Urbano (pictured) was previously at Opinion Research Services, where he focused on social research.

Isabelle Cole has also been appointed as a fieldwork assistant, and will support the fieldwork and recruitment stages of research projects. 

Cole recently completed an MA in contemporary literature, culture and theory at King’s College London.

Amber-Louise Large has also been hired as marketing and events intern.

Prior to joining BritainThinks, Large completed a National Council for the Training of Journalists qualification with News Associates school of journalism and also carried out a communications internship.

Ben Shimshon, co-founder and managing partner at BritainThinks, said: “We are thrilled to have Sam, Amber and Isabelle on board, and look forward to working with them as part of our growing team.”