UCL Qualitative Health Research Network

There's still time to sign up for our upcoming training course on 'good quality' qualitative research, but be quick - there are only 12 spaces remaining! 😅

🎉Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 QHRN Conference!🎉

We’re excited to welcome qualitative health researchers, practitioners, students, and PPIE partners to UCL on 14 May 2026.

Take advantage of our 8 week early-bird window: available until 3 April 2026.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/349bn7p9

🌟We are delighted to share that registrations are now OPEN for our upcoming online training course "What is ‘Good Quality’ Qualitative Research? A Practical Guide"🌟

🗓️Thurs 26 March 2026
🕙10am-1pm UK time

For more info & to register click here 👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who has submitted an abstract for our May conference! We are currently in the process of reviewing abstracts and will be sending out emails with an outcome very soon.

⏰ONLY 3 DAYS TO GO⏰
Our abstract portal will now be closing at MIDNIGHT on Monday so do get your abstracts in before then!!

Happy Friday! 🌞There are still a few spots left for our online seminar next Thursday - don't miss out!

Sign up using the link in the post 👇

🚨IMPORTANT UPDATE: DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨
Great news for all abstract submitters: you now have until 5PM on Monday 8 December to share your work! A huge thank you to everyone who’s submitted so far—we can’t wait to receive even more brilliant abstracts.

🔗submission portal: qhrn2026.exordo.com

📣Our latest QHRN seminar is now open for registration!

💬From Paperwork to Paper Trails: Ethnographic Document Analysis as a Method for Qualitative Health Research

🗓️ 4 December 2025
🕑 11am-12pm GMT
🗣️Dr @catherinetrundle.bsky.social & Dr Tarryn Phillips

More info & to register: tinyurl.com/3s4r7yv9

Behaviour Change Conference 2026 - call for abstracts now open, submit by 15 December 2025. Image of conference venue.

📢 Submissions are open for the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference!
A fantastic opportunity to share your work & connect with delegates worldwide - all working toward a healthier, sustainable world 🌍
🗓 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
👉 ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change/conference
#BCConf2026 @be-change.bsky.social

HAPPY THURSDAY!🥳 We're delighted to announce our 3rd keynote for #QHRNConf26 - Dr Gemma Hughes (@gemhughes.bsky.social). Read more about her work (+give us a follow) here: tinyurl.com/bddfkrja

🗓️A gentle reminder that abstract submissions close in <1 month (1 Dec). More info: qhrn2026.exordo.com

📣Our latest QHRN seminar is now open for registration!

💬From Paperwork to Paper Trails: Ethnographic Document Analysis as a Method for Qualitative Health Research

🗓️ 4 December 2025
🕑 11am-12pm GMT
🗣️Dr @catherinetrundle.bsky.social & Dr Tarryn Phillips

More info & to register: tinyurl.com/3s4r7yv9

🚨Two exciting conference updates this morning...🚨

🌟BMJ Open will be returning as a sponsor!

🎟️ Early-bird tickets will go on sale Jan 2026:
🔹 £120 – full price
🔹 £100 – student
🔹 £60 – PPIE
🔗 Reminder - abstract submissions open until 1 Dec: qhrn2026.exordo.com

@bmj.com

📢 There are still some spots available on our upcoming training course on supervising a #qualitative or #mixedmethods PhD!

This is a great #training course for any new or established PhD #supervisors wanting to develop or refresh their skills. More below 👇

🚨ABSTRACT PORTAL OPEN🚨Submit your #QHRNConf26 abstracts now at qhrn2026.exordo.com

Theme: ‘The Transformative Power of Qualitative Research: Insights, Impact and Innovation’. Our 5 streams and info on keynotes can be found at tinyurl.com/yhr8ez7r

🗓️Deadline: 1 Dec 2025

📢EXCITING UPDATE: Get ready to submit your conference abstracts soon! Our abstract submission portal will be live on Monday 13th October at 9am. Keep your eyes peeled for the link 👀🍌 #QHRNConf26

📢 There are still some spots available on our upcoming training course on supervising a #qualitative or #mixedmethods PhD!

