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Events
NU Qualitative Special Interest Group Annual Symposium 2026
- Venue: Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle University
- Start: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:30:00 GMT
- End: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:30:00 GMT
Theme: Contemporary Challenges in Qualitative Research
Abstract submission deadline extended!: Friday the 21st of November 2025
Registration: Registration will be open later this year, there will be a registration fee of between £10 and £20 depending on the category of delegate.
Keynotes: TBC
We are now accepting submissions in the following streams:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Qualitative Research: Any work on data collection, methodologies, analysis, and research on AI.
- Challenging Participants and Situations: How you deal with imposter participants and aggressive, rude, and abusive participants, researcher safety, and traumatic topics. We expect submissions in this stream to be researcher-focused.
- The Ethics and Dilemmas of Open Research.
- New, Niche, and Novel: Any work using a method which is new to you, your field, or the qualitative community, or are you using a known method in a different way.
- FREE TOPIC STREAM: Anything that does not fit in the other streams is welcome to be submitted under this stream.
Please note that you can submit an abstract at any stage of your research, including if you have yet to collect any novel data or findings are still being developed. We are also accepting "thought pieces" and reflexive accounts that explore and discuss ideas and/or theories without necessarily using research data.
Presentation Styles:
- Standard Presentation (15mins + 5mins Q&A).
- Rapid Presentation (3mins + 2mins Q&A) These will be pre-recorded presentations with in-person Q&A.
- Early-Stage Career Researcher/PhD Spotlight (3mins + 2mins Q&A) These will be pre-recorded presentations with in-person Q&A.
Prizes:
- Best Abstract (Selected from all submitted abstracts).
- Best in the Early-Stage Career Researcher/PhD Spotlight (Selected from all presentations in the ESCR spotlight session).
Panel discussion:
- Qualitative Research 2056: What will the next 30 years bring us? Please contact the QualSIG if you would like to contribute to this panel discussion. QualSIG@newcastle.ac.uk
Abstract submission:
- This year we are using Oxford Abstracts as our abstract submission portal, and you will need to create an account with Oxford abstracts. You can learn more about Oxford abstracts here: https://oxfordabstracts.com/
- Once you are ready to submit your abstract please follow this link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirect=/stages/79441/submitter
Registration:
- You can register for this event using Newcastle University's Webstore from Friday the 24th of October 2025: https://webstore.ncl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-medical-sciences/population-and-health-sciences-institute/newcastle-university-qualitative-special-interest-group-annual-symposium-2026
- Newcastle University staff and postgraduate students will not be able to use University pCards on WebStore. If you wish to use a Newcastle University account to pay for your registration please use an Internal Purchasing Requisition form and email this to QualSIG@newcastle.ac.uk for your registration to be logged.
- Registration fees:
External delegate £20.00 Newcastle University delegate £15.00 Postgraduate delegate £10.00 - If a lay co-applicant, public contributor, or public involvement and engagement panel member would like to attend this event they can do so for free, however, they will need to be nominated by their research/academic colleagues in order to be registered as a delegate. Please contact the QualSIG at QualSIG@newcastle.ac.uk in order to nominate.
This event is not for profit and the organising committee are all volunteers. Delegate fees will be used to cover the cost of hosting the event, including materials, catering, and other costs.
