The team working on the NORF funded project, QSA*Net, were pleased to participate in the 51st Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) Annual Conference at Maynooth University on May 10-11. The theme of this year’s conference was "Sociological Imagination: Creating Hopeful Futures". The conference attracted a diverse group of sociologists and scholars to discuss pressing social issues and future possibilities. Our team actively participated in this dynamic event, with post-doctoral researcher Dr. Rong Bao presenting a poster on our project. QSA*Net aims to stimulate awareness and participation in open research by promoting practices of data re-use in the qualitative social sciences. The project will research barriers to re-using qualitative data deposited in data infrastructures such as the Digital Repository of Ireland, inform researchers about the analytical potential of Qualitative Secondary Analysis, and build up regional and international network for knowledge exchange.
