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Julia Carr

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ARU Community Organising Lead

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
School:
School of Education
Location:
Chelmsford
Areas of Expertise:
Education and teaching
Courses taught:

Julia is a Senior Lecturer in Education and ARU’s Community Organising Lead, working across the university on community based projects. Her research interests focus on autism and changemaking.

Email: [email protected]

Background

Julia is an ARU alumna and joined the university as a lecturer in education. She has more recently worked with CitizensUK to embed community organising across the university, especially in the area of civic action.

Research interests

  • Autism
  • Changemaking

Teaching

  • BA (Hons) Working with Children, Families and Communities
  • BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Recent presentations and conferences

  • Fit for Purpose. Levelling Up Positive destinations Post 16+ Panel. March 2021
  • Public Policy Exchange: Ensuring Better Outcomes for People with Autism, February 2015
  • Public Policy Exchange: Ensuring Better Outcomes for People with Autism, November 2015
  • V International Conference on Critical Education, June 2015
  • VI International Conference on Critical Education, August 2016
  • XI Autism – Europe International Congress, September 2016

Media experience

  • Local newspaper re autism charity work
  • National newspaper re mature students
  • National television as part of Channel 4’s Educating Essex programme and follow-up