On December 12th we will be hosting a one-day workshop at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. The workshop will mark the culmination of the Wellcome Trust-funded Oxford New Parents project, which investigated the impact of austerity on the caring practices and everyday lives of first-time parents in the city of Oxford. The workshop will start with a brief presentation from the project team sharing their findings, and then will feature two interactive panels, debating wider issues of austerity, care, and everyday life in the city.

Confirmed speakers include:

Dr Sophie Bowlby – Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading

Prof Steve Brown - Department of People and Organisations, Business School, The Open University

Dr Ethel Burns – Department of Midwifery, Community and Public Health, Oxford Brookes

Dr Sarah Hall – School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester

Jayne Joyce – Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support

Dr Eleanor Jupp – School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent

Beth Knighton – Donnington Doorstep, Oxford

Dr Jennie Middleton – School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

Prof Tina Miller – Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes

Dr Farhan Samanani – Max Plank Institute for Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen   

Prof Alison Stenning – School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University

Registration is free but mandatory, and space is limited to 50 participants. Lunch will be provided. You can register via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/care-after-austerity-what-next-tickets-51073515259