One of the more commonly recognised risks to researchers, particularly in qualitative work, is the emotional impact of conducting the research. Researchers can be left feeling helpless when exposed to stories and situations of trauma and emotional sensitivities. The emotional impacts can be for researchers collecting primary and secondary data but also beyond the members of the research team such as transcribers, who often receive limited space to debrief. This session explores the approaches and practices that researchers, teams, supervisors, and institutions can adopt to offer support and protection for all individuals involved in research activities.

Dr Ed Breckin is a research fellow in the Supporting Safe Care in the Home theme, NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC. His PhD research examined links between poverty reduction and organised crime in Mexico and has experience of conducting research in environments considered high risk. He hopes this session will provide some reflection for researchers, supervisors and the centre that it is important for us to start including safety as a vital part of research design, not just something to be concerned with at the end.

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