Owen holds a BPS accredited, first-class bachelor’s degree, with honours in Psychology and a master’s degree with Distinction in Research Methods in Psychology from the University of Essex. He is currently working as a Research Assistant for the Institute for Social Economic Research (ISER), on innovating ‘Understanding Society,’ the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). Owen is focused on developing his research skills during his hiatus from academic study and plans to pursue a PhD in the future.