TALK! TODAY! @dominicpkelly.bsky.social will be presenting his work on the latest wave of the Millennium Cohort Study when the cohort members are in young adulthood. The talk is part of the IOE’s Early Career Network Seminar series. Everyone is welcome- it’s at 1pm, in room 790 at the IOE!

Our @laouthwaite.bsky.social and Claire Crawford have written a report for the Social Mobility Commission, and its out now: they find parents’ education level and activities done at home are strongest predictors of children’s life outcomes socialmobility.independent-commission.uk/parents-apti...

We are excited to announce the next ECHILD Seminar Series to take place online on 9th June 2026, 11:00 to 12:00. Title: What can we learn from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) within ECHILD? Featuring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social experts Register: www.ticketsource.com/ucl-institut... Or scan:

Our @dominicpkelly.bsky.social will be presenting his work on “Understanding Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood with the Millennium Cohort Study” tomorrow His talk will feature initial findings from the latest wave of the MCS when the participants were age 23. 1pm @ioe.bsky.social room 790

🎓📊 New update to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset! Iteration 2.1 extends labour market data to 2023–24 and introduces derived variables for free school meals & special educational needs. Learn more from our ADR-UK blog by Claire Crawford: www.adruk.org/news-publica...

Following on for our exciting announcement of the new DfE-funded Economics of Education Research Centre, we are delighted to be advertising several new roles in the CEPEO team 🎉

A new Economics of Education Research Centre (EERC) — run by CEPEO, @cep-lse.bsky.social and @theifs.bsky.social — has been awarded a ~£3m DfE contract to build the evidence base on economic and social returns to education and skills, from early years to post-16. www.ucl.ac.uk/consultants/...

Save the date! CEPEO's very own @laouthwaite.bsky.social will be sharing her research on use of the EYFS to identify additional educational needs. 📅11 June 🕒 3pm Join us in person (Room 915, 20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AP) or use the link below to register for the webinar: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Just 5 days to go to apply for our new pre-doc and post-doc positions... Don't let time run out... ⌛ Links to further details below ⬇️

England's guidance that “All schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default" becomes statutory on 29th June. Join us just 10 days later for our Annual Lecture from Prof Brian A. Jacob who will share evidence on the effects of phone bans in the US 📵

Iteration 2.1 of the LEO dataset (which brings together education and employment/earnings data in England) is now available and earnings and benefits data are now available up until 2023/24 (up to age 37 for the oldest cohort). Find out more and get access details here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

We're hiring! Come and work for us as Centre Manager... You'll lead the management of CEPEO with respect to personnel and financial functions. We're looking for experience in a complex administrative role and managing large financial budgets. Find out more and apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

CEPEO researcher Clare Routledge has written in Schools Week on new research digging into why so many people train to be teachers but do not go on to teach schoolsweek.co.uk/fixing-the-t...

📢WE'RE HIRING! 1 pre-doc and 1 post-doc position, both until 31 March 2028 initially. We're a super friendly multi-disciplinary team, though these positions have a strong economics focus. Closing date 20th May. Please share widely! Pre-doc: tinyurl.com/3t75je4a Post-doc: tinyurl.com/ycyrzaxp

Nice to see this work by Claire Crawford and @clscohorts.bsky.social researchers Alina Pelikh and Sam Parsons being covered by @moneybox.bsky.social and other BBC programmes over the weekend. You can listen back here from around 15 minutes: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🔁 Reposting as a reminder. Don’t miss our upcoming seminar today!

📢 Upcoming seminar (UCL CEPEO Spring Series 2026) Revisiting the 'Dominance Approach': An appropriate measure of social origin for those born in Great Britain during the 1950s–1980s? 🎤 Dr Michael Vallely (University of Strathclyde) 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 3pm (UK) 🔗 Join us: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📢 Upcoming seminar (UCL CEPEO Spring Series 2026) Revisiting the 'Dominance Approach': An appropriate measure of social origin for those born in Great Britain during the 1950s–1980s? 🎤 Dr Michael Vallely (University of Strathclyde) 📅 30 April 2026 ⏰ 3pm (UK) 🔗 Join us: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New data alert! 🚨 Our #LEARNineq team at UCL CEPEO is diving into the latest wave of the Millennium Cohort Study. Tracking UK people born in 2000, it looks at changes in education, work, health & families to help tackle educational inequality. Learn more: cls.ucl.ac.uk/millennium-c...

CEPEO’s Lindsey Macmillan’s inaugural lecture on improving the life chances of disadvantaged young people is now online. If you missed it in person, you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBbC...

