Luke Nolan

Luke Nolan

Profile

I am a postgraduate researcher with the department of People, Work and Employment at Leeds University Business School. I joined the PhD programme in October 2024, funded by a departmental scholarship. My interest in work and employment grew from my experiences of work in the service economy for over ten years. I am passionate about both learning and teaching sociology, and hope to contribute to our understanding of the social world through my research.

Research interests

My current PhD research is exploring worker cooperative regeneration and degeneration through the identities of their workers.

My wider research interests include:

  • Degrowth
  • Post-work futures
  • Occupational Identities
  • Autonomy at work
  • Work-life balance

Qualifications

  • BA Sociology, The Open University 2023
  • MA Social Research, The University of Leeds 2024

Research groups and institutes

  • Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change