Research Seminar: Using “Walking / Go Along Interviews” in health science research
- VID Specialized University, campus Oslo, Diakonveien 18, DBL-auditorium
- June 9th 2026, 10:00 – 15:00
Registration deadline: May 20th 2026
The seminar will be streamed. Registered participants will receive a link in advance of the seminar.
VID’s research group HELSELiv (HEALTHY Life) welcomes you to an open methods seminar to learn more about the research method “Walking / Go-Along Interviews” in health research. We are pleased to welcome Professor Ruth Bartlett from the University of Southampton, formerly a professor at VID Specialized University, who will present the content, advantages, and areas of application of this research method within health research. Bartlett has applied this method for many years in her extensive research on dimensions of citizenship among people in particularly vulnerable situations.
In addition, Dr. Lise Kathrine Jepsen Trangsrud from the University of South-Eastern Norway will present her PhD work, in which she used the “go-along” method to explore how individuals with eating disorders experienced the use of nature in recovery.
The seminar will include lectures and plenary discussions both before and after lunch.
The seminar will be held in English.
The seminar fee is NOK 400 for external participants. Free for VID employees.
Programme
Chair: Professor Kristin Heggdal and Dr. Nina Jøranson, HEALTHY Life research group
Session 1 - chair: Dr. Nina Jøranson
10.00 – 10.15 Seminar opening by chair Dr. Nina Jøranson & Prof. Kristin Heggdal
10.15 – 10.25 Greetings by VID’s Dean for research at the Faculty of Health Sciences
10.25 – 11.15 What is the Walking / Go Along Interviews method? Introduction and research experiences with ‘vulnerable’ groups by Prof. Ruth Bartlett, University of Southampton, UK
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break & mingling
11.30 – 12.15 Plenary discussion and reflections on Walking / Go Along Interviews as a method in research within the field of health promotion
12.15 – 13.15 Lunch
Session 2 - chair: Prof. Kristin Heggdal
13.15 – 14.00 Crafting outdoor research by “going together”: Exploring Connections Between Nature-experiences and Health by dr. Lise Kathrine Jepsen Trangsrud, University of Southeastern Norway, Bø
14.00 – 14.15 Coffee break & mingling
14.15 – 14.45 Plenary discussion and reflections on using “going together" method on outdoor research
14.45 – 15.00 Closing of seminar by prof. Kristin Heggdal