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Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre
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The QUAHRC at King's College London promotes the rigorous and innovative application of qualitative health research. Follow us for research, events and discussion.
https://www.quahrc.co.uk/
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A lovely quote from Kai on this @unisouthampton.bsky.social news piece about our latest podcast which featured guests Kai Syng Tan and @groockstudio.bsky.social
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Listen to the podcast here: www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...
Neurodiversity Matters
Neurodiversity Matters
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February 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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How do doctors in Palestine use qualitative research in their work, and what does it tell us about their experiences?

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Nada I. J. Abualfita and Alhasan F. I. Ahmed on Ethics and Empathy in Healthcare | QUAHRC
Dr Nada I. J. Abualfita is a medical graduate from Mansoura University, Egypt and successfully completed six months of clinical training in the Emergency Department at Mansoura University Hospitals. D...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Fantastic final episode in the QUAHRC podcast series on neurodiversity with @groockstudio.bsky.social and Kai Syng Tan

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Neurodiversity Matters: Kai Syng Tan and Georgia Thom on creative practice | QUAHRC
Qualitative researchers are increasingly turning to creative methods and methodologies to expand perspectives on health, healthcare, and divergent ways of being. In this episode Sohail speaks to Kai S...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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"Immigration detention: A mental health crisis without borders" by Reem Saifeldeen -- a new Refugee Mental Health and Place blog is out. #RefugeesWelcome🧡
An important read: www.kcl.ac.uk/immigration-...
Immigration detention: A mental health crisis without borders
Asylum-seekers and refugees are at high risk of mental health problems because of adverse experiences before, during, and after their journeys. Many of these individuals are placed in immigration…
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January 29, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Speaker update!

We've added a new speaker, Danielle Baptiste, to the line-up for our seminar next week on power in autism research. Danielle is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, researching Black women's experiences around adult autism diagnosis.

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QUAHRC Seminar: Rethinking Power in Autism Research
Rethinking Power in Autism Research: Intersectional, Participatory, and Afrocentric Futures?
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January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Free online workshop this coming Monday:

#Qualitative health #research involving children: ethical and methodological considerations

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#ResearchEthics #ResearchMethods #HealthResearch #QualitativeResearch
Qualitative health research involving children: ethical and methodological considerations | QUAHRC
Join the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) Hub at King’s College London for a session exploring the ethical and methodological considerations in conducting qualitative health research involving chil...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Job alert! Come work with our friends at the Centre for Society and Mental Health www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131165-...
Lived Experience Advisory Board Coordinator | King's College London
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January 8, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Happy new year! Just under two weeks to go until our free seminar on power in autism research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Rethinking power in #AutismResearch: Intersectional, Participatory, & Afrocentric Futures?

Book our January seminar with @drmbothapsych.bsky.social & Dr Olivia Matshabane, facilitated by Dr Sohail Jannesari.

@kingsioppn.bsky.social @journalautism.bsky.social

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QUAHRC Seminar: Rethinking Power in Autism Research
Rethinking Power in Autism Research: Intersectional, Participatory, and Afrocentric Futures?
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December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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What helps you feel at home where you live? What gets in the way?

Our new #ResearchImpact blog looks at a #QualitativeResearch project asking these questions to people with #LearningDisabilities living in shared homes with staff support.

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Deborah Chinn on the Feeling at Home photovoice project with people with learning disabilities | QUAHRC
Deborah Chinn is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care and also works as a lead clinical psychologist in the Hackney Integrated Learning Disability Service. She us...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Next week! Mad-centred #ResearchParticipation

Join experts from the @nihr.bsky.social Research Support Service at @kingsioppn.bsky.social for a session on #ResearchEthics and #ParticipatoryResearch next Thursday

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Participatory Research Ethics Surgery: Mad-Centred Participation | QUAHRC
Are you feeling stuck or uncertain about handling ethical issues in your research? Whether you are dealing with ethics applications, ethical practice, ethical decisions, or ethical dilemmas in planned...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Messy, emotional, and necessary: PhD student and research assistant Jo Law reflects on ethical #QualitativeResearch with marginalised groups in this month's #ResearchImpact blog:

