Dr Laura Mazzoli Smith is an Associate Professor of Education at Durham University. Her research looks at educational identities, progression and contexts, with a social justice focus. Laura has worked on educational research projects funded by the ESRC, EPSRC, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Nuffield Foundation, and EIT Health amongst others. She specialises in qualitative, and in particular narrative methods of inquiry, as well as fostering interdisciplinary dialogue with a learning focus to support inclusive educational opportunities across the life course.