This course of seminars provides students with an opportunity to discuss their own research in the context of contemporary debates and research in the subject area. The discussions will take a number of forms. Students will present their own work for discussion in the seminar during the first year of their programme and again at a later date. Staff involved in supervising Regional and Urban Planning research students will attend these sessions. A second form of discussion will be based upon presentations by invited speakers who will present their research work. The emphasis will be on research method and will explore any difficulties faced in the work and the manner in which these were overcome. The third form of discussion will be oriented around critical evaluations of key contemporary debates, texts or research reports in the field.