Doctoral Training Programme: Digital Research with Collections
Covering everything from how to navigate collections to how to teach with them, this programme of in-person and virtual events introduces PhD students from any institution to collections-based research.
About this event
Explore digital approaches to collections-based research.
In collaboration with the University of Reading’s Digital Hub, collections staff and academic will explore digital approaches to collections-based research. This session will explore some common methods, some recent projects, and some of the logistical and theoretical issues underpinning this kind of academic research.
Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research
This event is part of our Doctoral Training Programme: collections-based research series. Attend as few or as many sessions as you like.
- 22 Oct 2025: Navigating collections (at The MERL)
- 26 Nov 2025: Reading objects, images and documents (at The MERL)
- 03 Dec 2025: Collections-based research, theories and methods (online)
- 14 Jan 2026: What’s not there? Absences in collections (online)
- 04 Feb 2026: Teaching with collections (at The MERL)
- 04 Mar 2026: Digital research with collections (online)
- 15 Apr 2026: Research engagement and impact with collections – skills for PER (at The MERL).