And that’s a wrap! This terms Seminar Series closed with Prof. Eva Lloyd - a brilliant session. We've an exciting line-up for next term, including sessions on truth & finance, youth volunteering, arts-based research, caregiving & expert witness practice. More details in Jan! #ResearchThatMatters

Great to see TCRU colleagues featured in UCL’s Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality Impact Report! @ktwamley.bsky.social, Prof Ann Phoenix, Mette Berg & Eve Dickson contributed to key case studies tackling inequality and justice. #TCRUResearch bit.ly/3XD8IaR bit.ly/4pTLhWL bit.ly/4amr9Iv

🎙️ New ep: Asylum, Housing & Community Host Ethne James Souch talks with Mette Louise Berg, Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga & Nelson Gomez about asylum housing in the UK—how policy, privatised systems & ideas of “deservingness” shape everyday lives. 🎧 https://bit.ly/4p2aIFA

Working with creative or participatory methods? If you use creative, community-led or participatory methods, our toolkit offers methods, case studies & tips for work with migrants & underserved communities. Featured as a @ucl-global.bsky.social case study. tinyurl.com/2p9kd5rf tinyurl.com/2r6aufrj

TCRU's joint Healthier Wealthier Families in East London project was recently nominated for @events.hsj.co.uk Reducing inequalities & improving outcomes for children & young people Award. Fantastic recognition of work with partners across East London. Congrats to the whole team! tinyurl.com/stw95bvb

Ahead of the UK budget announcement @tcru-ucl.bsky.social research is illuminating children’s lived experiences of poverty to better inform policy and practice. "By listening to children and families... we can help shape fairer, more supportive environments" blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/11/...

For many Bangladeshi asylum seekers, the UK system makes proving credibility difficult - creating long-term uncertainty that infiltrates every aspect of daily life. Hear Ashraf Hoque discuss this on 27 Nov. tinyurl.com/2f2b96wb #BelongingAndIdentity #Asylum @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

What does it mean to raise a mixed-heritage family? Join Professor Miri Song on 20 Nov, 12–1pm, as she explores racial identity, partner choice and childrearing across generations. bit.ly/3JTrlnp #BelongingAndIdentity #ResearchThatMatters @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

TCRU's Charlotte Faircloth’s point @bbc5live.bsky.social : gentle parenting isn’t breaking marriages - it’s the shift to recognising children’s emotional needs & modern parental pressure. And, yes we’re animals, but copying primates is maybe… methodologically unsound. 38mins in tinyurl.com/2zrwnnwc

Great to see TCRU’s @susiebowerbrown.bsky.social work highlighted for #TransAwarenessWeek. Her research is making a real difference to understanding the experiences of trans and non-binary parents across the UK. #LGBTQResearch #GenderDiversity @sriucl.bsky.social

New @ucl-global.bsky.social case study highlights arts-based research by @humeraiqbal.bsky.social & Monica Lakhanpaul with Wits University, coinciding with tonight’s Visualising Migration panel. Exploring creativity, belonging & resilience. bit.ly/47APYP2 bit.ly/479Qe6d #Migration @ioe.bsky.social

The Fair Food Futures UK exhibition moves this week! Created with families in Tower Hamlets & Bradford, it shares powerful photos & stories of food, dignity & belonging. Now showing at Whitechapel Town Hall from 11 Nov. bit.ly/47xTo53 #FairFoodFutures #FoodInsecurity

TCRU’s Katie Gaddini in the spotlight! @drkatiegaddini.bsky.social explores the lives and politics of right-wing Christian women in America – bringing a global, human lens to women’s roles in society. Book due 2026! bit.ly/3Lqhd6k #Sociology #GenderPolitics @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social

1 in 3 people giving birth in the UK was born abroad. Join @drkstevenson.bsky.social on 13 Nov, as she shares findings from the UK Migration & Maternal Health Study – supporting fairer, more inclusive maternity care. bit.ly/47ncF9i #UCL #MaternityCare #Migration @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Join us for an exciting panel event - Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing 📅 Tuesday 11th November, 4.30–6.30pm 📍 Leolin Price Lecture Theatre, 30 Guilford Street, UCL GOSICH Book your spot now: 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin... @tcru-ucl.bsky.social @uclhealthpublic.bsky.social

