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QUAHRC Seminar Series: Talking about delusions with Dr Anke Maatz

QUAHRC Seminar Series

Listen to our new podcast - the Qualitative Open Mic!

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

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Early findings from the REACH Video Diary Study

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Qualitative research to understand how Recovery Colleges improve lives

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

19 Jan 2022

Qualitative Open Mic: What Counts as Qualitative Research? Episode 3

Andrew Picken, BBC Reporter, chats with Sohail about the similarities and differences between journalism and qualitative research

Podcast

08 Dec 2021

Qualitative Open Mic: What Counts as Qualitative Research? Episode 2

In this episode, Nathaniel Martin talks about his work as a Community Research Coordinator, youth worker, sports development, and BMX cycling coach - and how all these roles required qualitative research skills.

Podcast

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09 Nov 2021

Qualitative Open Mic: What Counts as Qualitative Research? Episode 1

The first episode in our new series titled 'What counts as qualitative research? Learning from different perspectives'

Podcast

Events

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

Begins 7th Feb 2022

New Free Online Course: Qualitative Research Methods for Mental Health in War and Conflict

This free course will run online for four weeks, beginning 7th February

Online

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9 Feb 2022, 16:00 to 17:00

NMPC Faculty Research Seminar

Topic: Care in Long Term Conditions

Online - Teams

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28 Feb 2022, 14:00 to 15:00

QUAHRC Seminar Series: Talking about delusions with Dr Anke Maatz

Dr Anke Maatz will explore the challenges of navigating between understanding and radical otherness in clinical conversations and qualitative research

Online - MS Teams

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Meet the Qualitative Researchers

Get to know qualitative researchers at King’s College London in our blog showcasing creative research and the people doing it

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Gargie Ahmad

Gargie talks about her work on mental health inequalities in people from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK, and reflects on reflexivity and the limitations of interviews

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Steve Marshall

Steve Marshall reflects on his work with children who have a parent in palliative care, and considers the perceived barriers and benefits to involving young children in qualitative research

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Jia Liu

Jia Liu talks about her work examining cross-cultural health conceptions, and discusses the importance of qualitative research in understanding linguistic and cultural barriers to healthcare

News & Tweets

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"I knew at that moment I wasn’t alone" – New support for people with LTCs

A collaborative research project has developed a peer support platform to help those with long-term conditions

05 Jan 2022

Hungry for Words project collaboration between King's and University of Nottingham wins Times Higher Education Award

Hungry for Words: Creative approaches to start the conversation about eating disorders in men wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the Times Higher Education Awards 2021

09 Dec 2021

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Research projects

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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 breast, colorectal and haematological cancer