Current students funded by either an ESRC DTC at the Universities of Birmingham, Nottingham and Warwick, or the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP have access to a number of Advanced Training Modules or Specialist Training Courses each year at the University of Birmingham, free of charge.

These modules can be taken for credit or audit, subject to availability. If taken for credit, these credits can be transferred back to your home institution.

Unless otherwise stated, all advanced training courses run as 2-day intensive workshops from 10:00 until 16:00 with breaks.

Please note that the ATMs/STCs listed below are offered on campus only. They are not available for online attendance. ATMs/STCs are designed in a certain way, they all make different demands but they are intensive courses and require in-person attendance.

The deadline to register for any of the modules below is by 28 February 2025.

Advanced Training Modules available in 2024/25

A full detailed list of modules available, including a description, learning outcomes, suggested reading and assessments is available in the Advanced Training Modules (ATM) Handbook

A timetable, including information about teaching dates and assessment deadlines is available in the ATM Timetable 2024/25 

How to Register for a module

If you are an ESRC DTP student from the University of Birmingham:
Please contact socialresearchmethods@contacts.bham.ac.uk, copying in esrc-dtp@contacts.bham.ac.uk, stating which course you are interested in.

If you are an ESRC DTP student from one of our partner institutions (the Universities of Nottingham, Warwick, Aston, Leicester and Loughborough, De Montfort and Nottingham Trent) and you would like to express an interest in registering for any of these courses:
Please contact socialresearchmethods@contacts.bham.ac.uk, copying in esrc-dtp@contacts.bham.ac.uk, stating which course you are interested in.
A member of the team will confirm if a place is available and you will be asked to complete this Single Module Enrolment Form to enable us to register you as a PG Affiliate Student.

Please note that places on these courses are limited, and that the list of modules available will vary from year to year.

Please register your interest in a module by 28 February 2025 by following the instructions on 'How to Register' at the bottom of this page. The modules are offered on campus only.