Tremblett, Madeleine ORCID: 0000-0002-0490-9938 , Douglass, Tom, Joyce, Jack, Anderson, Alistair, Flint, Natalie and Spratt, Tanisha ORCID: 0000-0002-5229-6435 (2023) Learning from pandemic precarity: the future of early career researchers in qualitative health research. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 4:100335. pp. 1-4. ISSN 2667-3215 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100335)

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Abstract

This commentary is a critical reflection by early career researchers (ECRs) working in qualitative health research (QHR) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The consequences of the pandemic have been acutely felt by ECRs working in QHR. Many studies stopped, almost overnight, as healthcare institutions restricted access and redeployed staff, forcing researchers to redesign or even abandon projects. We reflect on the burden of these challenges for insecurely employed QHR ECRs and discuss the approaches adopted to retain scientific integrity and redesign studies. We also highlight the impact of COVID-19 on career development and relationship building – both during the emergency pandemic period and in the reshaped context of academia that continues to operate under the long shadow of COVID-19. We conclude by outlining a programme of change for how the practice and organisation of QHR could be reshaped, identifying opportunities for learning from the pandemic. Embracing these learnings will benefit not only the careers and wellbeing of QHR ECRs, but also universities, funders and the overall health and future of QHR.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	** Article version: AM ** From Elsevier via Jisc Publications Router ** History: accepted 08-09-2023; issued 09-09-2023. ** Licence for AM version of this article starting on 08-09-2023: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19 pandemic; early career researcher; qualitative health research; precarity
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
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Last Modified:	17 May 2024 13:20
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/44098

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