New open-access paper for @youthstudies.bsky.social from my @leverhulme.ac.uk lme.ac.uk project It explores how place influences working-class young people's transitions out of education in London, Rochdale & Morecambe www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

Can education shape how we see ourselves as British? Join @aksoyundan.bsky.social & @buraksonmez.bsky.social on 30 Oct, 12-1pm, as they explore how the FBV policy has shaped national identity & democratic values. tinyurl.com/3ynfw3hw #SRI #Education #belonging @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

What happens when national migration policies grow harsher – but local people still care? New research from Mette Berg & Eve Dickson shows how local advocates & welfare workers quietly build solidarity and challenge hostile systems. #MigrationPolicy #Asylum @ioe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mynxynxn

Understanding ‘Gender Equality’ Earlier this year, @ktwamley.bsky.social & Charlotte Faircloth were nominated for the BSA & SAGE Prize for Innovation/Excellence. Their work reshapes thinking around caring responsibilities, work & equality post-parenthood. tinyurl.com/mpddkevn tinyurl.com/4hf5xkry

Research in action! @ktwamley.bsky.social, @clarestovell.bsky.social, Peter Moss & Alison Koslowski recently attended the APPG for Fatherhood with @katedeardenmp.bsky.social to discuss extending paternity leave – a vital step for gender equality & family wellbeing. dadshift.org.uk

The walls speak for themselves Join TCRU's Amena Amer on 23 Oct, 12:00–13:00, where she'll explore the lived realities of Muslim women in London’s universities, through the contexts of safety, identity and belonging. bit.ly/4hdWkad #UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

TCRU's Ashraf Hoque features on The Migration Menu podcast! bit.ly/435tsLB He discusses Brick Lane’s Bengali heritage, migration, and the stories behind London’s South Asian food culture. A rich listen on identity, history & taste. #MigrationStudies #Diaspora #SouthAsianStudies tinyurl.com/yeyvvnsv

How can art and storytelling help us make sense of migration, displacement & belonging? Join panellists @ismaileinashe.bsky.social, Manal Massalha, Christie Swallow & Jessie Sullivan on 11 Nov, 4.30pm, for Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing. bit.ly/479Qe6d #Migration #Art #Wellbeing

How is citizenship negotiated in “sanctuary cities”? Join Dr Rachel Humphris on 16 Oct, 12:00-13:00, to explore migration, governance & belonging across San Francisco, Sheffield & Toronto. Open to all. bit.ly/42wd1HI #UCL #Migration #Citizenship #UrbanStudies @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Is modern motherhood under surveillance? Join Dr Helen Simmons on 9 Oct, 12:00-13:00, as she explores pressures, parenting courses & the ‘Best Start for Life’ strategy. For researchers, policymakers & students. bit.ly/4mJzxnC #UCL #Motherhood #PolicyResearch @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Prof Claire Cameron's piece on BBC Radio 4’s Three Ages of Child about her PUSH project in Tower Hamlets, is available to download now. Tackling child obesity & supporting wellbeing, she highlights the impact of community, schools & policy on healthier childhoods. tinyurl.com/4yxwb9k7 #EarlyYears

UPDATE: The first TCRU seminar this Thurs 2 Oct has been CANCELLED. Our Autumn Series will now start on 9 Oct. Join us for talks on migration, childhood, motherhood, and more: tinyurl.com/33putb5f @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Our Seminar Series runs 2 Oct – 11 Dec From migration & citizenship to early childhood, motherhood, sanctuary cities, Muslim women’s belonging, mixed-heritage families & more. Explore new work across TCRU’s themes. A space to share ideas & build connections across disciplines. tinyurl.com/33putb5f

UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL #KEF5 @uclenterprise.bsky.social

And that wraps up our summer Meet the Researcher series! In case you missed it we introduced some of our brilliant colleagues and the projects they’re passionate about. Stay tuned for more stories from TCRU this autumn! @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

It’s a very pleasant experience to work with Marie von Mallinckrodt and her team from ARD Germany on this mini-documentary project: In love with an AI 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳! Plz check it out here: www.ardmediathek.de/video/weltsp...

