Interested in meeting other researchers working on related problems or with shared methods, but who are perhaps in a different field? Participate in an informal group where members meet to discuss these issues, get feedback on their own work, or collaborate on something new. Some groups that we've run are listed below, and further information about getting involved is posted in the OxRSS emails. If you would like to suggest an IDG, please get in touch.
Participant engagement in qualitative research
Discussing methods, approaches, and considerations about care for participants and effectiveness in elicitation of beliefs, perceptions, or experiences of sensitive topics.
Network Analysis
We look at the application of network data structures in different fields (social networks, cognitive networks, ecological networks, etc.), and common challenges encountered in their analysis and interpretation.
Statistical Inference & Computing
We discuss all manner of topics in statistics, both theoretical and computational, and draw on our diversity of backgrounds to overcome myopia in the methods applied in our respective fields.
Anthropology & Psychology: Comparisons & Divergences
The aim is to bring anthropology into critical dialogue with psychology for a more holistic approach to human sciences research.
The notion of ‘presence’ in an interdisciplinary approach
We endeavour to find out how much overlapping exists when various disciplines speak about the notion of ‘presence’. For instance, what does a physicist have in mind? And a historian?
Leading Education with Legal Lens (LELL)
The aim is to explore the intersection between education and law in relation to educational leadership, school issues and advice to governments and policy-makers.
Meta-research, open science and research reproducibility
The reproducibility crisis has affected multiple research fields, and scientists are calling for a change in the research culture (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661319302906). Meta-research was created to identify solutions to the current situation, and Open Science is one of the solutions to improve transparency of research. We plan to bring together researchers from any academic field to share their experience on meta-research, open science and reproducibility by hosting journal clubs, research-in-progress presentations, and invited talks.
