Research Institute for Social Sciences

Robin’s previous career included roles as a deputy technical manager and scientific and technical photographer for The University of Manchester. Robin changed careers and his training as a counsellor led him to research into the desire for fatherhood in involuntarily childless men as part of his MA at The University of Manchester. He then followed this up with a self-funded MSc exploring the levels of broodiness in females and males, parents and non-parents.  Both these pieces of research have been used as the basis of a play, ‘The Broody Boys’, by the Australian actor/writer/producer Alan Hopgood. Robin is now writing up his PhD, which explores the lives of involuntarily childless older men. Dr Mo Ray and Dr Emma Head supervise Robin.

Robin is a student member of the British Sociological Association, the British Society for Gerontology, and the Society of Reproductive and Infant Health.

Publications:

• Hadley, R. A. (April, 2013). Robin Hadley: I know all about broody men who long to be dads. I am one. The Daily Telegraph, p. 27.

• Hadley, R. A. (Summer, 2012). Not even tomorrow’s chip paper. MoreToLife Newsletter

• Hadley, R. A. (Spring, 2012). Navigating in an Uncharted World: How does the desire for fatherhood affect men? Journal of Fertility Counselling, 01 (19), 12-13

• Hadley, R. A. (February, 2012). Interviewed about his research by Heather Stott of Radio Manchester.

• Hadley, R. A. & Hanley, T. S. (2011). Involuntarily childless men and the desire for fatherhood. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 29(1), 56-68

• Hadley, R. A. (2009). Navigating in an Uncharted World: How does the desire for fatherhood affect men? Unpublished MSc Dissertation, The University of Manchester.   

• Hadley, R. A. (2008). Involuntarily Childless Men: Issues surrounding the desire for fatherhood. Unpublished MA Dissertation, The University of Manchester.

• Hadley, R. A. (2008). This Man’s Story. MoreToLife Newsletter.
  
  

Other:

•  The British Sociological Association Annual Conference presentation press release:

  National media:

• Hodgekiss, A. (2013). Men without children are 'more depressed and sad' than childless women. Mail Online. Retrieved: 09 April, 2013, from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2302954/Men-children-depressed-sad-childless-women.html

• Bingham, J. (2013). Men 'just as broody as women', study suggests. The Telegraph. Retrieved: 09 April, 2013, from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9966713/Men-just-as-broody-as-women-study-suggests.html

         Online media:

• Global.

Radio:

• Radio Stoke, 15/04/2013: Lee Thomas show

• Irish National Radio: 10/04/2013: Morning Show.

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 04/04/2013. Interview for general distribution. Producer: Lily Ames.

• ABC, Radio Australia, 07/04/2013: Morning program with Phil Kafcaloudes.

• Producer: Adeline Ng

• Radio Stoke, 03/04/2013. Drive time show (pm).

• Radio Ulster, 03/04/2013. Michael Fitzpatrick (lunchtime show)

• BBC Radio Manchester. (February, 2012). Heather Stott Showof  BBC Radio Manchester.

Presentations:

• Hadley, R. A (September, 2013): ‘Point number one in your bloody PhD’: the experiences of involuntarily childless men as they age. Paper presentation at the British Society of Gerontology 42nd Annual Conference, University of Oxford.

• Hadley, R. A (June, 2013): 'Men who are involuntarily childless.' Paper presentation at the Ageing Without Children Seminar, Keele University

• Hadley, R. A. (April, 2013). ‘The experiences of involuntarily childless men as they age.’ Poster presentation at The British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Grand Connaught Rooms, London.

• Hadley, R. A. (February, 2013). ‘Trouble with accessing men for interview.’ Paper presentation at The Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies, Seminar series: The Representation of Older People in Ageing Research: Studies of ageing masculinities: still in their infancy? The Open University, Camden, London

• Hadley, R. A. (January, 2013). ‘Locating the lacunae: Issues in recruiting participants for interview in a sensitive subject’. Paper presentation at the Social Science PGR ‘Work-in-Progress’ Seminar Series, Keele University.

• Hadley, R. A. (October, 2012). ‘What is it about (older childless) Men?’ Poster presentation, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Reception, Keele University.

• Hadley, R. A. (August, 2012). ‘Childlessness, and Older Involuntarily Childless Men.’ Presentation to the Rotary Club of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

• Hadley, R. A. (March, 2012). ‘Man Talk’ Paper presentation at the Social Science PGR Conference, Keele University,

• Hadley, R. A. (Februray, 2012). ‘What is it about (older childless) Men?’ Poster presentation, University Symposium on Ageing, Keele University.

• Hadley, R.A. (2011). ‘Mining the Gap: A Literature Review of the Male Experience of Involuntary Childlessness’. Paper presentation at the Social Science PGR Conference, Keele University.

• Hadley, R. A. (2010). ‘Does the Desire for Fatherhood affect Men?’ Poster presentation. Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology Annual Conference. Lueven, Belgium.

• Hadley, R.A. (2010). ‘Involuntarily Childless Men: Issues surrounding the Desire to be a Father’. Invited to present to MA in Counselling course, The University of Manchester.

• Hadley, R.A. (2010). ‘Involuntarily Childless Men: Issues surrounding the Desire to be a Father’. Paper presented at the Counselling and Transformation Conference, Keele University.

• Hadley, R.A. (2010). ‘Involuntarily Childless Men: Issues surrounding the Desire to be a Father’. Paper presented at the Research Conference, The University of Manchester.

• Hadley, R.A. (2009). ‘Involuntarily Childless Men: Issues surrounding the Desire to be a Father’. Paper presented at the New Researchers Conference, The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, The University of Edinburgh.

• Hadley, R. A. (2008). ‘Involuntarily Childless Men’. Seminar given to health workers in fertility clinics, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds.