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Kiki Messiou is a Professor at the University of Southampton, specializing in inclusive education and marginalization in schools. She has been a faculty member since October 2012 and served as the Director of Research for the Southampton Education School from 2019 to 2022. Her research focuses on exploring children’s and young people's voices to understand marginalization and develop inclusive practices in educational settings. Kiki has an extensive publication record and frequently presents her work at international conferences, including AERA, BERA, and ECER. She was awarded the BERA Conference SIG Paper Award in 2019. Kiki has led several significant research projects, including a European Union-funded study aimed at addressing the needs of 'hard to reach' children, and has collaborated on projects focused on supporting migrant integration in schools. She actively contributes to the scholarly community as a reviewer for the International Journal of Inclusive Education and has been an invited speaker at various educational conferences.