Dr. Lucinda Platt

Biography

Lucinda Platt is a Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she has worked since 2013. She serves as the Director of the Millennium Cohort Study at UCL Institute of Education. Lucinda teaches at both undergraduate and MSc levels on topics including migration, ethnicity, disability, poverty, and social mobility, and she supervises PhD students in these areas. Her research primarily addresses the analysis of inequality among social groups in the UK and internationally. She is a panel member of the IFS Deaton Review on Inequality and has co-authored studies investigating ethnic inequalities and vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucinda's research focuses on themes such as migrant selection, aspirations, labor market transitions, and the relationship between poverty and ethnicity. She has published extensively in major sociological journals and has been a principal co-investigator on several research projects funded by organizations like the ESRC and the European Commission. Additionally, Lucinda holds visiting positions at various prestigious research institutions and is recognized for her contributions with several awards, including being appointed OBE in 2020. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and President of the European Academy of Sociology.

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