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FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME

Graduate and Doctoral Applied Research Capacity Building Incubator

From a practice problem to a strong applied research study.

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AUDIENCE

Master’s and doctoral students and practitioner-researchers

COMPLETION

AISCR certificate of completion

DURATION

12 weeks

GROUP SIZE

Up to 20 participants

DELIVERY

Live online sessions, research clinics and mentoring

2027 WINDOW

September

About the incubator

The Applied Research Capacity Building Incubator is a twelve-week
programme for master’s and doctoral students and practitioner
researchers undertaking applied studies in procurement and supply chain
management.
Research clinics, structured sessions and mentoring take participants
from an initial idea to a developed proposal, a sound methodological plan
and an applied research brief or pilot output, subject to the relevant ethics
approval. Participants also learn to communicate research to practitioners
and policymakers.

Please note: the incubator complements university supervision. It does not award a degree.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Master’s and doctoral students working on procurement, logistics or supply chain topics
  • Practitioners who want to conduct rigorous applied research in their organisations
  • Early-career researchers strengthening their methods and publication skills

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

  • Turn a practice problem into a focused, researchable question
  • Position a study within relevant literature and theory
  • Design a sound research approach, sampling plan and data collection strategy
  • Prepare for research ethics review
  • Plan appropriate quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods analysis
  • Communicate findings to academic, practitioner and policy audiences

Programme outline

Week Focus Key activities
Week 1 From practice problem to research question Orientation; mentor matching; problem framing
Week 2 Literature and theory Searching, reviewing and positioning a study
Week 3 Research design Choosing an approach for applied supply chain research
Week 4 Sampling and data collection Surveys, interviews, case studies and secondary data
Week 5 Research ethics Ethics principles and preparing an ethics application
Week 6 Proposal clinic Peer and mentor review of draft proposals
Week 7 Quantitative analysis Planning statistical analysis
Week 8 Qualitative analysis Coding, themes and rigour
Week 9 Applied methods Mixed methods, action research and design science
Week 10 Writing for impact Academic papers, practitioner briefs and policy notes
Week 11 Output clinic Review of applied research briefs or pilot outputs
Week 12 Research colloquium Participant presentations; feedback; next steps

MENTORING AND COACHING

Each participant is matched with an experienced research mentor who meets them every two weeks for one-to-one guidance on their proposal and methods[cite: 16].

Research clinics in Weeks 6 and 11 provide structured peer and mentor feedback on draft work[cite: 16].

ASSESSMENT AND COMPLETION

  • Progress assessed against milestones: research question, proposal, methodological plan and output[cite: 16]
  • Presentation at the closing research colloquium[cite: 16]
  • Participation in at least 80% of sessions and submission of milestone outputs[cite: 16]

WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH

  • A developed research proposal[cite: 16]
  • A sound methodological plan, ready for ethics review[cite: 16]
  • An applied research brief or pilot output, subject to ethics approval[cite: 16]
  • Experience presenting research to peers and experts[cite: 16]
  • AISCR certificate of completion[cite: 16]

Entry and application

  • Open to master’s and doctoral students, practitioner-researchers and early-career researchers[cite: 16]
  • Submit a one-page research idea and a statement of motivation[cite: 16]
  • Participants are encouraged to inform their university supervisors[cite: 16]
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