Lauren Fox

Criminology (2023 cohort)

My research interests centre around labour dynamics in UK Immigration and Asylum Tribunals, through exploring the relationship between individuals subject to tribunal proceedings and the legal professionals that represent them. Through conducting interviews, tribunal observations, and documentary analysis, I will investigate the often unacknowledged and ‘invisible’ forms of labour required of appellants and their representatives. My research is supervised by Professor Mary Bosworth.

I hold a BA in Jurisprudence (Law) and an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Distinction) from the University of Oxford. My MSc dissertation focused on the role and impact of procedure in UK Immigration and Asylum Tribunals.

I was a Summer Fellow at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, where I worked at Turpin Miller LLP on ongoing deportation and asylum cases, including at the legal aid clinic at HMP Huntercombe. Prior to this, I co-ordinated the Oxford Legal Assistance programme, where I was also a trainee, which provided pro bono research and casework for deportation cases.

I am on the 1+3 pathway, which is generously supported by the ESRC and Lincoln College’s Kingsgate Scholarship.