Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat
- 7th Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat 2021, Online
- 6th Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Summer 2020, Tetovo, N.Macedonia
- 5th Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Spring 2020, Izmir, Turkey
- 4th Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Winter 2019, London, UK
- 2nd Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Spring 2019, Tekirdag, Turkey
- 1st Research Methods Conference 2018, San Marino,Italy
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat 2021, 14 – 17 May 2021, Online
IRM2022 – International Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat 2022 will be hosted by IBBS. IRM conferences have proven to be very productive and important in academic development of experienced as well as inexperienced researchers, scholars and students. Guided discussion panels, workshops and one-to-one personal development reviews are substantial value-adding features of the conference and offered by very experienced international academics with proven track record of publication and grant writing. Past IRM conferences can be found here.
Nihal Yazgan (Conference Coordinator for RMC 2021)
Registration and fees
To register for RMC 2021, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to rmcannual@gmail.com with the subject line “RMC 2021 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: £750
Registration fees are nonrefundable. For registration fee payment, please email rmcannual@gmail.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Summer 2020, 2 – 5 June 2020, Tetovo, N. Macedonia
RMC Summer 2020 is the sixth event in this increasingly popular annual series of reflective research meetings with academics from various disciplinary backgrounds including Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Law. The RMC aims at offering a friendly and frank environment for exchange over methodological issues and academic practice. The second objective of the RMC is to facilitate reflective practice and foster academic development of early and mid-career researchers. The RMC includes panels, seminars, workshops and hands-on practice sessions.
Through a four days retreat, participants are encouraged to share their current research, reflect on challenges while also having a concentrated structured time to focus on a single piece of a current writing project. Senior academics in the organisation team offer unbiased feedback and guidance throughout the programme.
Writing projects completed during or soon after the RMC are usually invited to be submitted to peer-reviewed and ranked international journals. Hope you will enjoy being part of this productive international academic community and benefit most from this concentrated and guided time for improving your academic writing and publishing skills.
Gizem Cakir (Conference Coordinator for RMC Summer 2020)
Key Dates for the RMC Summer 2020, Tetovo, N. Macedonia:
Submission and application deadline: 1 February 2020
Decisions communicated to participants: 15 March 2020
Final registration deadline: 1 June 2020
Conference dates: 2 – 5 June 2020
Conference venue: Tetovo, N. Macedonia
Registration and fees
To register for RMC Summer 2020, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to rmcannual@gmail.com with the subject line “RMC Summer 2020 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: €875
Registration fees are nonrefundable. For registration fee payment, please email rmcannual@gmail.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Spring 2020, 10 – 13 March 2020, Izmir, Turkey
RMC Spring 2020 is the fifth event in this increasingly popular annual series of reflective research meetings with academics from various disciplinary backgrounds including Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Law. The RMC aims at offering a friendly and frank environment for exchange over methodological issues and academic practice. The second objective of the RMC is to facilitate reflective practice and foster academic development of early and mid-career researchers. The RMC includes panels, seminars, workshops and hands-on practice sessions.
Through a four days retreat, participants are encouraged to share their current research, reflect on challenges while also having a concentrated structured time to focus on a single piece of a current writing project. Senior academics in the organisation team offer unbiased feedback and guidance throughout the programme.
Writing projects completed during or soon after the RMC are usually invited to be submitted to peer-reviewed and ranked international journals. Hope you will enjoy being part of this productive international academic community and benefit most from this concentrated and guided time for improving your academic writing and publishing skills.
Gizem Cakir (Conference Coordinator for RMC Spring 2020)
Key Dates for the RMC Spring 2020, Izmir, Turkey:
Submission and application deadline: 1 December 2019
Decisions communicated to participants: 15 January 2020
Final registration deadline: 10 March 2020
Conference dates: 10 – 13 March 2020
Conference venue: Izmir, Turkey
Registration and fees
To register for RMC Spring 2020, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to rmcannual@gmail.com with the subject line “RMC Spring 2020 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: €845
Registration fees are nonrefundable. For registration fee payment, please email rmcannual@gmail.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat Winter 2019, 6 – 9 December 2019, London, United Kingdom
RMC Winter 2019 is the fourth event in this increasingly popular annual series of reflective research meetings with academics from various disciplinary backgrounds including Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Law. The RMC aims at offering a friendly and frank environment for exchange over methodological issues and academic practice. The second objective of the RMC is to facilitate reflective practice and foster academic development of early and mid-career researchers. The RMC includes panels, seminars, workshops and hands-on practice sessions.
