How can social media data be repurposed for research on public health and emergency preparedness? This training session will provide an introduction to social media research with the KingsCAT Capture and Analysis Tool – including a walkthrough of the tool, example projects, learning resources and ideation of potential collaborative research projects. It is organised with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)’s Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response.