Competency: Advanced Knowledge

Empirical Research Methods Workshops

In 2007 the Center for the Study of Law and Society (CSLS) launched the CSLS Empirical Research Methods Workshop series. The series introduces Berkeley Law faculty, CSLS affiliated faculty & visiting scholars, and graduate students interested in conducting empirical research on law to a wide range of empirical…

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Application Workshop — 9/17/2015

This workshop will provide valuable tips to help you strengthen your application. Speakers will include UC Berkeley’s NSF fellowship coordinator, a Berkeley faculty and fellowship review committee member, and three current Berkeley NSF fellows. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are for U.S. citizens, nationals or permanent resident aliens who are in…

BIDS Video Archive

The Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) provides a collection of recorded lectures that cover a wide range of topics, tools, programming languages, and methods of analysis of interest to budding graduate student data scientists.

Consultations on Academic Writing

The Graduate Writing Center offers individual consultations on topics such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication. To learn more, contact Sabrina Soracco, Director of Graduate Writing Center, at (510) 643-9392 or via email. Also, visit the Graduate Writing Center online.

Graduate Services in Doe Library

Graduate Services in Doe Library offers a core non-circulating research collection that supports: A quiet and congenial study space for graduate students and faculty UC Berkeley’s graduate programs in the humanities and history Course reserves for graduate humanities and social sciences courses Graduate Services also houses…

Berkeley Library Guides & Tutorials

Librarian experts have created a series of guides to help you find resources and services by subject, course, and topic at UC Berkeley.

Working Groups at D-Lab

D-Lab Working Groups bring together researchers from across disciplines and departments who share a common interest under the broad rubric of data-intensive social science. These self-organizing groups meet regularly to discuss relevant research, master a new technological skill, or collaborate on a project.

D-Lab Newsletter

A weekly newsletter full of information about the qualitative and quantitative methods trainings hosted by D-Lab, their interdisciplinary workgroups, and data science in the news. Sign up at the D-Lab website.

Protection of Human Subjects Student Investigators Guide

The Committee for Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) has put together a guide to introduce students to the process of submitting an application to CPHS, UC Berkeley’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), including key information and associated content links to other areas of the CPHS website. The Office for Protection of Human…

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Training at D-Lab

D-Lab’s workshops and other training offerings focus on students’ individual needs. They aim to help users needing short training around research software, tools, and techniques. They also address career planning, grant writing, and networking for graduate students. The trainings are designed for a wide range of skill levels and backgrounds to address a…