Peer workers in the NHS: approved in principle, undermined in practice? This blog from QUAHRC PhD student Bryher Bowness should be of interest to both #MadSky and #AcademicSky - exploring the challenges of #PeerResearch and #ParticipatoryResearch in the NHS www.kcl.ac.uk/peer-researc...

Reimagining qualitative research education: in this blog our summer school lead Sohail Jannesari reflects on the 2025 school and looks forward to 2026. To hear about next year's summer school, join our mailing list here or email us. www.quahrc.co.uk/join-our-mai... www.kcl.ac.uk/reimagining-...

Work with us! We're recruiting a postdoc in #ParticipatoryResearch to work on an exciting project exploring recovery from #CoerciveControl. @vamhn.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/125605-...

New research shows how disadvantage shaped young people’s education & wellbeing during the #COVID19 pandemic — and why the effects persist. Read more: 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/how-disadvantage-shaped-young-peoples-education-and-wellbeing-during-the-pandemic @kingscsmh.bsky.social @quahrc.bsky.social

Are you a participatory researcher struggling with ethics processes? Join this surgery next week for support around tensions between ethics committees' need for certainty & #ParticipatoryResearch 's need for flexibility: www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem... #ResearchHelp #ResearchMethods #AcademicSky

Are you at #AECongress25 or watching along on bsky? You might be interested in our podcast series on #Neurodiversity and #QualitativeResearch, including interviews with @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Damian Milton, & Morénike Giwa Onaiwu: www.quahrc.co.uk/podcasts-blo...

NCRM is running a one-day interactive course that will provide a practical introduction to qualitative secondary analysis. The online course takes place on 15 September 2025. Learn more:

Dear colleagues, The call for abstracts for the 3rd Equip conference to be held in Lyon, France, from 8 to 10 July 2026, is now open. The deadline for abstracts submission is the 17th of October. www.equip2026.inviteo.fr We look forward to seeing many of you in Lyon in July 2026 !

Building on our survey study, we want to interview #autistic adults aged 18+ about dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), out socially, or at a dance class 💃🕺 To find out more and take part, email: [email protected] This study has been designed with autistic project advisors. #dance

📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @saakshikakar.bsky.social @mrtzhrl.bsky.social (1)

New podcast: #ParticipatoryResearch and neuroinclusive #parenting measures Parents get a lot of advice, and a lot of it is conflicting or inappropriate. Parenting #research aims to be better than that – but is it, when #neurodivergence is in the mix? #qualitative www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...

Free training with the @nihr.bsky.social research support service hub at @kingsioppn.bsky.social & partners: Are they who they say they are? Exploring impostor / fraudulent participants in #qualitative research & PPIE www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem... #researchmethods #researchhelp #academicsky

I really loved editing this episode. I’ve always found it hard to figure out how to “show my working” as a neurodivergent researcher and I’m super excited about this series starring to really get into the processes of neurodivergent research.

PUBLIC LECTURE: My end of @leverhulme.ac.uk fellowship lecture is on the 24th of September! It will be in person at @durhampsych.bsky.social and also streamed online. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

New podcast episode! #Neurodivergent #Autoethnography. Autoethnographers use their personal experiences to explore wider issues, relationships, or situations. So what happens if you experience the world differently? www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...

Still time to register for this FREE webinar next week

You might have noticed we didn't put out a podcast in June in our #neurodiversity and #QualitativeResearch series. We had some sickness in the team so had to skip a month unfortunately, but will be back in 2 weeks with frankly a banger on #neurodivergent #autoethnography

Looking for help designing #QualitativeResearch? Join this free webinar with @nihr.bsky.social Research Support Service #qualitative experts on how to write good research questions: #ResearchMethods #ResearchHelp #AcademicSky www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem...

Interested in #CreativeMethods and practice in research? Join King's Culture next Tuesday July 1st to explore and showcase what #CreativePractice brings to research and teaching: www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem... #ResearchMethods #AcademicSky

Interested in #AI in #Qualitative research? Join our special interest group talk on June 30th: www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem...

We're on to episode four of our #Neurodiversity and #QualitativeResearch podcast series! This month, @hannahbelcher.bsky.social and Sohail ask: where does neurodiversity sit in relation to broader movements for lived experience led research? www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...

Want a 3yr quali postdoc job leading the UK fieldwork for an amazing international project on how it feels to claim benefits? And also to do important work on benefits and mental health? Then see this job ad! Closing date being changed to 8th June www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114985-...

