Keynote: The body in qualitative research
The organising committee of the World Conference in Qualitative Research invited me to deliver the closing keynote for their 10th Conference in Madrid in January 2026. The body in qualitative research: from disembodied knowledge to corporeal praxis In my keynote I examined the role of the body in qualitative […]
Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape
This is a recording of my talk "Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape" from the UCL Research Ethics Conference "Frontiers in Best Practice in Research Ethics" in September 2022.
Doing fieldwork in the virtual space
In this post I share my contribution to the SAGE research methods online resources about doing fieldwork remotely.
The benefits and challenges of participatory research methods
This video about the benefits and challenges of participatory research builds on my original work presented at the PASAR conference in 2017.
Disclosure dances: The experience of PhD students with invisible disabilities in higher education
This post is a link to a recording from my presentation "Disclosure Dances" presented on the 30 June 2021 at the UCL Institute of Education.
Book: Embodied Inquiry: Research Methods
Accounting for the interdisciplinary nature of the field, this book has been written to be a concise primer into Embodied Inquiry for research students, scholars and practitioners alike.
Ice breakers: starting lessons or meetings
This post is about ice breakers, and how we can plan for starting a session effectively without distracting from our contents.
Innovative research methods
This is a call for contributions of max. 8000 words to "Failures and fallacies of innovative research methods . If you are interested in exploring your failures and fallacies regarding innovative research methods submit your abstract here.
Analysing data that has been collected using creative research methods
Workshop to consider analysis in qualitative research with a specific focus on how to treat and deal with data that is not textual, but comes out of the use of creative methods (drawings, paintings, pick-a-card, models, etc.)
Chapter: Creativity and playfulness in Higher Education research
This chapter argues that higher education research can benefit from fusing existing methodological and theoretical paradigms with more creative, playful and artistic approaches.
Article: Exploring the lived experience of fibromyalgia
The paper reports on the lived experience of fibromyalgia, which used identity boxes and metaphorical representation to offer a holistic view.
Getting started with educational research
Getting started with educational research is a short introduction to the research process and offers help with questions and methods.
Presentation from the Islam and Peaceful Relations conference
Download my presentation from the "Islam and Peaceful Relations" conference from here.
How to make writing more academic
In tutorials students often tell me that they are not confident regarding their writing skills and they ask me how to make writing more academic. Every University, every faculty and even departments will have their own philosophy relating to writing, so these guidelines must be adhered to. However, I personally think that students' attempts to make writing more academic often result in less structured and weaker essays.
Which kind of teacher are you?
The result of a wide-ranging study provides an insight into the kind of teacher you may be. According to the findings there are four major types of teachers: the idealist, the moderate, the practitioner and the rationalist.
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