Academic surveys

From time to time, the charity receives request from academics or the media who would like male victims to take part in surveys. These form an important part of helping to ensure that the needs of male victims are adequately addressed.

The ManKind Initiative, however, does not take any responsibility for the content of these surveys or the requests.

Media/Survivors

If you are a male survivor and your ex-partner was convicted, we receive calls from the media regularly asking to speak to male survivors – if this is something you could consider helping with , please contact Mark Brooks via chairman@mankind.org.uk

(1) University College London (UCL)

We are inviting young men who experienced intimate partner violence to join a co-production group and shape research on adolescent relationship violence.

What is co-production? Co-production means working alongside researchers as equal partners.

What would I do? You will attend approximately 6 meetings (up to 2 hours each) over one year at UCL (London WC1E 6BT), where you will:

• Co-design research methods for a study involving 14–16-year-olds
• Guide how we interpret findings
• Help develop materials to share results with schools and support services
• Ensure the research benefits young people and doesn’t cause harm

What support is provided?

• £25/hour compensation per meeting (following NIHR guidelines)
• Local travel expenses reimbursed (London zones 1-6)
• Meetings facilitated by experienced researchers trained in trauma-informed practice

Who can take part? Anyone who:

• Is aged 18–30
• Has a past experience of violence or abuse in a romantic relationship
• Is interested in contributing to research that could help prevent intimate partner violence among young people

Interested? For more details and to sign up, visit: https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_3RhC1ZzStcUNlmC

Questions? Email the project lead, Dr Patrizia Pezzoli, at p.pezzoli@ucl.ac.uk

Closing date: 15th January 2026

(2) Royal Holloway University

Research Opportunity: Masculinity and psychological distress among bisexual men with experience of help-seeking for intimate partner violence (IPV)/Abuse

We would like to invite bisexual men with a previous experience(s) of intimate partner violence (IPV)/abuse to take part in an online interview (approx. 1 hour) about their experiences of IPV, including questions about help-seeking, sexuality, masculinity and psychological distress. The study findings will give us will help us to better understand bisexual men’s experiences of IPV/abuse and help-seeking for IPV/abuse.

Participants will be offered a £10 voucher (Amazon or Tesco) for their time.

Ethical approval has been provided by Royal Holloway University of London Ethics Department.

To take part, you need to:

• Identify as a bisexual man
• Be at least 18 years old
• Identify as a someone with a previous experience(s) of IPV/abuse, beginning
• in adulthood (18+)
• Be currently receiving or have previously received support from Third-Sector Organisations (TSOs) for IPV/abuse, domestic violence and/or sexual violence

If you are interested in taking part, please email:

Summer.Jones Webster.2023@live.rhul.ac.uk

Closing date: 30th January 2026

(3) Dr Elizabeth A. Bates: University of Cumbria

With some of my fabulous student research assistants at University of Cumbria, we are launching a new project exploring men’s experiences of what is known as “identity” or “cultural” abuse, and how it can be weaponised as part of a wider pattern of aggression and control within intimate relationships. Identity abuse has been defined in a number of ways across various sources but can be characterised as using personal characteristics to “demean, manipulate, and control the partner” (Quincey, ND). If you are a man who has experienced aggression and control from a partner, and feel this could be something that applies to you, please consider taking part.

To find out more, and to take part, please click the link below.  https://lnkd.in/e2eVixTc

(4) Dr Ben Hine: University of West London

– New Research – We’re exploring a critical issue: Homelessness among men due to domestic violence and abuse (DVA). If you’ve experienced homelessness in the UK in the last 10 years and it’s related to DVA, we need to hear your story.

Your experiences matter and can make a difference. If you’re a man over 18 in the UK who has faced these challenges, please contact Ben.Hine@uwl.ac.uk for an interview. Let’s shed light on this issue and drive change.

(5) Dr Ben Hine: University of West London

My name is Ben Hine and I am a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of West London. The focus of this project is the experiences of third party callers that have accessed the ManKind Initiative helpline on behalf of somebody else. My aim is to understand the potential barriers which may prevent some men from accessing help themselves. This study has been approved by the UWL ethics committee.

Participation of this survey is voluntary and all data will be kept confidential. You have the right to withdraw your data at any point should you decide to take part, and can leave questions blank if you do not wish to answer them. The survey consists of 5 demographic questions, followed by 11 open-ended questions. The survey may take around 20 minutes or longer, depending on how much detail you choose to go into.

Survey: https://uwlpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efdH4Udriywe9Lf