Laura Way received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Bath Spa University College, UK, before gaining a Masters in Women’s Studies from the University of York, UK. Following teacher training, she proceeded to teach sociology and gain a Masters in Education, and has now been teaching social sciences at further and higher education levels for nearly a decade. Currently in the last stretch of a PhD in Sociology at the University of Leicester, UK, her thesis focuses on ageing and identity amongst older punk women. More broadly, her research interests lie in gender, subcultural theory and critical pedagogy. She is also on the steering committee of the Punk Scholars Network.