Following the success of the Research Methods Festival in Oxford in July 2004 the Research Methods programme, the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) and the National Centre for e-Social Sciences (NCeSS) are planning the next RM festival to take place 17-20 July 2006. The festival will provide an excellent opportunity to explore and discuss new methods in the social sciences and to find out more about research projects of the three ESRC initiatives. For more information on the RM-festival in 2004 please see the event page.