Professor Margaret O’Brien, TCRU's new director, highlighted the three areas as likely research topics during a London event yesterday to mark the unit's 40th anniversary.
O’Brien, who joined the TCRU at the beginning of October from the University of East Anglia, said she was interested in researching the quality of life for children living in London after a lengthy period living away from the capital.
"An early priority for me just coming back to London is the quality of life of children in London.
"Thomas Coram's work on abandoned children and disadvantaged children is very relevant to today. He wanted to do good for the poor kids of London."
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