Conducting Health Research in Conflict Settings: Navigating Research Challenges for Impactful Evidence

Whether from a quality or an ethics perspective, health research comes with its own unique challenges. These are only amplified in fragile or conflict-affected environments.

This seven-week course from King’s College London provides an overview of the challenges associated with health research in conflict. Structured around a series of real research case studies, the course provides the knowledge and skills you need to conduct impactful health research or audit and quality improvement projects in conflict settings.

The course will begin by examining the ethical context of research in conflict settings.

You’ll gain an introduction to the ethical considerations of working with conflict-affected populations, and an overview of different study designs applicable to this research.

Once you’ve understood the context you as a researcher will be working in, you can begin setting the parameters of your own research project.

Each week, you’ll review a different method or group of methods within health research, considering the specific challenges that arise with each.

You’ll also explore ways of maximising the impact of research to inform policy and practice.

Your instructors on this course are experts based at King’s College London, together with their partners in the Middle East and North Africa region. They all have years of experience in conducting research and providing research training in conflict-affected areas.

With their guidance, you’ll be able to ensure your research project achieves the greatest impact and meets the highest standards of ethics and academic rigour.