This seminar is an Inclusive Methodology workshop hosted by Dr Julia Bailey at the UCL Centre for Excellence in Qualitative Health Research and Teaching.

In this workshop, I will explore considerations for research on ‘sensitive’ topics (such as abortion), and why our social position ('who we are') matters in research.

• What’s ‘sensitive’ about it, anyway? Thinking carefully about conducting qualitative research with ‘sensitive’ topics or populations

In the first part of the workshop we will discuss what we mean by ‘sensitive’ research or ‘vulnerable’ participants. We will reflect on its implications for conducting ethical research, as well as considering what this means for how we design our study, and the methods and modalities we rely on.  

• Positionality, Power, and Reflexivity in Research

In the second part of the workshop we will engage with questions of power and positionality. Engaging with reflexivity, we consider its role in producing high-quality, ethical, rigorous, and transparent qualitative research.  

Tickets are available here.