Revised draft programme now available – transportation will be provided to and from the Harbour Heights hotel. There will be one bus pick up from the East Cliff and one from the West Cliff at 6.20pm and 6.30pm respectively, this will include a tour of the Sandbanks Peninsula, to arrive at the hotel for 7.30pm. Conference Bus Timetable (PDF 141kb). Smart dress code is required for the gala dinner.

Performance poet and conference delegate, Helen Gregory, is organising a poetry showcase at the 8th Qualitative Research Conference. If you are a poet who is interested in participating, then she would love to hear from you.

All voices are welcomed – serious, witty, established, emerging, poets of the stage and those more accustomed to working on the page. The showcase will take place during one (or more) of the coffee break sessions. Timings will depend on the number of poets who express an interest in reading their work (or that of a poet they admire). Contact Helen at the University of Gloucestershire for further information.

We are very pleased to announce the review process is now complete. We are in the process of accepting 159 abstracts and have attracted an unprecedented number of submissions in all theme areas, with applicants from 19 different countries.

We are looking forward to presenting a truly international and inspirational conference, featuring inspiring keynote presentations, diverse concurrent sessions, creative installations and performances, a publishers exhibition stands, our Gala dinner in the Harbour Heights Hotel at the world famous Sandbanks Peninsula, and an ever evolving conference website.

We will be updating this website on a regular basis, so please visit us again soon.