Theme: 
“Beyond the interview”: Interviews, whether semi-structured, narrative, or unstructured, are probably the most used method of data collection in qualitative research. But are we overly reliant on this method? What have we lost and gained from the increase in remote interviewing? Do we need to be more inventive in our approach to interviewing?

For the 2025 Qualitative Special Interest Group Annual Symposium we are keen to hear about novel and creative approaches to qualitative data collection and analysis and encourage honest discussions about our experiences as qualitative research-academics – both the good and the not so good.