The Class Ceiling: panel discussion

Our Class Ceiling panel discussion event on 6 November brought together leading writers, journalists and academics to discuss the thorny topic of class in scholarship.

Topics that were covered included money and debt, short-term rolling contracts, the need for role models and mentors, accents and codes of behaviour, and the tricky issue of defining class.

The panel consisted of:

Chair: Dr Sally Marlow, radio broadcaster and NIHR Maudsley BRC champion for research impact and engagement.
Dr Sam Friedman, Associate Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics, and Commissioner at the Social Mobility Commission. Author of The Class Ceiling: Why it Pays to be Privileged.
Dr Cerisse Gunasinghe, postdoctoral researcher and Counselling Psychologist in the department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London.
Dr Paul Craddock, cultural historian and author.