Dr C. Claire Thomson is Associate Lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at University College, London. She has written widely on Scandinavian film, literature and culture, particularly Carl Th. Dreyer…she has also spent considerable time researching British Nationality and Gender. As a result of this research she is uniquely qualified to advise students interested in nationality, gender and age specifically. Her publications include numerous books on British Nationality, British immigration, and age. She lectures address issues related to such topics as citizenship, ethnicity and age discrimination, as well as British identity.
Claire was employed by McKinsey prior to becoming an academic. She worked for several prestigious organisations in London and its surrounding areas, including the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, the Cabinet Office and the Department of Education. During this period, Claire did considerable work as a researcher and held senior posts at Oxford and Cambridge. In this capacity, she developed and advanced areas of research that pertain to issues of gender discrimination and the role of the media in promoting attitudes and behaviours that discriminate against women.
In 2021, Claire travelled to Denmark to undertake a four-year fellowship at the Copenhagen School of Economic Policy. This fellowship provided her with the opportunity to conduct fieldwork and contribute to a comparative literature research project focusing on the question of nationality, gender and age discrimination in the labour market in Denmark. This research project brought to light the limitations and problems facing the young and ethnic minority women in the labour force in Denmark compared to the experiences of the majority group. This work has been concluded with recommendations concerning the introduction of laws providing protection for the discriminated against in the employment market.