The next event in the QUEST/NCRM/SCDTP free seminar series takes place online on 23rd April 2026, 13:00-14:30.
Investigating topics that are emotionally demanding, because of the stress of the fieldwork context and/or the sensitivity of the theme, can be a traumatic experience for researchers. This may especially be the case where the project methodology involves close fieldwork relationships and participatory investment. In this seminar we will hear from three researchers at various stages of their careers who have experience of studying risky contexts and demanding topics, to discuss researcher trauma in qualitative research.
This event's topics and speakers are:
Resilience, Resistance and Structural Reform - Mainstreaming Support for Emotionally Demanding Research - Jo Edson Ferrie, University of Glasgow
Gendered Scholarship and Researcher Self-Care in Terrorism Studies - Gina Vale, University of Southampton
How can we make trauma-intensive research a sustainable professional practice - Stu Lucy, University of Portsmouth
Register via Eventbrite here: Researcher Trauma in Qualitative Research