Image by: Melissa Hogan

Background The use of core outcome sets (COSs) in health research is widely recommended. COSs are developed with input from key decision makers, patients being a vital group to ensure COS relevance. H...

The role of the Nervous System for Emotionally Demanding Research

Child protection social work is emotionally demanding, ethically complex, and deeply relational work. Exposure to abuse, neglect, and trauma at work often affected home life. Dr Shaista Afzal shares findings from her doctoral research around the experiences of social workers who are mothers across England.

It's a real honour that so many of the people I cross paths with are doing vital work to address some of society's most pressing and devastating issues. But that work can take a toll - and that's norm...

This is a practical, evidence-based online workshop equipping health professionals with the knowledge and tools to recognise, prevent and protect themselves from secondary trauma.

Open to all Exeter PGRs and ECRs working on health related research, the network offers an informal space for peer support and learning.

Paths to Progress: Inclusion, Innovation, and Possibilities

The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Home Office is unprecedented and requires specific attention. Utilizing hotels on such a large scale as longer-term...

Introduction Self-harm and suicidal thoughts and behaviours are a significant public health concern. While individual risk factors have been widely studied, the role of social determinants in shaping ...

Raising awareness of help-seeking in youth facing self-harm or suicidal thoughts, and the barriers they encounter when accessing support.

Explore the personal and professional challenges of emotionally demanding research, and discover practical strategies to support researcher wellbeing from both practitioner and researcher…

Check out the latest opportunities from the NABS+ community.

Welcome to the SRN Midlands blog page! The SRN Blog is a space for our members to post their thoughts, ideas and news

Welcome to our blog page! The SRN Blog is maintained and managed by our members. This is a space for our members to post their thoughts, ideas and news.

To reimagine criticality in higher education, we emphasise positionality in pedagogy. As educators, we argue there is value in critically engaging with who ‘we’ are, and why exposing our positional...

Conducting research that is emotionally demanding can negatively impact the health and wellbeing of researchers if adequate planning and support are not in

Researcher mental health in emotionally demanding research (EDR) has been recognized as important, but research to date has often been limited to academic research contexts, qualitative research, o...

Introduction As the spotlight on researchers' mental health grows, especially for those immersed in emotionally demanding research (EDR), the need for robust support strategies becomes more evident.  ...

ALT: a cartoon of winnie the pooh with his eyes closed and a red shirt

Research on extremism and related phenomena such as radicalization or terrorism is emotionally demanding and can even become dangerous, in part because it frequently means engaging with intense, and at times violent, societal conflict. The most recent escalation in the Israel-Palestine conflict is a poignant example of this, in which researchers specialized in antisemitism, Islamophobia, or Islamist and right-wing extremism are expected to keep up with fast-paced developments while simultaneously navigating the emotional impact of unfolding violence. This blog post highlights the difficulties researchers face in this field and proposes suggestions for addressing these challenges at the institutional and structural levels.

This month's guest expert is Dr Ben Bowers, clinical researcher at the University of Cambridge and a nurse consultant in palliative care. Death is something we all relate to and will experience eventu...

I joined the peer led Emotionally Demanding Research Network (EDRN) committee in September 2024 after responding to a call out for…

SRN Midlands Research Network - A need to create a research group. By Adam Chen (January 28, 2025) When starting my PhD I found a lack of formal and informal training and support around researching s...