Through a four days retreat, participants are encouraged to share their current research, reflect on challenges while also having a concentrated structured time to focus on a single piece of a current writing project. Senior academics in the organisation team offer unbiased feedback and guidance throughout the programme.
Writing projects completed during or soon after the RMC are usually invited to be submitted to peer-reviewed and ranked international journals. Hope you will enjoy being part of this productive international academic community and benefit most from this concentrated and guided time for improving your academic writing and publishing skills.
Gizem Cakir (Conference Coordinator for RMC Winter 2019)
Key Dates for the RMC Winter 2019, London, UK:
Submission and application deadline: 1 September 2019
Decisions communicated to participants: 1 October 2019
Final registration deadline: 10 June 2019
Conference dates: 6 – 9 December 2019
Conference venue: London, United Kingdom
Registration and fees
To register for RMC Winter 2019, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to rmcannual@gmail.com with the subject line “RMC Winter 2019 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: €895
Registration fees are nonrefundable. For registration fee payment, please email rmcannual@gmail.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat (RMC), 17 – 21 June 2019, Bari, Italy
RMC Summer 2019 is the third event in this increasingly popular annual series of reflective research meetings with academics from various disciplinary backgrounds including Economics, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Law. The RMC aims at offering a friendly and frank environment for exchange over methodological issues and academic practice. The second objective of the RMC is to facilitate reflective practice and foster academic development of early and mid-career researchers. The RMC includes panels, seminars, workshops and hands-on practice sessions.
Through a four days retreat, participants are encouraged to share their current research, reflect on challenges while also having a concentrated structured time to focus on a single piece of a current writing project. Senior academics in the organisation team offer unbiased feedback and guidance throughout the programme.
Writing projects completed during or soon after the RMC are usually invited to be submitted to peer-reviewed and ranked international journals. Hope you will enjoy being part of this productive international academic community and benefit most from this concentrated and guided time for improving your academic writing and publishing skills.
Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci (Conference Chair for RMC Summer 2019)
Key Dates for the RMC Summer 2019, Bari, Italy:
Submission and application deadline: 1 April 2019
Decisions communicated to participants: 19 May 2019
Final registration deadline: 10 June 2019
Conference dates: 17 – 21 June 2019
Conference venue: University of Bari, Italy
Registration and fees
To register for RMC Summer 2019, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to admin@tplondon.com with the subject line “RMC Summer 2019 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: £795
For registration, please email sales@tplondon.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Research Methods Conference and Writing Retreat (RMC), 29 April – 1 May 2019, Tekirdag, Turkey
RMC 2019 is the second event in the annual series of reflective research events with academics mainly from Social Science and Humanities. The RMC aims at offering a friendly and frank environment for exchange over methodological issues and academic practice. The second objective of the RMC is to facilitate reflective practice and foster academic development of early and mid-career researchers. The RMC includes panels, seminars, workshops and hands-on practice sessions.
Through a three days retreat, participants are encouraged to share their current research, reflect on challenges while also having a concentrated structured time to focus on a single piece of a current writing project. Senior academics in the organisation team offer unbiased feedback and guidance throughout the programme.
Writing project completed during or soon after the RMC is invited to be submitted to peer-reviewed international journals.
On behalf of the Honorary President of the RMC 2019 Conference, Prof. Dr. Mümin ŞAHIN, Rector of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, we welcome all participants to enjoy this writing oriented training and development event.
