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Dr Laura Shobiye
(she/her)
AFHEA PGCE PCET BA, MA, MSc, PhD
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Overview
Dr Laura Shobiye recently completed her PhD in the School of Social Sciences, exploring the learning experiences of mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. She is carrying out a longitudinal qualitative study, which involves interviews and creative methods for thematic and narrative analysis. Her work is largely informed by social learning theories and the concept of intersectionality.
Laura currently teaches as a lecturer in the Lifelong Learning Centre on the Pathway to a Social Science degree programme and on several community and CPD coursess. She has previously taught undergraduate modules on Social Policy, Contemporary Inequalities, and Poverty and Social Security in the UK.
Laura is a co-founding organiser of the National Centre for Research Methods Collaborative and Participatory Special Interest Group and a founding leading member of the Wales Migration Network. She was also one of the co-founders of the Migration, Ethnicity, Race & Diversity research group (MEAD), co-convening the group from December 2019 to July 2021.
Publication
2025
- Edwards, C. W., Shobiye, L. and Jones, R. D. eds. 2025. A welcoming nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales. Race, Ethnicity, Wales and the World. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru | University of Wales Press.
2023
- Shobiye, L. 2023. How can social learning play a role for mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. Research Intelligence 157(Winter), pp. 18-19.
- Shobiye, L. 2023. “I survive on people”: (Mis)recognising the value of social learning for mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Shobiye, L. and Parker, S. 2023. Narratives of coercive precarity experienced by mothers seeking asylum in the UK (Wales). Ethnic and Racial Studies 46(2), pp. 358-377. (10.1080/01419870.2022.2079383)
2022
Articles
- Shobiye, L. 2023. How can social learning play a role for mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. Research Intelligence 157(Winter), pp. 18-19.
- Shobiye, L. and Parker, S. 2023. Narratives of coercive precarity experienced by mothers seeking asylum in the UK (Wales). Ethnic and Racial Studies 46(2), pp. 358-377. (10.1080/01419870.2022.2079383)
Books
- Edwards, C. W., Shobiye, L. and Jones, R. D. eds. 2025. A welcoming nation? Intersectional approaches to migration and diversity in Wales. Race, Ethnicity, Wales and the World. Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru | University of Wales Press.
Monographs
Thesis
- Shobiye, L. 2023. “I survive on people”: (Mis)recognising the value of social learning for mothers seeking sanctuary in Wales. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Research
Research Interests
I am particularly interested in the social construction of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK , particularly gendered constructions. I explore the role of learning and education in fostering social inclusion and integration of asylum seekers and refugees. My key areas of interest are:
- migration and refugee studies
- anti-racism
- intersectionality
- gender
- education
- social justice
- motherhood
- families and young people
I am interested in collaborative research. My PhD was a collaborative project with members of the Sanctuary Cymru Coalition. I am also keen to explore visual and creative methods for supporting qualitative interviews where language skills may be a barrier to communication.
Learn more about my work by watching her prize-winning 3-minute thesis (3MT) here.
Teaching
Current teaching in the Lifelong Learning Centre:
- Social Policy Pathway module (Level 4)
- Inclusive Education CPD module (Level 4)
- Community Courses in Education and Health & Social Care (Level 3)
Previous undergraduate seminar tutor on the following modules at Cardiff University:
- Introduction to Social Policy (first year)
- Contemporary Inequalities (second year)
- Poverty and Social Security (second year)
Current undergraduate dissertation supervision at University of Wales Trinity St Davids
- Police Apprenticeship degrees
Former Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice at Cardiff Metropolitan University on the following programmes:
- Health and Social Care
- Sociology & Social Policy
- MRES Social Policy/Education
- Foundations into Social Science
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism
- Refugee Education
- Asylum Policy
- Social policy
- Continuing and community education