Claudia Plowden Roberts

Research Fellow

BSc, MSc

Claudia joined IES as a Research Officer in September 2021. Her main interests include equality and diversity issues, specifically neurodiversity in the workplace, and youth employment.

Claudia has experience of working in the charity sector, where she worked with Higher Education institutions to promote the importance of work experience for Psychology students and graduates.

Claudia recently completed a Masters degree in Occupational and Organisational Psychology at the University of Surrey. During her studies she used a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods and skills to explore job crafting and co-worker relationships amongst other topics. She has experience of collecting questionnaire data, conducting interviews and carrying out extensive literature reviews. Claudia has a good understanding of current workplace issues and HR policies.

At IES, Claudia is working on a range of project teams focussing on improving employment and education policies and practices.

Education

2021 University of Surrey MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology
2016 University of Hull BSc Psychology

Career

2017 – 2020 Partnerships Manager SLV Global
2016-2017 Customer and Technical Support Waverly Borough Council

CV Details

Webinar recording & slides: Good work for autistic women: Insights, findings and practical recommendations for employers, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Becci Newton, Institute for Employment Studies, Apr 2026

Future of Work: Behind the masks – good work for autistic women, Becci Newton, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Institute for Employment Studies , Jan 2026

A brief review of policy and practice for careers education, Emma Pollard, Kate Alexander, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Arundhati Dave, Louisa Illidge, Daniel Mason, Institute for Employment Studies , Jan 2026

Working with participants - lessons from ReAct: focus on neurodiversity, Zofia Bajorek, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Nov 2025

What enables effective EDI implementation, monitoring, and assessment? Case study - lessons from the British Council, Meenakshi Krishnan, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Institute for Employment Studies , Sep 2025

Webinar slides: Persistent race inequalities in the UK's labour market and how to address them in your workplace, Meenakshi Krishnan, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Jun 2025

Tackling workforce inequalities in health and adult social care, Meenakshi Krishnan, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Institute for Employment Studies , Jun 2025

The 2024 Survey of the Veterinary Profession and the Veterinary Nursing Profession, Billy Campbell, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Dilys Robinson, Beatrice Rosolin, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Nov 2024

Disability and Chronic Illness in Veterinary Work and Education, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Dilys Robinson, Beatrice Rosolin, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support, Jul 2024

Flexible working for all: Achieving greater equity for frontline and site-based workers, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Billy Campbell, Astrid Allen, Timewise, Jul 2024

Research into careers in construction, Kate Alexander, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Wendy Hirsh, Lorraine Lanceley, Beth Mason, Emma Pollard, CITB, May 2024

Neurodiversity, jobsearch and work – a review of the evidence, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Zofia Bajorek, Client Economic and Social Research Council, Mar 2024

Work in Progress: Interim report of the Commission on the Future of Employment Support, Billy Campbell, Arundhati Dave, Rakhee Patel, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Tony Wilson, Learning and Skills Council, Jul 2023

Caught in a gap: the role of government in enabling women to build better pensions, Abbie Winton, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Beth Mason, Charlotte Edney, Jade Talbot, Rosie Gloster, Institute for Employment Studies, Jan 2023

Caught in a gap – the role of employers in enabling women to build better pensions, Dan Mason, Claudia Plowden Roberts, Jade Talbot, Institute for Employment Studies, Dec 2022

Job crafting and flexible working in general practice, Stephen Bevan, Zofia Bajorek, Megan Edwards, Claudia Plowden Roberts, NHSE, Oct 2022

Good work for autistic women toolkit

SFCA Online Mental Health Conference, 5 March 2026

Findings from the What Retains Experienced Nurses (WREN) project

University of Portsmouth’s Annual Research and Innovation Conference, University of Portsmouth, 27 June 2025

Persistent race inequalities in the UK's labour market and how to address them in your workplace

IES webinar, IES, 25 June 2025