Federico Farini is Professor of Sociology at the University of Northampton. From 2015 and 2017 he worked as Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Early Childhood at the University of Suffolk leading the equality and inclusion strategy of the institution. Previously in his career, Federico was a founding member of the Centre for Educational Research and Scholarship (2014) and the London Equality in Education Research Network (2015) while at Middlesex University. Federico received a PhD in Sociology of Intercultural Relations from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where he worked as a researcher in Sociology between 2008 and 2013. Federico has published books, chapters, articles and edited books in Italian, English and Slovenian language. His research activity includes EU-funded research projects concerning inclusive education, intercultural communication, renovation of urban spaces. Federico’s current interests mainly revolve around sociology of education, sociology of intercultural communication, cultural studies, globalization theories, youth and childhood studies, policy evaluation and in the sociolinguistic analysis of interaction, particularly multilingual interaction in education settings. Federico is leading research projects concerning the inclusion of migrant children and young people in education to support social mobility and equality, migrant-friendly educational and healthcare services, intercultural education, youth subcultures and cultural studies, client-centred interpreting in healthcare and education, the role of digital media in the diffusion of knowledge.