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Impact in Qualitative Research: Jo Law on Messy, Emotional and Necessary Ethical Research with Marginalised Populations | QUAHRC
Jo Law is a qualitative research assistant at the Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre at King’s College London, working on the qualitative component of the EDEN project, which examines the use ...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Final call to work with us at the QUAHRC! This #postdoc closes on Thursday 2nd October #AcademicSky #JobAlert
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Participatory Research | King's College London
Job id: 125605. Salary: £45,031 to £48,607 per annum pro rata, including London Weighting Allowance.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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This month's podcast gets into #neurodiversity beyond #autism and #ADHD: Sohail speaks to Dr Daria Khanolainen, a #dyslexia researcher in Finland, about qualitative dyslexia research, self-esteem, and pathologising reading difficulties.
Neurodiversity Matters: Daria Khanolainen on dyslexia and self-esteem
Neurodiversity and neurodivergence have been revolutionary ideas in autism research, and later in ADHD. But how do they apply to other diagnoses or experiences? This month Sohail speaks to Dr Daria Khanolainen, a dyslexia researcher in Finland, about qualitative dyslexia research, self-esteem, and pathologising reading difficulties.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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One week to go to apply for this #postdoc in #qualitative #participatory research with us! Working on experiences of #CoerciveControl. #WomensHealth #JobAlert #AcademicSky
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Participatory Research | King's College London
Job id: 125605. Salary: £45,031 to £48,607 per annum pro rata, including London Weighting Allowance.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Unequal pressures: new #qualitative work from the QUAHRC team explores how young people from different backgrounds had very different #Covid experiences, and why this is still relevant to widening inequality

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Unequal pressures: how disadvantage shaped young people's education…
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just disrupt learning, they revealed and intensified deep inequalities that continue to shape young people’s lives today. While some children…
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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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...
Peer researchers in NHS research: approved in principle, undermined in…
Bryher Bowness and Peter Bates highlight persisting organisational barriers to involving non-salaried, public contributors in healthcare research.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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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...

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Reimagining qualitative research education: A look inside the Summer…
Qualitative research is more than just learning how to conduct interviews. At the Introduction to Qualitative Research Summer School at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience we…
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September 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Work with us! We're recruiting a postdoc in #ParticipatoryResearch to work on an exciting project exploring recovery from #CoerciveControl.

@vamhn.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Participatory Research | King's College London
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September 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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New research shows how disadvantage shaped young people’s education & wellbeing during the #COVID19 pandemic — and why the effects persist.

Read more:
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Unequal pressures: how disadvantage shaped young people's education…
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just disrupt learning, they revealed and intensified deep inequalities that continue to shape young people’s lives today. While some children…
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September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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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
Participatory Research Ethics Surgery: Navigating Ethics Applications | QUAHRC
Are you feeling stuck or uncertain about handling ethical issues in your research? Whether you are dealing with ethics applications, ethical practice, ethical decisions, or ethical dilemmas in planned...
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September 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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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...
The Qualitative Open Mic Podcast | QUAHRC
Our podcast asks why we do qualitative research, how do we do it well, and how it can be effectively applied
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September 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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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:
Training course: Introducing Qualitative Secondary Analysis: from why to do it, to how to do it
This one-day online, interactive course will provide a practical introduction to Qualitative Secondary Analysis. The morning session will explore key debates and histories characterising the beginnin
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September 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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 !
EQuiP 2026
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September 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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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: claire.planner@manchester.ac.uk This study has been designed with autistic project advisors. #dance
A flyer showing the University of Manchester logo, and a photograph of a man and woman holding hands dancing. The text reads as follows: Research opportunity! The Ada study, Access to Dance for Autistic adults. Researchers at The University of Manchester seek autistic volunteers to talk about dance. Are you: 1. Autistic (diagnosed or self-identifying)? 2. Aged 18 or over? 3. Living in the UK? This study is exploring how autistic adults experience dance in different settings: at home (e.g. having a boogie in the kitchen), socially, or in a dance class. We want to interview autistic adults with different types of dance experience. You can take part in one of three ways: by zoom (speaking or using the chat function), in-person: at the University of Manchester, or by telephone. This research has been developed with autistic project advisors. To find out more contact: Claire.Planner@manchester.ac.uk This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee. Ref.: 2025-23054-42792.
August 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM