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This session brings together PhD researcher Becky Brown and professor Karen Broadhurst to discuss Becky’s doctoral research on state intervention at birth and how such decisions are made in practice.

Join us for an informal research conversation with PhD researcher Becky Brown and professor Karen Broadhurst

Becky will share insights from her doctoral research on state intervention at birth and in early infancy, drawing on observations in the family courts and a Bourdieusian lens to explore how decisions to intervene at birth are made in practice. Her work opens up questions about ethics, power, inequality, and the institutional logics that shape decision-making in care proceedings.

But this is not just a talk about one topic. It is a chance to look behind the scenes of a PhD: how research ideas evolve, how methods are chosen, how theory meets messy real-world data, and how students and supervisors navigate the process together.

You do not need to work on family justice to join. If you are curious about research design, methodology, intersecting social themes, or simply how research unfolds in practice, this conversation is for you. PhD students, researchers at any stage, practitioners, and anyone interested in thinking across disciplines are warmly welcome.

The aim is to create a relaxed space where people can exchange ideas, ask questions, and build a small interdisciplinary research community.

Wine, chocolate, and coffee will be available.

Come for the conversation. Stay for the thinking together.