Experts

Claudine Bowyer-Crane is a psychologist with a background in children’s language and reading development. She has particular expertise in developing and evaluating early interventions for children’s language and literacy development, as well as the development of literacy skills in children with English as an Additional Language.

Mike Brewer’s research has covered aspects of inequality in income and wealth, including the role of the labour market and the impact of personal taxes and the social security system. He also has a long background in using microsimulation methods. He is the author of a book, What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality?, published by SAGE in 2019

Anna Brian is a final year BSc economics student at the University of Bristol, currently studying abroad at KU Leuven.

Alison is a final year PhD Research Student in the Department of Geography, at the University of Manchester. Alison’s research explores food insecurity through the relational spaces of family, friendships and other social relations. This research aims to offer nuanced understanding of the ways in which food insecurity affects everyday lives and (re) configures relationships. To do this, Alison has adopted a feminist approach and employed ethnography. Alison undertook research into period

Ben Brindle is a Researcher at the Migration Observatory. His research interests include net migration, the economic impacts of migration, work visas and other visa policies. Previously, Ben worked in the Migration Research Division at the International Organisation for Migration, where he supported the preparation of research papers and reports for publication on various migration topics. These include the Covid-19 Analytical Snapshot Series, the Migration Research Series, and the 2022 iteration

Simon Briole is a postdoc researcher at JPAL-Europe / Paris School of Economics. His main research topics are Labour Economics, Education and Family Economics, with a focus on socio-economic inequalities and public policy evaluation. Since 2017, he is also working on the randomized evaluation of a European program (Active Citizenship) designed to enhance middle school students’ civic skills, tolerance and democratic engagement.