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Newcastle University Qualitative Special Interest Group Annual Symposium 2025
- Venue: The Frederick Douglass Centre, Helix Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TG
- Start: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
- End: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:00:00 GMT
Registration and abstract submissions are now open for the Newcastle University Qualitative Special Interest Group Annual Symposium 2025.
This year’s theme is “Beyond the Interview”: Interviews, whether semi-structured, narrative, or unstructured, are probably the most used method of data collection in qualitative research. But are we overly reliant on this method? What have we lost and gained from the increase in remote interviewing? Do we need to be more inventive in our approach to interviewing? For the 2025 Qualitative Special Interest Group Annual Symposium we are keen to hear about novel and creative approaches to qualitative data collection and analysis and encourage honest discussions about our experiences as qualitative research-academics – both the good and the not so good.
Plenary speakers
Opening plenary: Janice McLaughlin, Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University. Janice’s research focuses on disability, particularly childhood disability, and the experiences of families. She has also published works on feminist theory and sexualities. In recent years she has increasingly utilised creative methods in her work.
Closing plenary: Tim Rapley, Professor in the Department of Social Work, Education, and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University. Tim is a medical sociologist with an interest in social studies of medical and social care work, research and practice. His work focuses on three substantive areas: the implementation of care, the organisation of care and social studies of qualitative research.
