Qualitative research
Form of research
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| April 9 2025 | Announcement made that the Trust will merge with the newly formed North London NHS Foundation Trust by April 2026, creating one of the largest community and mental health trusts in London. |
| March 2025 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of Requal (R package), an open-source web-based text coding software with intercoder agreement features.
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| February 2025 | A lawsuit against Dovetail and Benjamin Humphrey was brought to the Federal Court, alleging sexual harassment and discrimination. |
| November 2024 | Dovetail's senior company lawyer sued the company and founder Benjamin Humphrey over a personal relationship. |
| October 14 2024 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Dovetail, a web-based multimedia analysis tool, is set to release.
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| April 5 2024 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of QDAcity, a proprietary web-based text and PDF coding software.
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| March 31 2024 | The Tavistock's Gender Identity Development Service is set to close, following an announcement by Hilary Cass that the service would be discontinued and replaced with regional clinics offering a more holistic approach. |
| January 2024 | Bradley Ayers left the company after previously stepping down to an engineering role. |
| 2023 |
Qualitative Health Research
Journal Citation Reports reported an impact factor of 2.6 for Qualitative Health Research journal.
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| 2023 |
Theory-driven evaluation
A review was conducted examining 'realist trials', concluding that their true realist nature depends on evaluators' ontological and epistemological commitments, with fundamental differences deemed unresolvable through study review.
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| 2023 | Dovetail moved its headquarters to a new 4,300 square metre, four-level office on Sydney's historic Oxford Street. |
| 2023 |
Qualitative Research
University of Manchester terminated its association with Karl Andersson following an internal investigation.
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| 2023 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 24 is released as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| April 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
NVivo, a proprietary multimedia analysis software, released its last version.
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| April 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
NVivo, a proprietary software for text, audio, video, and webpage analysis, was released.
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| February 2023 | BBC journalist Hannah Barnes published her book 'Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children', providing a detailed account of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). |
| January 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Quirkos, a proprietary client and web-based text coding software, was last released in January.
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| January 19 2023 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of QualCoder, a free and open-source software supporting text, audio, video, and picture analysis across multiple platforms.
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| 2022 | A discrimination claim was initiated against the Trust, alleging discrimination on the basis of race and religion, related to controversial lectures such as 'Whiteness - A Problem of Our Time'. |
| 2022 |
Qualitative geography
Yi-Fu Tuan, credited with starting Humanistic Geography as a discipline, passed away.
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| 2022 |
MAXQDA
Release of MAXQDA 2022 version with comprehensive features for qualitative data analysis, including advanced import capabilities, visualization options, and enhanced analysis tools.
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| September 14 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Sociologist Casey Brienza published a paper in Publishing Research Quarterly critiquing the retraction's implications for academic freedom of speech.
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| August 22 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Journal retracted Andersson's research note after receiving negative attention, citing issues with ethical review processes for note submissions.
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| July 2022 | Following a critical independent review by Hilary Cass, it was announced that the Gender Identity Development Service would be discontinued and replaced with regional clinics offering a more holistic approach. |
| July 2022 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of Atlas.ti, a proprietary software supporting text, audio, video, and social network analysis across multiple platforms.
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| June 7 2022 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Dedoose, a web-based multimedia analysis tool, released its last version.
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| June 7 2022 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Dedoose, a web-based software for text, audio, and video analysis, was released.
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| April 26 2022 |
Qualitative Research
Qualitative Research journal published a controversial research note by Karl Andersson about shota subculture in Japan, which later sparked significant academic and legal scrutiny.
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| January 2022 | Secured Series A funding of US$63 million, with the investment led by venture capital firm Accel. |
| 2021 |
Qualitative Health Research
The journal Qualitative Health Research received an impact factor of 4.233 according to the Journal Citation Reports, highlighting its significant academic standing in scientific literature.
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| 2021 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 2022 is launched as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| 2021 |
WordStat
Version 9 of WordStat was released, representing the latest version of the content analysis software at that time.
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| August 2021 | Raised AU$5 million in funding, increasing the company's valuation to over AU$150 million, which was approximately five times its previous valuation from the 2020 funding round. |
| August 2021 | Dovetail raised AU$5 million from existing investors Blackbird Ventures, Felicis Ventures, and Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures. |
| 2020 |
Black Like Me
Mickey Guyton releases the song 'Black Like Me', which was inspired by the book Black Like Me.
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| 2020 |
Qiqqa
Qiqqa changed its software pricing model, becoming free and open-source to allow community growth and extension.
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| 2020 | The Clinic celebrated its centenary, commemorating the event with the publication of 'The Tavistock Century', a book edited by Margot Waddell and Sebastian Kraemer featuring personal chapters contributed by post-war Tavistock staff. |
| 2020 |
Qiqqa
Qiqqa transitioned to a free and open-source software model, allowing community-driven growth and extension after 10 years of development.
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| September 2020 |
QDA Miner
Version 6 of QDA Miner was released, representing the latest version of the qualitative research software at that time.
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| February 2020 | Dovetail announced a AU$4 million seed fundraising round led by Blackbird Ventures, with participation from Felicis Ventures and Culture Amp's CEO Didier Elzinga, valuing the company close to AU$30 million. |
| 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
The Rotterdam Exchange Format Initiative (REFI) launched QDA-XML, an open exchange standard for qualitative data that allows users to transfer coded qualitative data between different software packages, with initial support from Atlas.ti, QDA Miner, Quirkos, and Transana.
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| 2019 |
MAXQDA
MAXQDA 2020 is released as a universal version for Windows and macOS.
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| August 2019 | The Trust's Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) had 5,717 people on its waiting list, with an average waiting time of about two years. |
| June 10 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
CLAN, a free text coding software, released its last version.
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| June 10 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
CLAN, a free text coding software, was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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| February 5 2019 |
Computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software
Release of MAXQDA, a proprietary software supporting text, audio, video, and social network analysis.
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