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Peer Support in Action: Observations from the CommonGround community

The CommonGround research team share reflections on watching the birth and growth of a peer support online community for people with long-term conditions.

19 Feb 2025

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Save the date for our expanded summer school

This year we're expanding our annual summer school, "An Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods", from four days to five. It will run from Monday 21 - Friday 25 July.

06 Feb 2025

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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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Join our qualitative researcher database for exciting collaboration opportunities

Are you a UK based researcher with expertise in qualitative methods? Interested in collaborating on cutting-edge mental health and neuroscience projects? We're seeking qualitative researchers and methodologists to join our growing network of experts seeking collaborations through the NIHR Research Support Service.

02 Oct 2024

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Pitch us your podcast and blog ideas!

Have an idea for a podcast or blog episode? Get in touch!

21 May 2024

Unlocking qualitative data in mental health research

QUAHRC Alumna Cate McCombie and Director Vanessa Lawrence share their insights on Qualitative Diary Methods with the results of a recent scoping review.

11 Apr 2024

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Qualitative job alert: Research Associate Diabetes UK

The Centre for Language, Discourse and Society at King's are seeking to recruit an postdoctoral qualitative researcher with a background in linguistics to work on the Diabetes UK-funded project: Multimedia messaging to reduce diabetes related stigma.

08 Apr 2024

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People living with long-term conditions needed to make an online peer support platform a reality

Next steps for the CommonGround project, which is now recruiting participants to evaluate their online peer support platform for people living with long term conditions.

13 Mar 2024

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Work with us! New Research Support Service recruiting Senior Research Fellow in Qualitative Research

KCL IoPPN hosts the National Institute for Health and Care Research's new Research Support Service in mental health, with qualitative expertise based at the QUAHRC. We are recruiting a senior research fellow for this service.

06 Mar 2024

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For you, by you: Developing online peer support for people with long-term conditions

How the CommonGround team co-developed a peer support platform for people with long-term health conditions.

22 Feb 2024

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

News and video from the launch of the guide, which was produced with support from the QUAHRC

07 Dec 2022

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