Free, weekly series for students and young researchers, covering research, scientific writing, scholarships, and practical AI.
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm (Qatar).
Benefits:
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Free weekly learning
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Network with global students & researchers
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3 attendees win free tickets to the next paid course
Season 1 — Research Idea → Design
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Episode 1 — 24 Sep 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar)-Live Online
Question Alchemy: Messy Ideas to Strong Research Questions
A fast workflow to turn vague ideas into sharp, testable research aims that reviewers understand.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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About Your Trainer​​
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Dr. Nouf Mahmoud, founder of CROSSTALK LAB, brings over 20 years of experience in education, research, supervision, and mentoring. A UK-CPD–certified trainer committed to empowering researchers, she has been honored twice by UNESCO for her excellence in research and mentoring, and by HEC Paris University for outstanding leadership.​​​
Episode 2 — 01 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar)-Live Online
Make It Matter: Rationale, significance & the real gap
Learn to turn a vague topic into a compelling problem statement: pinpoint the true gap, justify significance, and craft a rationale reviewers can’t ignore.
Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 3 — 15 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar)-Live Online
Choose The Study Your Data Deserves
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Match your question to the best design - experimental vs. observational, variables, controls, and feasibility - so you avoid rework and collect decision-grade data.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 4 — 22 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar)-Live Online
Practice & Challenge Your Research Design!
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Hands-on mini-cases and quick drills to test your questions, variables, sampling, and validity with fast feedback.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 5 — 29 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar)-Live Online
Open Clinic — Foundations
Live Q&A and rapid feedback on your ideas, aims, and designs, troubleshoot roadblocks and get a sneak peek of what’s coming in Season 2.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Season 2 — Research Design → Data
Episode 1 — 19 Nov 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar) Live Online
From Research Design to Methodology
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Translate your design into a methodology you can actually execute. Define sample, measures, instruments, procedures, and analyses; add ethics/data plan and timeline; pilot, then pre-set decision rules.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 2 — 26 Nov 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar) Live Online
Research Based on Different Methodologies
Quick mini-cases to choose and justify qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods designs (e.g., experiments, surveys, case studies, interview); match designs to questions, resources, and timelines.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 3 — 3 Dec 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar) Live Online
Types of Data & Statistical Significance
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Hands-on drills to classify data (nominal/ordinal/interval/ratio), pick a basic test, and read p-values, CIs, and effect sizes without getting lost—plus when to prefer non-parametrics.
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 4 — 10 Dec 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar) Live Online
From Data & Statistics to Decisions
Turn outputs into action: interpret tables/plots, link results to RQs, make evidence-based recommendations, and draft 3–4 lines of clear “Results → Implication → Next step.”
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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Episode 5 — 3 Dec 2025, 6:00 PM (Qatar) Live Online
Open Clinic: Bring Your Data & Questions
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troubleshooting for real projects: quick triage on design/methods, survey/interview items, coding/cleaning, picking the right test, reading outputs, and sharpening figures/tables. Bring a 1–2 page brief or a small data snippet (optional).
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Audience: Higher Education: Undergrads, Grads, Postgrads, and Early-Career Researchers.​​​​​​​​​​
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