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Families and the life course
This research cluster ties together extensive expertise on contemporary families, parenting and grandparenting with a wide range of work on the life course, in relation to understandings of older age, adulthood and youth.
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Dr Maria Adams
Associate Professor in Criminology
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Professor Rachel Brooks
Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean, Research and Innovation (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
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Professor Kate Burningham
Professor
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Professor Ranjana Das
Professor
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Dr Venetia Evergeti
Associate Professor in Sociology, Director of Learning and Teaching and Deputy Head of Department
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Dr Vicki Harman
Associate Professor in Sociology
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Professor Paul Hodkinson
Professor of Sociology
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Dr Sazana Jayadeva
Surrey Future Fellow
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Professor Andrew King
Head of Department of Sociology, Professor of Sociology
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Dr Anastasia Loukianov
CUSP Research Fellow - CYCLES
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Professor Daniel McCarthy
Professor
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Dr Alexander Seal
Associate Dean (International) and Associate Professor
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Dr Emily Setty
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
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Dr Susan Venn
Research Fellow
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Dr Peter Hemming
Senior Lecturer in Sociology
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Dr Robyn Muir
Lecturer in Media and Communications