Upcoming Events
My Silk Road Walk: a virtual walk of 6,000 miles from China to Italy - Ageing Well Public Series 2025/26
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 to Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Join us for Talk 8, My Silk Road Walk: a virtual walk of 6,000 miles from X’ian, China to Venice, Italy.
Age Well to Care Well: Impact on carers health and caring role - Ageing Well Public Talk Series 2025/26
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 to Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Join us for Talk 9 - Age Well to Care Well: Impact on carers health and caring role.
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
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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
A focus on the sense-making quest in SW IPA research
Friday, June 19, 2026 - 12:00 to 14:00
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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...
Reading as a hug for our brain!- Ageing Well Public Talk Series 2025/26
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 to Thursday, July 16, 2026
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Join us for our 11th talk on Reading as a hug for our brain!
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...
Exploring creative methods for SW IPA research
Friday, September 25, 2026 - 12:00 to 14:00
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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 ...
SWIPA annual Symposium 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
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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...
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Major grant secured to support the mental health of young people in Niger and Chad
Dr Margaret Ebubedike from the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport (ECYS) has secured funding to lead research into the mental health of children and young people in Niger and Chad.
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