Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025
- Qualitative Methods
- Research
Welcome to the QMiP Conference 2025
Introducing the QMiP Conference 2025! This year, we celebrate our 20th anniversary
of the section.
After 20 years, we return to Leeds, home of our first conference, for a gathering of academics
dedicated to advancing research in our field.
The conference will be held at:
- The Met Hotel Leeds
5 King St,
Leeds,
LS1 2HQ
Our celebratory conference theme is "20 Years of QMiP: Progress, Power and
Possibilities".
We are accepting submissions that span the breadth of qualitative inquiry and methodological
developments across psychology.
For more information on our conference theme and submission process, please view our submission guidelines.
What to expect
- Inspiring Keynotes from Professor Virginia Braun, Professor Kesi Mahendran and
Professor Paul Flowers: Hear from experts in our field who will challenge your thinking and ignite your research. Cutting-Edge Research: Discover the latest breakthroughs in qualitative methodology and analysis in Psychology - Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded researchers and build collaborations
- A Supportive Community: Immerse yourself in a welcoming environment where you can share ideas and receive feedback
Submissions
Key submission dates
- 05 December 2024: Event Launch and submissions open
- 04 April 2025: Deadline for all submissions
- 25 April 2025: Notification of outcome
- 02 May 2025: First programme released
- 23 June 2025: Registration deadline
Authors are strongly advised to register on the on-line submission system and begin preparing their submissions well in advance of the following deadlines.
Please note that we only allow one oral presentation per presenter.
How to submit
Please ensure you read the submission guidelines before submitting.
Submissions must be made via the online application portal.
Registration
The registration fee includes daily lunches, refreshments and access to all content.
Only 2-day attendance tickets are available for QMiP 2025.
All rates listed are inclusive of VAT at 20%, and exclusive of booking fee.
Registration deadline: 23 June 2025
| Student / Concession | £294 |
| QMiP Member | £294 |
| BPS Member | £347 |
| Non-Member | £395 |
Please note: when booking online, you are leaving the BPS website and will be directed to Oxford Abstracts.
Conference booking is being provided by Oxford Abstracts on behalf of BPS.
Both the BPS and Oxford Abstracts terms and conditions and privacy policies will apply.
Professor Virginia Braun
Talk Title: TBC
Bio: Virginia Braun (Ginny; she/her they/them) Professor in the School of Psychology at Waipapa Taumata Rau/The University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, and an Ahurei/Fellow of Te Apārangi The Royal Society of New Zealand. A feminist and critical health psychologist, Ginny teaches around gender, sex and sexuality, and critical health psychology topics, and researches a wide range of gender, sexuality and health topics.
Ginny is most widely known as a qualitative methodological scholar, not least for the development of an approach to thematic analysis with Victoria Clarke – now known as reflexive thematic analysis. Award winning books with Victoria Clarke are Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners (Sage, 2013) – translated into Hindi and Marathi – and Thematic Analysis: A Practical Guide (Sage, 2022) – being
translated in Polish, Japanese and Farsi. They also edited (with Debra Gray) Collecting Qualitative Data: A Practical Guide to Textual, Media and Virtual Techniques (Cambridge, 2017) – translated into (Brazilian) Portuguese. Other qualitative methodologies they have explored (with others) include story completion and qualitative surveys, and currently (with Victoria) they are orienting to matters of quality in qualitative research. They have developed websites for both thematic analysis (www.thematicanalysis.net) and qualitative story completion (www.storycompletion.net).
Accommodation is available on-site at The Met Hotel at the rate of £169, single occupancy, inclusive of bed and breakfast.
All room bookings will require a debit/credit card to secure the reservation at time of booking and guests will be required to make payment to the hotel directly.
Please call The Met Hotel reservations team on 0113 259 5318 to secure the rooms with reference to the event.
Please note there is limited availability so book early.
Are you an Early Career Researcher (ECR) looking to present your work at the Qualitative Methods in Psychology Conference 2025?
We are pleased to offer three ECR bursaries to cover conference registration fees.
To be eligible, applicants must have submitted an abstract for the conference through the official portal by the submission deadline and identify as an ECR.
Bursary Award Details
- Recipients will present in a dedicated ECR session, alongside the winner and runner-up of the QMiP Doctoral Award.
- Awardees will be expected to write a short conference review for the QMiP Bulletin.
- Bursaries cover conference registration fees only (travel and accommodation are not included).
- Awards will be announced by 1st May 2025.
Application deadline - midnight on 17th April 2025.
QMiP is 20: An Oral History Event
As the Qualitative Methods in Psychology (QMiP) Section, celebrates 20 years, they invite you to join this oral history online event on the 23 May, 10 - 11:30am where they will collectively reflect on QMiP's legacy, the impact of the committee's leadership and the potential futures for qualitative research in psychology. This event is free to attend for BPS members.
This live discussion will feature a panel of previous – and current chairs – of QMiP:
- Anna Madill
- Rachel Shaw
- Peter Branney
- Joanna Brooks
- Simon Goodman
- Laura Kilby
- Sarah Seymour-Smith
There will also be written reflections shared by QMiP's first chair Zazie Todd.
This will be a unique opportunity to hear from those who helped shape QMiP; a chance to explore the Section's origins, challenges and successes. The event will be recorded and preserved in the BPS archive as a historical record and accessed by future researchers when researching the history of psychology. After hearing about our past, we hope you can then join us in Leeds from 9th - 10th July, as we continue our celebrations at the QMiP 2025 Annual Conference.
Head to the event website to sign up