Anna Bagnoli

Dr. Anna Bagnoli is a Tutor and Director of Studies for Human Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. She is affiliated with the Department of Sociology and contributes to methodological training in qualitative and visual research methods. Her research bridges social sciences and arts, focusing on identity processes, migration, and gender.

• Alma Mater: PhD from University of Cambridge (2001)
• Research: Methodological innovation, narrative analysis, migration of Southern Europeans

Her methodological expertise includes creative arts-based methods, visual research, and autobiographical narratives. She has led projects like Picturing Identities and Wolfson’s Worlds, exploring migration, belonging, and cultural capital reconstruction.

Anna’s recent publications emphasize gendered migration experiences, arts-based research, and identity construction through visual methods. Key topics include the interplay of migration with science career aspirations, narrative ethics, and longitudinal youth studies.

• Scientific Awards
  • EC Marie Curie TMR Fellowship (1998-2000)
  • ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002-2003)
  • Nuffield Foundation Grant (2010)

She supervises doctoral students in migration, gender, and narrative research, with a focus on participatory and arts-driven approaches. Anna is also involved in the Cambridge Migration Research Network (Cammigres).