This is a great #training course for any new or established PhD #supervisors wanting to develop or refresh their skills. More below 👇

🚨UPDATE: Our upcoming training course on writing & publishing qualitative research is now fully booked! You can join the waiting list in case a spot becomes available...

There's still time to sign up to our next seminar on 16 October! More info below 👇

Exciting news just announced on our LinkedIn page - our first two keynote speakers for next year's UCL QHRN Conference!

Read more about Shabira Papain & Prof Katriina Whitaker's work (and give us a follow) here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Happy Monday! There are still spaces available to sign up for our latest training course on supervising qualitative/mixed-methods PhD projects. More info below👇

Spotlight on: UCL's QHRN Committee Member of the Month - Lisa Gould This month, we hear from Seminar Subcommittee member, Lisa Gould, about what her role in the QHRN involves and where she feels most inspired to work. What does your role in the committee involve? I ha...

🌟 Our latest member of the month post is now live 🌟

This month's post is from Seminar Subcomittee member, Lisa Gould, who shares more about what her role in the QHRN involves and where she feels most inspired to work 💡🌳

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Poster advertising seminar on implementing integrated healthcare: lessons from 'primrose' - supporting people with severe mental illness to reduce cardiovascular risk which will be hosted on Zoom on 16 October 2025 at 1pm UK time. The poster includes pictures of the speakers who are Dr Pip Shaw and Eloise Ryde.

📣Our latest QHRN seminar is now open for registrations!

💬"Implementing integrated healthcare: Lessons from ‘Primrose’ – supporting people with severe mental illness to reduce cardiovascular risk"

🗓️ Thursday 16 October 2025
🕑 1-2pm UK time

More info & to register: www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

🚨We have another QHRN training course now OPEN for registration. Join us for:

'Supervising a Qualitative or Mixed-Methods PhD'

🗓️ 4th November 2025
🕑 2-5pm UK time

For more info & to register click here 👇https://www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-health-research-network/training-programme

🌟We are excited to announce our 7th Biennial UCL QHRN Conference!

🗓️ Thurs 14th May 2026.
🌎 London (in-person)

Theme: The transformative power of qualitative research: Insights, impact and innovation

For more info and updates about the conference visit our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

🌟We are excited to share that registration is now OPEN for our next online training course 'Writing and Publishing Qualitative Health Research'🌟

🗓️22nd October 2025
🕙10-1pm UK time

For more info & to register click here 👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/qualitative-...

Our conference team is the best of the best!!

Can’t wait to see what they pull together… but one thing we know for sure is that you won’t want to miss out!

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This is the moment you've all been waiting for...

⭐️The 7th biennial UCL QHRN Conference will be held on Thurs 14th May 2026

⭐️The pre-conference workshop will be held on Weds 13th May 2026

⭐️Conference theme to be announced soon

Excited that Dr Sharifa Battashi @qmul-wiph.bsky.social is sharing insights from our @mssocietyuk.bsky.social participatory research project

She’ll be speaking about working with peer researchers to explore collaborative data analysis in practice

Project info here: www.mspeerresearch.co.uk

There is still time to register for our seminar titled 'Participatory Research into the Minoritised Experiences of Multiple Sclerosis Care' next week!

Link to register below 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qhrn-quali....

Spotlight on: UCL's QHRN Committee Member of the Month - Rachel Lawrence This month, we hear from conference committee member, Rachel Lawrence, and what inspires her about qualitative research. Hello! I’m Rachel Lawrence, a Qualitative Research Fellow working at UCL.

This month we hear from conference committee member Rachel Lawrence. Hear about her journey into qualitative research & our exciting update that planning for the QHRN 2026 conference is underway! 🎉
Watch this space for more news on our conference... 👀

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