Samantha Wilkinson is a senior lecturer in Childhood and Youth Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a Doctoral College Departmental Lead for PhDs in Education. Prior to this, she was a lecturer in Human Geography at the same institution. Her research has made contributions regarding the centrality of care, friendship, and intra- and inter-generational relationships to young people’s lives. She is also passionate about using autoethnography to bring to the fore her experiences in academia, which others may be able to relate to.