Very happy to join @uniofreading.bsky.social as Postdoctoral Research Assistant. I will be working with @gennrossi.bsky.social and Andy Dickerson on the @nuffieldfoundation.org project looking into the effects of school closures. Truly welcoming team and charming setting! Excited to be here!

New paper in London Review of Education With most pupils in England now in academies, what does the evidence say? I review 14 causal studies: • Early academies → improved attainment
• Post-2010 → mixed results
• Changes in pupil intake 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/LRE... #EconOFEducation

📢 The CLS conference 2026, 22 – 23 September, London, will bring together researchers from across disciplines, institutions, sectors and career stages to showcase outstanding research using CLS cohort data. Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, 8 April. Further information: bit.ly/45SP3rO

This week, we were thrilled to host Xavier D’Haultfoeuille from CREST, who guided us through the latest advances in diff‑in‑diff methods. A big thank‑you to everyone who joined us for the ISEG Winter School! @bportugal.pt

UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies Conference invites submissions from all researchers using @clscohorts.bsky.social data. Conference: 22–23 September. Submissions by: 8 April. cls.ucl.ac.uk/events/cls-c...

Curious about the different types of academies in England and their impact beyond exams? Check out my explainer at MiSoC, ISER! Dive into how academies shape education and communities. #education #academies #schools #misoc www.iser.essex.ac.uk/misoc/explai...

Great to have presented working paper with @rabe-b.bsky.social and Emilia Del Bono at Q-Connect seminar hosted by the Health Inequalities Lab at LSE Health. Very nice discussion and valuable feedback.