Help us understand the impact of Encountering Pain

Posted on 5th August, 2025

Have you downloaded Encountering Pain? Would you be happy to take part in a short survey about the impact of this work? If so, we’re looking for your help!

Since its publication, Encountering Pain has sparked new conversations about the lived experience of pain, drawing on perspectives from the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As an open access title from UCL Press, it has reached a wide and diverse audience. Now, we are looking to understand how it is being used and what kind of impact it may be having beyond academic settings.

If you have engaged with the book in any way, please consider sharing your experience. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at UCL is collecting feedback to help demonstrate the broader influence of this research.

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Your contact information will be stored securely and used only for this purpose. A member of the Research Development team may follow up with you to learn more.

Why This Matters

In the UK, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses how academic research makes a difference outside universities. This includes benefits to society, culture, public policy, health, education, and more. To show this kind of impact, researchers need real-world examples and stories from readers like you.

Whether you have used Encountering Pain in your teaching, professional work, creative projects, or personal life, your insights are important. Impact can take many forms, from raising awareness and changing perspectives to influencing practice or policy, and your contribution can help show how academic research can make a real difference in the world.