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Professor Daniel Ashton
As a cultural and creative industries researcher, WFRC provides a vital way for me connect with colleagues across the University and engage with shared concerns around good work, careers pathways and labour conditions.
Professor Daniel Ashton
Professor-Cultural & Creative Industries and Co-Director of the WFRC
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Dr Maria Villares Varela
I explore the intersections of migration and work, with a particular focus on self-employment and entrepreneurship. My research examines how precarity, class, and gender shape people’s work experiences
Dr Maria Villares-Varela
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the WFRC
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Dr Jane Parry
I am a sociologist of work and applied policy researcher, so the Work Futures Reserach Centre  is a great way for me to meet like-minded colleagues from across the university to discuss issues like job quality, workforce inequalities, and changing ways of working.
Dr Jane Parry
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the WFRC
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Dr Rebecca Taylor
Im a sociologist of work and organisation and The Work Futures Research Centre enables me to connect with colleagues in a range of disciplines and strengthen my expertise in areas like digital skills and careers, unpaid work and internships, and innovation and digital transformations of organisations.
Dr Rebecca Taylor
Associate Professor and Co-Director of the WFRC
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Informing policy for the future of work

During the Covid-19 pandemic, office workers had to migrate from the office to work from home.
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