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Dr Karen Lumsden
@karenlumsden.bsky.social
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Expert trainer in Qualitative Research. Coach & consultant.📕 Social scientist. ✏️ Autoethnographer. 📝 Dog mum. 🐶 For info on training & services visit: www.qualitativetraining.com

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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jul 28
Thank you! Sorry - I haven’t been on Blue Sky for a while so only just saw this. 🙈
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Science Magazine @science.org · Dec 23
Women leave academia at higher rates than men at every career stage, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a #ScienceAdvances analysis finds.
Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty
Women faculty are more likely to leave their jobs than men, most often due to workplace climate, rather than work-life balance.
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Mar 26
Qualitative methods training > upcoming training dates for spring & summer 2025: tinyurl.com/3vv85atf

Places book up quickly, particularly for Thematic Analysis, Autoethnography & Trauma-Informed Research

For more info visit www.qualitativetraining.com

#qualitative #research #socialresearch
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Mar 23
I haven’t heard if they are or not. 🤔
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Mar 23
A must read for anyone looking to learn about #qualitative methods or refresh their knowledge. Congrats @profkarenoreilly.bsky.social ! 🥳Love the cover design too!
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Karen O’Reilly @profkarenoreilly.bsky.social · Mar 20
It’s arrived!!! So excited @karenlumsden.bsky.social @maggieoneill.bsky.social @linenyhagen.bsky.social @michaelacbenson.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Mar 23
Congratulations Karen! 😊🎉 I’m ordering a copy and adding it to reading lists!
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Karen O’Reilly @profkarenoreilly.bsky.social · Mar 20
It’s arrived!!! So excited @karenlumsden.bsky.social @maggieoneill.bsky.social @linenyhagen.bsky.social @michaelacbenson.bsky.social @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Feb 19
Learn more about the focus group method. 💻 My Introduction to Focus Groups tutorial is now online for NCRM:

www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...

#focusgroup #ncrm #moderation #facilitation #workshop #qualitative #qualitativeresearch #research #socialresearch
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 27
New to qualitative interviewing or looking to brush up your interview design and practice? The next date of our online Qualitative Interviewing training is 4 February. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qualitativ...

#qualitative #research #interview #interviewing #socialresearch #phd #phdstudy
Qualitative Interviews: Design and Practice
This online Zoom course introduces you to qualitative interviews and how to design and conduct them effectively and confidently.
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 17
Only two places left on "How to Conduct Thematic Analysis" training next week (24 Jan). Places will go, so if you're interested it's a good idea to get in first: lnkd.in/eRr5ggCf

The next date (16 April) is open for bookings too: lnkd.in/dBe85PmE

#thematicanalysis #qualitative #qualitativeanalysis
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 14
There are a few places left on Friday's online Introduction to Qualitative Research course. 17 January 10.00-15.00 (GMT).

Discounted rates available for PhD students.
For more info or to book ➡️ lnkd.in/emv6_5jB

#qualitative #research #socialresearch #researchmethods #phd #phdstudy #academicskills
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 11
Are you new to #qualitative research? Or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills in designing and conducting qualitative projects?

I have a few places left on next week's online "Introduction to Qualitative Research" training on 17 January, 10.00-15.00 (GMT): www.linkedin.com/posts/karen-...
Dr Karen Lumsden on LinkedIn: #qualitative
Are you new to #qualitative research? Or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills in designing and conducting qualitative projects? I have a few places…
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Ethics in Bricks @ethicsinbricks.bsky.social · Jan 13
"A record-breaking 10,000 scientific papers were retracted in 2023 because of scientific misconduct, and academic journals are overwhelmed by AI-generated images, data, and texts."

Read more: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-...
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 11
Are you new to #qualitative research? Or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills in designing and conducting qualitative projects?

I have a few places left on next week's online "Introduction to Qualitative Research" training on 17 January, 10.00-15.00 (GMT): www.linkedin.com/posts/karen-...
Dr Karen Lumsden on LinkedIn: #qualitative
Are you new to #qualitative research? Or looking to refresh your knowledge and skills in designing and conducting qualitative projects? I have a few places…
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Jan 7
It's great to be back after a restful festive break. I've been busy preparing my first #qualitative courses for 2025.

You can view the full schedule here tinyurl.com/3j25vteb or on my website www.qualitativetraining.com

Courses are competitively priced with discounted rates for PhD students.
Qualitative Training | Coaching and Mentoring and Consultancy | Dr Karen Lumsden
Qualitative Training offers coaching, consultancy and training in qualitative research.
www.qualitativetraining.com
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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · Jan 7
Call for papers for our Special Issue on 'Disability and Cycling' in Active Travel Studies activetravelstudies.org

200 word abstracts for proposed submissions due 31/01/2025

More info in thread & on google docs: shorturl.at/XAzGZ

@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Dec 1
Places are still available on the final course for this year - Qualitative Interviewing. 13 December. For more info & to book visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qualitativ...

For details of 2025 schedule visit: www.qualitativetraining.com

#qualitative #socialresearch #interviewing #interviews
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Victoria Smith @glosswitch.bsky.social · Dec 1
From Hags, on the privileged middle-aged woman who's meant to shut up but, unbelievably, doesn't
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Centre for Qualitative Research @cqr-bath.bsky.social · Nov 29
Just one week left to submit your abstracts to the Qualitative Research Symposium 2025! All disciplines and qual methodologies welcome! Submit your proposals and takes on transparency, openness and rigour by next Friday 6th December!
www.bath.ac.uk/events/qrs-2... #QualitativeResearch #Qualitative
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Nov 29
“AI does not exist…The AI you're being sold is just machine learning on predictive language models, trained from mostly stolen and often flawed sources, programmed to make predictive outputs.”
Important revelations for anyone considering AI for qualitative research

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Dr Karen Lumsden on LinkedIn: “AI does not exist … The AI you're being sold is just machine learning on…
“AI does not exist … The AI you're being sold is just machine learning on predictive language models, trained from mostly stolen and often flawed sources…
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Nov 27
Whether it’s said or not, I would imagine most situations in which people opt for this is going to be to save time and money. When they really need to be considering if this is the most appropriate method for answering RQ, engaging with participants, and weighing up benefits and risks.
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Nov 27
Again I would say the question is whether this is still an interview in the qualitative sense. It’s fine to be open to some AI possibilities but jumping in without considering the ethical or societal costs and what this means for good quality research / interviews is problematic…
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Nov 26
Never mind the ethical aspects of where the AI interview data is then stored and how it is (most likely in future!) used to train AI.
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Dr Karen Lumsden @karenlumsden.bsky.social · Nov 26
For me, it’s a no. In qual interviews there’s the need to build trust, rapport & empathy with participants on a human level. The emotions, demeanour and body language of participants is also part of the rich qual insights we gather by being present / there with them.…
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