About my research

Robin is an Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, an Early Career Researcher and founder member of the campaign group Ageing Without Children. Robin has published several academic papers and contributed chapters to edited books and his research has been widely published in international and national media. His sole-authored auto/biographical book, 'How is a man supposed to be a man? Male childlessness a Life Course Disrupted,' (New York, Berghahn Books) on the impact of male childlessness across the life course has won critical acclaim.

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  1. Article
    How and why men who want to be dads struggle to be heard and seen in the workplace.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  2. Article
    Shiver Me Tinders and Ring a Ding for a Fling—Sex Tech Use during COVID-19: Findings from a UK Study
    Dr Robin A HadleyDr Deborah J Morgan
  3. Article
    The life long impact of unwanted male childlessness
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  4. Article
    A mature student's experience of completing a PhD.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  5. Article
    The experiences of men who wanted to be a dad but did not become one. Links to JSTOR.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  6. Article
    The impact of not being a dad on men's lives.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  7. Article
    Games for health & mHealth apps for police & blue light personnel: A research review
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  8. Article
    The dynamics in interviews between men when they discuss a sensitive topic
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  9. Article
    A review of academic papers that examine fertility and menstruation applications
    Dr Robin A HadleyDr Duncan Banks
  10. Article
    A literature review of the use of mobile heart monitoring devices re: palpitations and arrhythmia.
  11. Article
    How not being a dad impacts on older men's social networks.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  12. Article
    The impact of childlessness on men who wanted to be a dad.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  13. Article
    The lives of men who wanted to be a father or grandfather but didn't become one.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  14. Article
    What information is there on men's experience of infant feeding.
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  15. Article
    Review of the book 'Reconceiving the second sex: men, masculinity, and reproduction'
    Dr Robin A Hadley
  16. Article
    Men and their wish to be a Dad
    Dr Robin A HadleyDr Terry Hanley