This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re introducing Susie Bower-Brown. Susie’s research explores LGBTQ+ identities and family life. profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91721-susie-... @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

A recent @theguardian.com article highlights important research, co-authored by TCRU’s Claire Cameron, on how housing pressures & fragmented policy are limiting children’s access to outdoor play. tinyurl.com/4rc4hjvz @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

Delighted to announce the launch of my new @wellcometrust.bsky.social project: The Mental Health Costs of Statelessness (MH-COST). In partnership with Imkaan Welfare Organisation, I'll explore how lack of documentation & exclusion affects the mental health of adolescents & young adults in Pakistan.

This week in our Meet the Researcher series, we’re spotlighting Rachel Benchekroun whose work looks at food insecurity, family life, and collaboration with communities. profiles.ucl.ac.uk/60666-rachel... @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

This week in our Meet the Researcher series get to know Jonathan Galton, a lecturer on our BSc Sociology and Social Science courses. Jonathan Galton | About | University College London tinyurl.com/6v9j56vx @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

The right keeps warning about an “Islamo-Leftist alliance” – Muslims & socialists supposedly teaming up in a doomed project. TCRU's @jonathangalton.bsky.social suggests it’s mostly a label to smear anti-racists, Palestine activists & the left. The caricature won’t go away because it’s too useful.

This week in our Meet the Researcher series - meet Katherine Twamley whose research explores couple relationships and gender inequalities in family life. profiles.ucl.ac.uk/31056-kather... @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Missed our #TCRU_Coram_AnnualLecture? Watch the recording here tinyurl.com/52hnhtta. Prof Elaine Chase shared insights on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Essential viewing for anyone in rights-based policy. #YoungRefugeeVoices @wearecoram.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

Meet Lauren Herlitz who is interested in how people's life experiences affect their health and why some groups have poorer health outcomes than others. profiles.ucl.ac.uk/88235-lauren... @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social

🚨 New post-doc opportunity at TCRU! @susiebowerbrown.bsky.social is recruiting a Quantitative Research Fellow (0.5 FTE, 15 months) for the ESRC-funded Family Beyond the Binary project, exploring non-binary families in the UK. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Apply by 21 Aug 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social

Come work with me on 'Family Beyond the Binary' – a new ESRC-funded project exploring non-binary families in the UK! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We’re recruiting a Quantitative Research Fellow (0.5 FTE, 15 months). 🗓 Deadline: 21 Aug Apply here 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Please share with your networks!

Meet Amena Amer, exploring belonging and identity in UK universities. profiles.ucl.ac.uk/99704-amena-... @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social

Over the summer, we’re introducing some of the brilliant researchers at TCRU. Our Meet the Researcher series gives you a chance to discover the people, projects & passions behind our work. Stay tuned each week as we spotlight a different member of the team. #TCRU #MeetTheResearcher #SocialResearch

Yay! Another output from our Posthuman digital intimacies project!!! This is our Women and Video Games block! Plz do check it out!

@hendaly.bsky.social – one of our Migration Cluster PhD students joins @heather-rolfe.bsky.social in new podcast. What do people really think about international students in the UK and how does it shape policy? @sriucl.bsky.social #Migration #HigherEd #TCRU #InternationalStudents

New research by Eve Dickson and Rachel Rosen @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social reveals the impact of lack of state financial support for children in migrant families. Read their new piece in Children and Young People now: tinyurl.com/3r9wuwp5 #NRPF #destitution #children #migration

We argue for examining how media technologies and transnational cultural flows across diverse Asian contexts shape, circulate and contest queernesses and Asian-nesses, offering rich ground for epistemological and methodological innovation❤️

❤️Our Queer Asia as Method framework challenges the Euro-American dominance often found within queer studies by centring the intricate, fluid intersections of ‘queernesses’ and ‘Asias’

✨New Pub Day! Since our Queer Asia as Method roundtable in 2021, our special issue Queer Asia as Method has now been published online first by Media Culture & Society! Our editorial piece is here: doi.org/10.1177/0163...