Researcher of the Month
Introducing fresh research to the world

Chiara Fehr
PhD Student, Institute of Education, University College London
Chiara Fehr's research looks into algorithmically facilitated self making amongst teenagers, exploring how platform infrastructures, such as that of TikTok and Instagram influence iterations of contemporary girlhood. Central to her work is an interest in the complex gendered inequalities which emerge in an increasingly digitised world.
Chiara has recently published an article exploring some of her early findings.
Chiara Fehr
PhD Student, Institute of Education, University College London
Algorithmised Girlhood: Teenage Girls and TikTok
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Professor Cara Swit
Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences at the University of Canterbury
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“[They use devices] alllllllll day long”. What do children think about our tech use?

Dr Megan Reynolds
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August 2025
Students’ views on smartphone bans

Luisa Fassi
PhD researcher at the University of Cambridge
July 2025
Do teens with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers?

Roxana Pomplun
PhD researcher in Applied Health Research at the University of Kent
June 2025
Navigating the feed: younger adolescents' reflections on algorithmically curated social media

Professor Victoria Goodyear
Professor of Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing, University of Birmingham
May 2025
Looking beyond smartphone bans

Dr Kathryn Hesketh and Professor Helen Dodd
UKRI Future Leaders Fellows
April 2025
Encouraging adventurous play in the preschool years

Professor Judy Hutchings OBE
Director of the Centre for Evidence based Early Intervention, Bangor University
March 2025
Fostering a school culture against bullying: the KiVa Programme

Dr Kim Sylwander
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Digital Futures for Children Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science
February 2025
When is the right age? Searching for age-appropriate ways to support children's online lives

Professor Li Zhao
Professor of Psychology, Hangzhou Normal University, China
January 2025
Showing faith and trust in children nurtures integrity