Jun 17

Understanding Mental Capacity Legislation in Northern Ireland: Principles, Practice, and Everyday Impact- Ageing Well Public Talk Series 2025/26

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 to Thursday, June 18, 2026

Online

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Join us for our 10th talk on the subject of Understanding Mental Capacity Legislation in Northern Ireland: Principles, Practice, and Everyday Impact

Jun 19

A focus on the sense-making quest in SW IPA research

Friday, June 19, 2026 - 12:00 to 14:00

Online

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A SWIPA special event workshop for people to get immersed in analysis. This session has limited spaces and applications for a place are open to network members who are in this stage of their research. People interested should complete this online application form A...

Jul 15

Reading as a hug for our brain!- Ageing Well Public Talk Series 2025/26

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 to Thursday, July 16, 2026

Online

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Join us for our 11th talk on Reading as a hug for our brain!

Jul 15

The matter of Black women’s health: Resistance, resilience and remembrance

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 17:00 to 18:00

Berrill Lecture Theatre and online

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Join Professor Jenny Douglas for an inaugural lecture on Black women’s health and wellbeing. 

Jul 17

Designing, doing and reviewing IPA social work research - SWIPA Summer Workshop

Friday, July 17, 2026

The Open University campus, Milton Keynes, UK

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On behalf of the Social Work Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Research Network, Professor Vicary and Dr Ferguson will be offering a focused workshops in 2026 on social work and IPA research. These will provide a participative space to explore the holistic model for social work IPA (Vicary an...

Sep 25

Exploring creative methods for SW IPA research

Friday, September 25, 2026 - 12:00 to 14:00

Online

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A shared learning session for those who are interested in using or have used arts, visual or other creative methods for an IPA social work study. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to receive full details when they are released. If you have been involved in a study using ...

Oct 16

SWIPA annual Symposium 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

Online

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Following the success of our 2024 and 2025 events we are delighted to announce that we will be planning to run the annual SWIPA symposium. Please contact [email protected] to be notified of call for abstracts and full details of how to book. We are also keen to hear from any network members w...

News

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New research centre dedicated to the study of death, loss and grief to launch this June

The Open University is proud to announce the launch of the Centre for Open Thanatology, a new interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course.