[With apologies for cross-posting and to those for whom this is not relevant...] Dear all, We hope that this workshop will be of interest to UK-based students. Please forward to those who you think might be interested - thanks! Research training residential workshops *Free places available for doctoral students* “Quantitative methods for Internet Research”: workshop with Mike Thelwall 6-8th April 2006, University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK The Department of Information Studies at Aberystwyth is pleased to announce the first in a series of training workshops and seminars aimed at research students involved in researching Internet use, or using the Internet as a tool in their research. Professor Mike Thelwall, is based at the University of Wolverhampton, and is a leading researcher in web bibliometrics and link analysis (Webometrics). He has published extensively in these areas. He will introduce students to research techniques for investigating Internet use, including link analysis and blog analysis. Attendees will be shown how to take advantage of existing online data sources and will also be introduced to new specialist research software. This is an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) -funded workshop series which aims to acquaint doctoral researchers with some of the many ways that the Internet can be used both as a research tool and as a subject of research itself. PhD students at ANY stage of their research are invited to attend – the intention is to provide training, facilitate discussion and allow research students from the various Information Studies and Information Systems departments in the UK to meet and forge links in an informal environment. Students or early career researchers with an interest in any aspect of qualitative or quantitative methodologies are welcome. The AHRC encourages doctoral students to undertake research training throughout their PhD. As such the intention of these workshops is to provide research skills that are both transferable and of immediate applicability for new researchers. The series is funded with provision from the AHRC to support collaborative research training for doctoral students. Attendance at the workshop is FREE of charge for doctoral students, including accommodation and meals, but places are limited. Under the terms of the programme, priority will be given to AHRC-funded students but all interested students are encouraged to apply. Attendees will asked to prepare a 5-10 minute presentation of their current research (or a poster presentation), in order to facilitate small-group discussion and exchange of ideas. The programme is intended to complement any research training that students undertake at their home institution and as such certificates of attendance will be provided for all attendees. Please contact Dr Wendy Shaw (<mailto:wes@aber.ac.uk>wes@aber.ac.uk) or Dr Anoush Simon (<mailto:ads@aber.ac.uk>ads@aber.ac.uk) The attractive seaside town of Aberystwyth is accessible by train, bus and road – with easy rail links from Shrewsbury and Birmingham, further information about the University of Wales Aberystwyth including travel links, can be found at <http://www.aber.ac.uk/>http://www.aber.ac.uk/ ------------------------------------------- Dr Anoush Simon Department of Information Studies University of Wales, Aberystwyth Llanbadarn Fawr Aberystwyth SY23 3AS email: ads@aber.ac.uk