Dept of Social and Policy Sciences

Emotionally Challenging Research: impacts, coping and proactive interventions

Researchers embark on explorations of diverse topics, aiming to deepen our understanding of the numerous issues impacting individuals in today's society, a journey that often leads them into the more disturbing and distressing aspects of the human experience (e.g. war, death, violence, crime, poor mental health, poverty).

This training workshop guides participants in the use of the resources on our Researcher Wellbeing Project webpages. The webpages are designed as a practical toolkit, providing resources and guidance to support researchers, managers and institutions in managing the emotional aspects of their work and progressing towards a strategic approach to researcher wellbeing and emotionally challenging topics.

Our upcoming online workshops will be held on:

Wednesday 22nd October 2025 - 09:30 to 13:00 (staff)

Wednesday 5th November 2025 - 09:30 to 13:00 (student)

Wednesday 11th February 2026 - 09:30 to 13:00 (staff)

TBC February 2026 - 09:30 to 13:00 (student)