Sam Whewall

Dr Sam Whewall is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Education, UCL. He is a researcher in youth studies, with specialisms in place-based sociology and creative research methods. Based in the Centre for Youth, Work & Skills (previously the Centre for Global Youth), Sam leads the qualitative strand of a three-year ESRC-funded study examining how growing up in coastal towns shapes young people's mobilities, aspirations, imaginaries and life chances across the life course. Previously, Sam has worked in research roles at Loughborough University, the University of Bath and the Social Mobility Commission. He completed his PhD at the University of Bath (2021) on youth mobilities for higher education.