Matilda Gosling
social researcher; author, Evidence-Based Parenting and Teenagers – The Evidence Base

Matilda Gosling is an author, social scientist and independent researcher. Her research interests include social psychology, education, skills, child development and the analysis of belief systems. She has worked for governments, charities, foundations and private-sector organisations, and has overseen field research in more than 60 countries across Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.

Her first book, Evidence-Based Parenting, was published in 2024; her second, Teenagers: The Evidence Base, was published in 2025, both by Swift Press. Matilda’s recent work includes Everyday Cancellation in Publishing: The Costs and Legal Risks of Discrimination Against Gender-Critical Staff and Authors for Sex Matters and SEEN in Publishing. In 2024, she co-authored the report Flying Flags and Ticking Boxes: What Went Wrong With EDI And How Leaders Can Fix It with Simon Fanshawe OBE. She has a Substack, Life On Mars, which covers the latest research on teenage mental health and psychology.

Matilda has degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics. She is a certified member of the Market Research Society, a member of the Social Research Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Follow Matilda on X: @matildagosling 

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