🧠 Curious about how #AI is reshaping #QualitativeResearch research? 🧠 Our researcher Sharli is looking for collaborators to explore AI features in #NVivo, test them critically & co-develop research and training that unpacks their potential and limitations. Email [email protected]

About half the places on our #Qualitative Research Methods summer school are now booked - don't miss out (but do share with others who might be interested once you've got your place) Full info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/short-course... #ResearchMethods #AcademicSky #QualitativeResearch

Our #AutismAcceptanceMonth podcast episode focuses on #antiracism and #neurodiversity: has #QualitativeResearch been complacent about its ability to highlight marginalised perspectives? Sohail speaks to Dr Morénike Giwa Onaiwu: www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne... #ResearchMethods #Neurodivergent

🛫 Dr Ella Parry-Davies from @kingsenglish.bsky.social features in the @quahrc.bsky.social Impact in Qualitative Research blog, sharing her research on the outcomes for workers who had survived trafficking and returned to the Philippines as their country of origin. 🔗 Read more ⤵️

Continuing our theme of #SocialJustice and #Migration, this month's Impact in #QualitativeResearch blog explores co-researching with domestic workers who have experienced #trafficking and exploitation: www.quahrc.co.uk/impact-in-qu... #ResearchImpact #ResearchMethods #Qualitative

!!! Now Open !!! 📢The 2nd #MethodsNET Conference is calling for Panels, Papers & Special Sessions! Session details & timetable online now! Check it out: methodsnet.org/conference/2...

Our summer school, An Introduction to #Qualitative Research Methods, is open for booking now: www.kcl.ac.uk/short-course... #ResearchMethods #AcademicSky #QualitativeResearch #QualitativeMethods

Fantastic work from our colleagues at @kingscsmh.bsky.social and the always-radical Dolly Sen

📑 Replacing a punitive social security model with one rooted in compassion could save lives. Find out more in this piece by the @kingscsmh.bsky.social's Lived Experience Advisory Board #CompassionAndChange #CompassionAndChange #SpringStatement www.kcl.ac.uk/reforming-uk...

Brilliant episode - well worth a listen 👇

Thank you for choosing us @quahrc.bsky.social and @rrowanolive.bsky.social! You can listen to the QUAHRC Open Mic podcast with transcripts by us at www.quahrc.co.uk/podcasts-blogs/the-qualitative-open-mic-podcast 🎙️

Shout out Kel for her editing assistance

With the news this week on cuts to #DisabilityBenefits , we thought we'd share some #qualitative work on the impacts of welfare reform:

You can also see our research assistant @rrowanolive.bsky.social presenting her research on #HearingVoices and #Multilingualism via the @ucl-qhrn.bsky.social here - a recording of a seminar from a few weeks ago: #QualitativeResearch www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

Episode 2 of our podcast series on #Neurodiversity and #QualitativeResearch is out today with Dr Monique Botha: why is the funding agenda for autism research so far from what the communities concerned want? #CommunityResearch #ResearchMethods #Neurodivergent www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is brilliant for helping you prepare a qualitative study where you could get imposter participants - so relevant for anyone collecting data remotely! RECOMMEND!!!

New on the Impact in #QualitativeResearch blog: developing a core outcome set for survivors of human trafficking that centres their needs www.quahrc.co.uk/impact-in-qu... #ResearchMethods #ResearchImpact #Qualitative

Highly recommended, this was SO interesting on the sheer scale and nature of this research participant fraud but also had some very useful discussion about how to avoid it/deal with it.

There are still spaces for our Introduction to Ethnography in Healthcare course. Find out more in the link below 👇 @quahrc.bsky.social

Imposter participants are a disturbing possibility in research, and something our PhD students in the Department of Gerontology recently asked me about. Interesting talk on the subject here.

This is today!

This week's midday talk was our most popular yet, on impostor participants in #QualitativeResearch. If you missed it, the recording is now up on our website www.quahrc.co.uk/training-sem... #ResearchMethods Join our mailing list to hear about future talks: www.quahrc.co.uk/join-our-mai...

Impact in Qualitative Research blog: www.quahrc.co.uk/podcasts-blo... There is often limited opportunity to demonstrate impact in #qualitative research, and so we are hoping to provide a place to do this. If you are based at King’s and have an idea for a blog post, get in touch at [email protected]

The first episode in our SEVENTH series of the #Qualitative Open Mic podcast is here! #Neurodiversity Matters: Damian Milton on double empathy and #autistic worlds www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne... #QualitativeResearch #ResearchMethods #Neurodivergent #Autism

Save the date! Our introduction to #qualitative methods summer school will run for five days not four this year, from Monday 21 - Friday 25 July: www.quahrc.co.uk/save-the-dat... #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #ResearchHelp #AcademicSky

⭐️QHRN Seminar ⭐️ Delighted to have Rachel Rowan Olive with us to talk about multilingual voice-hearers' experiences, and questions of impact and ownership of research results! 🗓️ 27th Feb, 1-2pm on Zoom Find out more and register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

Our starter pack for the qualitative methods community is growing! Check out these brilliant qual scholars, and reply to this post if you'd like to be included: bsky.app/starter-pack... #qualitative

New blog on #ResearchImpact in #QualitativeResearch: clinical psychologist Dr Caroline Lawlor explains how qualitative analysis helped her develop a new group for people experiencing psychosis: www.quahrc.co.uk/impact-in-qu...