Dr Thomas Wadsworth (PhD)

Research Fellow (Discovering Liveability)

  • Health in Social Science

Contact details

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18 Buccleuch Place

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Biography

Background

Hi, I’m Tom. I work in the Discovering Liveability team in the School of Health in Social Science. I am currently conducting a critical analysis of the suicide prevention policies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as related documentation from global NGOs. Beyond this, my interests cover self-harm and suicide in relation to social media, and a focus on participatory and public methods. I am particularly in love with the radical zines of historical and contemporary survivor movements.

Qualifications

PhD Visual Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London, 2025

MPhil Sociology, University of Cambridge, 2018

BA Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Oxford, 2017

Research summary

Critical sociology on self-harm and suicide, particularly in relation to social media and government policy.

Participatory research with activists, including survivor/user groups.

Creative methods and participatory action research.

 

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