Dr Lucy Grimshaw

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

Lucy Grimshaw joined the Department in 2013 and teaches on BA (Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies, MA Childhood and Early Years Studies and BSc (Hons) Social Work.

Lucy is external examiner for the Unviersity of the Highlands and Islands, a Governor for a local primary school and a member of a local community group whcih focuses on bringing people together by celebrating local heritage and histories.

Lucy is committed to improving education spaces and providing opportunities for groups which are often marginalised and discriminated against. She leads training and research projects in the area of gender-based violence and meeting the needs of pregnant students and students with children. Her recent research focuses on reclaiming and celebrating working class histories in primary schools.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Lucy is a social scientist working within the fields of urban studies and social policy. Lucy‘s research interests include pedagogical practice and inequalities; community work and participation; equality and gender. Lucy has undertaken several evaluation research projects for public and third sector organisations. Lucy has a particular interest in feminist and participatory research.

Key Publications

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‘This unusual lifestyle is full of highs and lows’: exploring social harms with kinship carers in North East England, Hall, K., Grimshaw, L., Graham, P. 1 Feb 2026, In: Families, Relationships and Societies
Urban Gendered Spaces: A Spatial Perspective to Sexual Crimes, Zhu, M., Jin, J., Grimshaw, L. 30 Apr 2025, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual GIS Research UK Conference (GISRUK 2025), Genève, Switzerland, Zenodo
Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family, Disney, T., Grimshaw, L. 2 Dec 2024
Caring and Schooling in the Time of COVID-19, Disney, T., Grimshaw, L., Thomas, J. 2 Nov 2024, Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family, Leeds, Emerald
Experiences of men in the minority: understanding men’s sense of belonging studying primary education, nursing and social work in higher education, Grimshaw, L., Jackson, S., Littlefair, D., Melling, A. 2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Further and Higher Education
Ideology, pedagogy and terminology: Interdisciplinary insights into the “co-paradigm” in Higher Education, Mates, L., Grimshaw, L. 1 Jul 2024, Co-constructing Education for All, Peterborough, FACE: Forum for Access and Continuing Education
Introduction: Care, Childhood, Youth and Family in the context of Coronavirus, Disney, T., Grimshaw, L. 2 Nov 2024, Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family, Leeds, Emerald
‘Take care everyone!’ Care ethics at work whilst homeschooling and caring for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, Grimshaw, L., Heslop, K., Mulholland, K., Park, V., Duncan, J., Allan, J., Meredith, C., Warnock, C. 2 Dec 2024, Care and Coronavirus, Leeds, Emerald Publishing
‘It’s part of our community, where we live’: Urban heritage and children’s sense of place., Grimshaw, L., Mates, L. 1 May 2022, In: Urban Studies
‘Making Heritage Matter’? Teaching local mining history in primary schools, Grimshaw, L., Mates, L. 2 Jan 2022, In: Education 3-13

PGR Supervision

Catherine Neville How can Universities Facilitate the Stimming Needs of their Autistic Students? Start Date: 30/07/2024
Rita Stringfellow The politics of health and social care for older citizens: more than just money Start Date: 15/02/2016