This 1-day course will take place in person for internal staff and PGR students of the University of Bristol only.

[Note: This course is not recorded].

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

1. understand the structure of a qualitative article;
2. identify your key message/s and target journals;
3. identify elements that are needed to construct the sections of a well-structured manuscript (your abstract, introduction, methods, findings/results and discussion);
4. have a better understanding of how to present qualitative findings (results) clearly and within a tight word count; and
5. have identified some strategies to help you write.

The course will cover:

1. understanding the structure of a qualitative article;
2. identifying key messages and target journals;
3. key elements of writing a Methods section;
4. presenting qualitative research findings within a tight word count limit;
5. writing an engaging Introduction;
6. writing a good Discussion;
7. some things to consider when writing an abstract;
8. writing with clarity for a chosen audience;
9. submitting to a journal; and
10. going through the peer review process.

This course is taught by Professor Rachael Gooberman-Hill.

To make sure the course is suitable for you and you will benefit from attending, please ensure you meet the following prerequisites before booking:

Before booking this course, please make sure you read the information provided above about the target audience and prerequisites. It is important that you have already completed or are well underway with their qualitative data collection and analysis. If you are not yet at that stage please consider booking onto a later course.

Bookings are taken via our online booking system, for which you must register an account. All provisional applicants will be sent an additional information survey to complete, to help us verify that the course will be suitable for you to attend.

To check if you are eligible for free or discounted courses please see our fees and voucher packs page. All bookings are subject to our terms & conditions, which can be read in full here.

For help and support with booking a course refer to our booking information page, FAQs or feel free to contact us directly. For available payment options please see: How to pay your short course fees.

A course handbook is provided. Please note that there are no recordings for this course and it is not available as a Materials & Recordings (UoB only) option.

100% of attendees recommend this course*.
*Attendee feedback from December 2024 & May 2025

Here is a sample of feedback from recent attendees of this course:

"Rachael was a fantastic course leader; very knowledgable, engaging and actively encouraged interaction without singling people out or making them uncomfortable. The addition of the physical booklet was especially helpful for consolidating knowledge and having something to refer back to after the course (particularly for me as I learn kinaesthetically)." - course feedback, May 2025.

"This BRMS course was incredibly informative and genuinely fun — I learned more here than in any other short course I’ve attended. Rachael was not only responsive and flexible with attendance needs, but the in-person format and small group setting really boosted everyone’s skills and confidence." - course feedback, May 2025.

"Very engaging session, small group, able to discuss our own work, shared our personal goals for the session and facilitator adapted content to meet these, lots of different examples of published qualitative work to discuss." - course feedback, May 2025.

"Very well structured course that was tailored to our specific objectives." - course feedback, May 2025.

"This course was held in-person and very interactive. It encouraged everyone to be open discussing problems or challenges we have met. It helped us understand more about qualitative writing and publication. It also targeted individual needs and and ensured they were all met at the end of the course." - course feedback, May 2025.

"This was a very well-organised course. The learning objectives were met, and the way the information was presented was clear and conveyed everything I wanted to learn. It was also very interactive." - course feedback, May 2025.

"Thorough course, the lead was clearly extremely knowledgeable on this area, and created a welcoming and supportive learning environment." - course feedback, December 2024.

"Rachael excellent facilitator as really balanced meeting the needs of the groups with delivering the content. Really did feel like a bespoke session. Very approachable. Felt we really got to utilise her knowledge and experience as well as that which existed in the group." - course feedback, December 2024.

"This was an extremely well-structured course. Rachel showed real interest in our research projects and tailored the training course to meet our needs. The flow of the training was very well thought and every activity was meaningful." - course feedback, December 2024.

"My paper will really be written differently since attending the course." - course feedback, December 2024.