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Featured and recent work and events
Event leads: Adam Chen & Madeleine Ingham
December 2025
SRN Midlands Research Day for PGRs and ECRs on Emotionally Demanding Research
Authors: Jessica Crosbie and Dr Juliet Coates
Publication date: August 2026
Abstract: On the 22nd of June, Dr Juliet Coates ran a session at the University of Leicester for the department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy titled ‘When Research Gets Heavy’. This explored the role of the nervous system in trauma-informed research practice. Dr Juliet Coates, an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham, first gave a detailed overview of the nervous system before connecting this to researcher/participant wellbeing.
Authors: Emily Sanders
Publication date: June 2025
Abstract: A Step Towards a Framework for Supporting Researchers in Emotionally Demanding Research.
Authors: Dr. Michael Tan
Publication date: September 2023
Abstract: Workshop led by Dr Georgia Bird at the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Conference 2025