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TCRU at UCL IOE
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We are the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU), Part of @sriucl.bsky.social UCL IOE. We have been leaders of research into children, parenting and families since 1973.
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🎙️ 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.
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Asylum, Housing, and Community
In this episode, host Ethne James Souch speaks with Professor Mette Louise Berg, Dr Judith Spirig, Faith Nyamakanga, and Nelson Gomez about the lived realities of asylum housing in the UK, and the wid
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November 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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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.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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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
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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"
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Why tackling child poverty needs more than increasing family incomes
Understanding what life looks like for those affected by child poverty is essential if policy is to deliver genuine change…(read more)
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November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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.
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#BelongingAndIdentity #Asylum
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Weaponising credibility: Lawfare, bureaucratic violence, and Bangladeshi asylum seekers in the UK
Join this event to hear Professor Ashraf Hoque discuss struggles of Bangladeshi refugee men in ‘legalising’ their residency in the UK.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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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.
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#BelongingAndIdentity #ResearchThatMatters
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Mixed heritage in the family: Racial identity, spousal choice, and childrearing
Join this event to hear Professor Miri Song analyse the dynamics of mixed-heritage families across generations.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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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
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Naga Munchetty - With Emma Vardy - BBC Sounds
Emma Vardy features news, experiences, and big name interviews from around the UK.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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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
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Susie Bower-Brown's research focuses on the experiences of trans and non-binary (TNB) parents in the UK.

Her work is helping create more inclusive parenting spaces and is influencing policy developments.
#TransAwarenessWeek @tcru-ucl.bsky.social

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November 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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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.
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Amplifying knowledge about arts-based research methods
Dr Humera Iqbal (UCL Social Research Institute) and Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Population Policy and Practice) used UCL-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds to further arts-based research.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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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.
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#FairFoodFutures #FoodInsecurity
Whitechapel Market - vibrant fruit and veg stall.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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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!
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#Sociology #GenderPolitics
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Spotlight on... Katie Gaddini
Katie Gaddini, Associate Professor of Sociology, explores the lives and politics of right-wing Christian women in America. A UKRI Research Fellow at Stanford and former social worker, she brings a glo...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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.
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#UCL #MaternityCare #Migration
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Reflections from the co-produced UK Migration and Maternal Health (MAMAH) Study
Join this event to hear Dr Kerrie Stevenson provide evidence that supports better maternity care for women or birthing people with lived experience of migration in the UK.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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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:
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October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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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

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October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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.
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#SRI #Education #belonging
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Education and national identity: Evidence from the fundamental British values policy
Join this event to hear Professor Ozan Aksoy and Professor Burak Sonmez discuss whether national identity and democratic values are shaped by education.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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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
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Research reveals disconnect between national and local level migration policies
As national migration policies are becoming more hostile, local advocates and welfare interlocutors step in to show solidarity with migrants, accoring to research on ideas and practices of deservingne...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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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.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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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.
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The Dad Shift
It's time the UK had a paternity leave policy fit for the 21st century. Join the campaign now.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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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.
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#UCL #MuslimWomen #Diversity
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The walls speak for themselves: Muslim women's belonging and safety in London universities
Join this event to hear Dr Amena Amer discuss the intersecting experiences of Muslim women at universities.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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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
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Brick Lane is the place for me | The Migration Menu
James and Luke return to series 2 of The Migration Menu exploring how migration has transformed food and the places we call home. Headed to East London,...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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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.
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#Migration #Art #Wellbeing
Visualising Migration: Art, Resistance & Wellbeing
An interdisciplinary panel event with voices from journalism, arts, and research exploring migration, resistance and wellbeing.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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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.
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#UCL #Migration #Citizenship #UrbanStudies
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Making Sanctuary Cities: Migration, citizenship and urban governance
Join this event to hear Dr Rachel Humphris explain how citizenship is negotiated in sanctuary cities.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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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.
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#UCL #Motherhood #PolicyResearch
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Surveillance of modern motherhood: Experiences of universal parenting courses
Join this event to hear Dr Helen Simmons explore the social and cultural pressures within modern motherhood in relation to different levels of surveillance.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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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
BBC Radio 4 - Three Ages of Child, Episode 1: The Early Years
A journey through the landscape that shapes the health of our children.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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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
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Thomas Coram Research Unit – Events
Browse our upcoming events.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM