The Life Cycle of a Research Project

About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about the lifecycle of a research project, focusing in particular on: (i) the process of getting from an idea to a funded project, and where that funding might come from; (ii) the process of and logic behind pre-registering your study, as well as the ethical guidance that must be considered ahead of undertaking it; (iii) the practical tools that might be used to actually run a study, including online participant tools, as well as the process of piloting a study; (iv) errors to watch out for when analysing data; (v) how and where to publish your findings, as well as the complexities of the peer review process; (vi) the process of a journal accepting an article and the differences between journals.

About the lecturer

Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Dr Bouguettaya’s research interests are in social psychology and how knowledge from that field can be applied to others, particularly health, including how we can apply social identity theory to societal problems, as well as investigating the different perspectives one might take on those issues. Some of Dr Bouguettaya’s recent publications include 'The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviours: a critical and meta-analytic review' (2020) and 'The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma' (2020).