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Free online seminar November 13th: Health research under siege

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Working with Afghan Sanctuary Seekers: A guide for mental health professionals

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New horizons and opportunities for qualitative research to improve mental health in later life

The Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre (QUAHRC) at King’s College London (KCL) promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative research within the health field, raising the visibility of high-quality qualitative research and providing opportunities for knowledge exchange, training and support.

The Qualitative Open Mic Podcast

Our podcast asks why we do qualitative research, how do we do it well, and how it can be effectively applied

23 Oct 2024

Controversies in qualitative research: research under siege

Amidst the ongoing occupation and genocide in Palestine, how do qualitative health researchers navigate their work and find their voice? What kind of research is it possible or ethical to do under siege? This episode delves into the courage, resilience, and ethical considerations that researchers from this region grapple with, touching upon the broader implications for academic freedom and advocacy.

Podcast

18 Sep 2024

Controversies in qualitative research: Peter West-Oram on government influence in research

In October 2023, then-minister Michelle Donelan accused members of UK Research and Innovation's EDI committee of holding "extremist views" based on their social media comments on Palestine. She was subsequently forced to retract her statement, but the response from UKRI raised broader questions about whether and how government should be able to influence research. Peter and Sohail get into the details of this debate, covering culture wars, litigious article authors, and more.

Podcast

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21 Aug 2024

Controversies in Qualitative Research: Ginger Johnson on qualitative research in emergency response

In this episode we challenge the misconception that qualitative research is too slow and narrow to influence emergency response planning. Despite the common preference for quantitative data in crises, we spotlight the irreplaceable insights that qualitative research provides—insights into human behaviour, cultural context, and community dynamics that are crucial during emergencies. Join us as we explore real-world examples where nuanced, qualitative data has informed swift, culturally sensitive, and effective emergency responses, proving that in the heat of the moment, every narrative counts.

Podcast

Events

Upcoming seminars, journal club meetings, and other events at King's College London.

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2 Oct - 8 Nov 2024

BELONGINGS

BELONGINGS is a new exhibition and events programme that challenges anti-asylum narratives and creates pathways to belonging with people seeking sanctuary. It centres an exhibition by renowned artist Susan Aldworth featuring the imagined contents of the suitcase her grandmother brought with her when she was migrating from Northern Italy to London in 1924.

Bush House Arcade, London

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07 Oct to 13 Dec 2024, 17:00-19:00

Imaging Harassment - Creative workshops addressing campus sexual harassment

The Visual and Embodied Methodologies (VEM) Network is organising six new workshops. These will use creative methods to explore how we can use these to tackle sexual harassment on campus.

Bush House, Strand Campus, London

13 Nov 2024, 14:30 to 16:00

QUAHRC Seminar: Health Research Under Siege

Since October 7 2023, hundreds of Palestinian medics and healthcare workers killed or detained, all 12 universities in Gaza have been destroyed, and healthcare facilities have been decimated including 20 out of 22 hospitals in Northern Gaza. Amidst this devastation, conducting qualitative and participatory health research presents profound challenges and moral dilemmas. This seminar explores the how Palestinian researchers have reacted and adapted.

Upcoming events

Impact in Qualitative Research Blog

The latest posts from our impact blog

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Phoebe Martin on exploring campus sexual harassment

Dr Phoebe Martin is a Research Associate at King’s College London working on the project ‘Visual and Embodied Methodologies for Addressing Gender Based Violence’. Her research looks at the intersections of art and feminist activism. In this blog she discusses a series of Photovoice workshops exploring the idea of safety in relation to sexual harassment on campus.

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Nat Gohlan on power dynamics in co-production

Nat Gohlan is the Participatory Research Coordinator at King’s College London, working to embed a culture of co-produced and collaborative research with communities. In this blog, Nat shares insights and reflections from a recent training session – Power Dynamics in Co-Produced Research – which they ran with Voices That Shake!.

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Rachel Rowan Olive on multilingual voice-hearing

Rachel Rowan Olive is a research assistant with the QUAHRC and a survivor researcher using her experience of psychiatric systems to inform her work. In this blog she discusses presenting her applied linguistics research with multilingual voice-hearers to the South London and Maudsley Recovery College's Research Club.

News

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"Are you engaged?" How do we measure user engagement on CommonGround?

In the second of their blogs on engagement, Hannah Jones and Grace Lavelle explore further the idea of engagement in online communities in relation to CommonGround, a peer support community for people living with long-term conditions. What is the best way to measure engagement appropriately for this unique project?

21 Oct 2024

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CommonGround: avoiding tumbleweeds in the community

Hannah Jones and Grace Lavelle from the CommonGround project reflect on the idea of engagement in online spaces and how it applies to CommonGround's online peer support community for people with long term conditions. They discuss the questions: what is ‘engagement’ in online communities and what kind of engagement do we hope to observe on CommonGround?

14 Oct 2024

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Research projects

CommonGround: Online peer support for preventing comorbid depression in people with long-term conditions

Refocus on Recovery

Developing and testing a recovery intervention in NHS Adult Community Mental Health Teams

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Digital personalised cancer care planning

Coproducing personalised care in a digital age: using the Adversity, Restoration and Compatibility (ARC) framework to inform the co-design of a digital care planning tool for people with colorectal cancer