Prof Ali Tilbe and Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci (Conference Chairs for RMC 2019)
Key Dates for the RMC 2019, Tekirdag, Turkey:
Submission and application deadline: 1 February 2019
Decisions communicated to participants: 16 February 2019
Final registration deadline: 15 March 2019
Conference dates: 29 April-1 May2019
Conference venue: Namik Kemal University, Uygulama Oteli, Tekirdag, Turkey
Registration and fees
To register for RMC, please email your full name, affiliation, address, research proposal title and a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) to admin@tplondon.com with the subject line “RMC 2019 Registration”. Once your application is approved, please proceed to the payment of registration fee and arrange your own travel, visas -if needed-, and accommodation.
Conference Registration fee: £685
For registration, please email sales@tplondon.com for an invoice to be paid by credit or debit card or any alternative payment methods available.
Tracks in RMC:
| 1. Research as a reflective practice 2. Qualitative methods 3. Quantitative methods 4. New developments in research methods 5. Theories and approaches in research 6. Evaluative frameworks and benchmarking |
7. Dissemination of research 8. Funding and grants 9. Research communities and networks 10. Research politics and regulation 11. Research ethics 12. New technologies and research(ers) |
Research Methods Conference (RMC) 2-4 February 2018, San Marino
RMC2018 was a peer-reviewed conference gathering a select group of international academic participants. The conference brings together experienced and less experienced researchers from around the world for a productive and pleasant two days event of exchange and networking. It aims to improve academic capability and research skills for new researchers and students. Participants from developing and transition countries are particularly welcome.
The themes fall within the scope of the event include but not limited to knowledge exchange; international academic networks; cohort and longitudinal methods; handling of complex data sets; multivariate analysis; advanced statistical methods; grounded theory; discourse analysis; content analysis; teaching methods; research grant applications; careers and skills development; rankings; benchmarking; evaluations; report writing; field research; instrument development; survey techniques; qualitative analysis; big data; social media.
The RMC 2018 was formed of panel discussions, round tables, parallel sessions, keynote speeches, writing retreats and workshops.
The Research Methods Conference 2018 was a collaborative event under the supervision of an experienced project advisory board.
Key Dates for the 1st RMC, San Marino:
Submission and application deadline: 1 December 2017
Decisions communicated to participants: 16 December 2017
Final registration deadline: 15 January 2018
Conference dates: 2-4 February 2018
Conference venue: San Marino University, San Marino
Conference hotel: Grand Hotel San Marino
Abstract and paper submissions and expressions of interest to participate in RMC should be emailed no later than 1 December 2017.
The conference programme will be provided at the conference registration desk.
Contact: sales@tplondon.com
About the Project
# The RMC is partly supported by a TPLondon project (Project no: 2017-04-010).
Project title: Improving and promoting academic outputs from Central, Eastern and Southern European countries as well as those from the Global South
Project no: 2017-04-010
Project duration: 10 years (01.01.2017 – 31.12.2027)
This project aims at improving academic capacity by facilitating international academic event participation, fostering skills in writing and disseminating academic knowledge. The project is particularly addressing the need for selecting audiences and writing for a specific readership. Within the project, there will be workshops, training sessions, international conferences and off-line and online documentation to support reflective academic practice.
The project’s geographic focus is Central, Eastern and Southern European countries. However, collaborations with other institutions and individuals are possible further afield.
Conference Organization Committee (2018-2022)
Prof Ibrahim Sirkeci, International Busines School, UK (Chair)
Dr Abdulkader Aljandali, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom
Dr Gul Ince Beqo, University of Bari, Italy
Assoc Prof Dr Tuncay Bilecen, Kocaeli University, Turkey
Assoc Prof Dr Vildan Mahmutoglu, Galatasaray University, Turkey
Dr Michela Pellicani, University of Bari, Italy
Dr Omar Al Serhan, Al Hayat Colleges, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr Deniz Eroglu Utku, Trakya University, Turkey
Assoc Prof Dr Pinar Yazgan, Sakarya University, Turkey
Assoc Prof Dr Murat Yucesahin, Ankara University, Turkey