another.
We translate the discussion into concrete next steps, checks and questions for your formal supervisor where institutional approval is needed.
The exact emphasis depends on your project, but a focused session or support pathway can cover the following parts of research methodology.
This support is designed for researchers who need to design, justify or revise the methodological logic of a study. We focus on the reasoning behind your decisions, not just the finished document or software output. That means working from your actual research question, programme expectations, supervisor feedback and the stage you have reached.
We can work through this area step by step, identify what evidence or reasoning is missing, and help you decide what should happen next in your own project.
We can work through this area step by step, identify what evidence or reasoning is missing, and help you decide what should happen next in your own project.
We can work through this area step by step, identify what evidence or reasoning is missing, and help you decide what should happen next in your own project.
We can work through this area step by step, identify what evidence or reasoning is missing, and help you decide what should happen next in your own project.