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QUAHRC Seminar Series

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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

REACH Covid-19 Diary Study

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.

Qualitative Spotlight

Listen to our short podcasts introducing the innovative work of qualitative researchers across King's College London

08 Jun 2021

QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Co-producing research with young people with lived experience

Norha Vera chats with Niamh Elam (McPin Young People Advisory Group) and Rachel Temple (McPin Foundation) about co-production of research with young people with lived experience, discussing their project on screen use and adolescent mental health

Podcast

15 Mar 2021

QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Engaging Young People

Clair Le Boutillier chats with Dr Charlotte Kühlbrandt and Dr Hannah Cowan about Utopia Now and the novel methods they are using to engage young people in research

Podcast

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09 Jan 2021

QUAHRC Methods Podcast: Evidence-Based Co-Design

Sarah McAllister speaks to Alan Simpson about using Evidence Based Co-Design on acute mental health wards

Podcast

Events

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

25 October 2021, 15:00 to 16:00

QUAHRC Seminar Series: Dr Michelle O'Reilly on exploring the challenges of doing applied qualitative research

The first event in the QUAHRC Seminar Series

Online - Zoom

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28 October 2021, 16:00 to 17:00

Health Ethnography Reading Group

Reading TBC.

Guy's Campus or Online (Teams)

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01 November 2021, 12:00 to 13:00

QSIG Midday Talk: Developing a research involvement strategy: involving patients, service users, carers and communities to strengthen research

Talk by Savitri Hensman, ARC South London

Online - Zoom

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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

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Jia Liu

Jia Liu talks about her work examining cross-cultural health conceptions

Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Prof. Magnus Ryner

Magnus, Director of the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS-DTP), talks about the role qualitative research plays in the LISS-DTP

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Meet the Qualitative Researcher: Hannah Cowan

Hannah Cowan talks about her research experiences looking at how to bring non-academic communities and medical researchers together to shape research agendas and find everyday ways of resisting the reproduction of inequalities in medical practice