Embracing Complexity: Identity in Research, Policy, and Lived Experience

Join us for a dialogue that will redefine our understanding of identity and its profound importance for individuals and organisations alike. Organised by Youth Insight, a vital part of the Coram Institute for Children built on the work of young researchers alongside recognised experts in the field, this event introduces the ‘complex identity’ framework.

Join us for a special, in-person Coram Society event to celebrate Coram’s long engagement with music. John Caldicott, a former Foundling Hospital pupil, and Philippa Dodds John MBE, lead organiser of Coram’s Handel Birthday Concert, will help us explore the changing role of music in Coram’s history.

Young people around the world are said to be facing a dramatic decline in their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Building on the momentum of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, this online Coram Society event will delve into mental health research insights and tackle the crucial question: what should we do?

The objects around us are intertwined with our feelings and experiences. Exploring our relationship with objects can help us tell our stories and give us a greater understanding of other people and ourselves.

We are excited to be joined by Kristen Renzi, Associate Professor of English at Xavier University, who is on a research sabbatical in London, working in Coram’s Foundling Hospital Archive. To mark Women's History Month, she will be discussing the lives of women in 19th and early 20th century London and aspects of her new work.