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 The Researching Emotions SIG has a membership list of 50+ international researchers/practitioners.

We have 3 meetings a year, two online and one at ESWRA Conference.

 

Our primary aims are to expand research knowledge through collaborative sharing of new and existing research, development of funding bids and publications.  Emotions are such important phenomena in social work, at systemic, organisational and intra-organisational levels, and in the relationship-based critical practice which underpins the profession. As an often neglected aspect of social work,  our Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings aim to advance our thinking and research in the field of enotions.  More detailed aims and initial membership are below.
  

REMOSIG Plans 26-27

Next SIG Online 6th October 2026 – Online SIG meeting: includes a short research presentation from Dr Sandra Romera Martín Univeristy of Zaragoza and a ‘Significant Literature Mapping Activity’ to share key knowledge and gaps across international boundaries. Interested in researching emotions?  Join us!  Please Email Dr Matthew Gibson m.j.gibson.1@bham.ac.uk or  Dr Louise O'Connor louise.oconnor@rhul.ac.uk for the MSTeams meeting link.

 

New LinkedIn Researching Emotions collaborative community space dedicated to putting emotions firmly on the social work research agenda. Find out more & join here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/17845004/

5th May 2027  - A half-day SIG Showcasing Diverse Research Methods in the field of emotions research at ESWRA conference 2027, hosted by the University of Bucharest, Romania.  Join us to share methodological expertise, debate key questions and new ideas in this importan field. Our half-day workshops include a mix of presentations and World Café conversations and activites to creatively collaborate, develop research outputs and broadedn our community.

See detailed SIG aims below, If you are interested in researching emotions  and like the sound of our aims, do join us. Email louise.oconnor@rhul.ac.uk or m.j.gibson.1@bham.ac.uk to join our membership list. We will give you access to an MS Teams channel where you can add your research interests and publications to share with the REMOSIG network. Also join our LinkedIn space.

 

     REMOSIG Aims

Our aim in the Researching Emotions Special Interest Group (REMOSIG) is to develop and extend research-based knowledge on the topic of emotions in social work. We aim to create a network of researchers, practitioners/managers and educators involved in researching diverse aspects of emotions and emotion practices in social work and social care. The primary purpose of the network is to strengthen knowledge, explore opportunities for collaborative research and publications with a view to increasing the profile and application of research on the topic of emotions in social work. The role and function of emotions in social work and social care are receiving growing attention from a diverse range of researchers, having been traditionally a more neglected topic within the discipline. This SIG provides a platform for researchers from different regions, theoretical and methodological perspectives, and diverse standpoints. An important element of this is exploring opportunities for collaborative research activities which illuminates the experience of key stakeholders such as practitioners and people with lived experience of social work and social care services. 

    Objectives:

  1. Establish a network of committed SIG members supported by a communication strategy and targeted plan of activities.
  2. Meet online a minimum of twice yearly to share, disseminate and plan research.
  3. Develop and deliver a SIG Event at the annual ESWRA conference.
  4. Expand research knowledge and activities within the broad topic of emotions in social work/social care.
  5. Contribute to ESWRA via conference-based activities and website communication

 

          Scope of SIG: 

REMOSIG is about getting Emotions on the social work research agenda!  We want to exchange ideas, knowledge and research which explore diverse aspects of emotions, the roles and functions of emotions in the practice(s) of social work, and in contemporary social work organisational mechanisms and contexts. We aim to be inclusive by developing a network which includes research-active practitioners/managers as well as academics, and by maintaining a focus on research and knowledge exchange which is committed to social justice and addressing inequalities. We aim to develop a broad representative network of SIG members from a range of countries and from diverse identities (gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality and disability).

      SIG Convenors

Convener:  Dr Louise O’Connor Royal Holloway University of London

Co-convener                   

Dr Matthew Gibson                       University of Birmingham

                              

5List of the initial SIG members. (now over 50 members)

     Dr Maria Appel Nissan                Aalborg University

     Dr Mark Gregory                         University of East Anglia

Dr Merete Monrad                      Aalborg University

Dr Mia Engen                              Aalborg University

Prof Kimberly Strom                   University of North Carolina

Dr Alessandro Sicora                  Università di Trento 

Dr Katerina Mikulcová                University of Ostrava

Dr Mark Gregory                        University of East Anglia

Dr Carlene Cornish                     University of East Anglia

Dr Sara Carder                           University of New Brunswick

Dr Laura Biggert                         University of East Anglia

Dr Laura Cook                            University of East Anglia

Prof Jo Finch                              University of Suffolk

Dr Kim Detjen                            Independent Social Worker/Tavistock & Portman Clinic

Dr Martin Kettle                         Glasgow Caledonian University

Dr Nicola O’Sullivan                   Tavistock and Portman Institute & Trinity College Dublin

Dr Jenny Lloyd                           Durham University

Dr Rachael Owens                     Durham University