We’re in Westminster today for the launch of our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded work on mismatch and education outcomes, looking at what we can learn from the Covid period with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social Our DD @gillwyness.bsky.social is on a great panel discussing this important research

We’re in Westminster today for the launch of our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded work on mismatch and education outcomes, looking at what we can learn from the Covid period with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social Our DD @gillwyness.bsky.social is on a great panel discussing this important research

Do school phone bans actually work? Join us for CEPEO's 5th Annual Lecture with Prof Brian A. Jacob (Michigan / NBER) presenting new US evidence. 🗓 Thurs 9 July 2026, 18:00 📍 Central Hall Westminster Secure your spot today 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-annu...

Welcome to @scottoatley.bsky.social who has joined the CEPEO team this week! Scott will be working on the Racial Inequalities in Access to Professional Careers led by @clairetyler.bsky.social ~ and ~ School Climate and Pupil Belonging, Attendance and Achievement led by @drsamsims.bsky.social

Considering using Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) data in your research? Seems daunting? CEPEO, funded by @adr-uk.bsky.social, are working with DfE to help! Presenting a synthetic version of LEO to download & explore today: datacatalogue.ukdataservice.ac.uk/studies/stud...

Considering using Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) data in your research? Seems daunting? CEPEO, funded by @adr-uk.bsky.social, are working with DfE to help! Presenting a synthetic version of LEO to download & explore today: datacatalogue.ukdataservice.ac.uk/studies/stud...

A few spaces left on our next Practical Introduction to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset: register below to join us a week today!

Deadline tomorrow to submit papers to our colleagues in @clscohorts.bsky.social for their CLS Conference 2026.

Building diverse workforces: The Diversity Data Hub created by @clairetyler.bsky.social and @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social supports employers to improve hiring process and create a more inclusive environment. Find out more in the @uclb.bsky.social Impact Report: bit.ly/4igvgXk @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

📢📢 interested in doing research on youth transitions using adminstrative data? 📢📢 join our very own @jakeanders.uk who will be giving a practical introduction to exactly that next tuesday (14/04) online sign up for the webinar here: zoom.us/webinar/regi... @adruk.bsky.social community catalyst

📢📢 interested in doing research on youth transitions using adminstrative data? 📢📢 join our very own @jakeanders.uk who will be giving a practical introduction to exactly that next tuesday (14/04) online sign up for the webinar here: zoom.us/webinar/regi... @adruk.bsky.social community catalyst

The government has announced a cap of 6% interest on plan 2 and 3 student loan interest ahead of the publication of the March RPI inflation figure, which is used to set interest rates for the following academic year. Who will benefit? [1/5]

Do 2nd chances in high-stakes exams lead to *long-term* gains?🎓 15 years of ed & labor market outcomes in Chile using an RDD => Immediate boosts in scores & enrollment => But zero effects in graduation & wages! 🔍 Full study: docs.iza.org/dp18467.pdf @joshua-goodman.com @agendacaf.bsky.social

🚨 Call for papers deadline extended The submission window for CLS Conference 2026 will now close Tuesday, 14 April 2026. Researchers from across disciplines, sectors and career stages are invited to share their research using data from at least one CLS cohort. Find out more: buff.ly/oO1rZkw

DfE has published new guidance on screen time for under 5s: www.gov.uk/government/n... The recommendations look sensible and in line with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing note @dominicpkelly.bsky.social wrote last year summarising the best available evidence at the time.

Around 1 in 7 23 year-olds were not in education, employment or training in 2023. Important new analysis from @clscohorts.bsky.social including contributions from our own @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @dominicpkelly.bsky.social cls.ucl.ac.uk/briefings_im...

Coming soon to a university near you: An in-person practical introduction to the LEO dataset using R, starring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social experts! Monday, Apr 20 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm Sign up below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

Surprising stat that less than half of all UK first-degree full-time students attend a uni within their local region And a quote from our own @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social who points out that local students can be overlooked by unis targeting WP students and aiming to protect tuition fee revenue.

Next week we're excited to be hosting Dr Matt Easterbrook in our winter seminar series. Make sure you register your place... 👇 ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

There is still time to sign up for this workshop on diversity and productivity in education and the workplace. 📆27 March 2026 📍2 Marylebone Road, London NW1 4DF 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-and-productivity-from-education-to-work-academic-workshop-tickets-1981699773368

Next week we're excited to be hosting Dr Matt Easterbrook in our winter seminar series. Make sure you register your place... 👇 ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Huge congratulations to our centre director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social who delivered her inaugural lecture yesterday, covering 20 years of her research on breaking down barriers to opportunity at each life stage.

Learn more about academic research relating to diversity and productivity in education and employment in this free workshop featuring presentations from CEPEO's @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social Register here today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diversity-...

Our latest CEPEO seminar with David Blazar is later this afternoon. Learn more about his research in this article from @jpam-dc.bsky.social

Less than two weeks to go now until our online training course where you can learn more about using the LEO dataset, which links education and earnings data. 📅Mon 23rd Mar 9.30am to Tues 24th Mar 11.30am Sign up here 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

Join us this week for the next instalment of the CEPEO seminar series. Dr David Blazar will share his research on the evaluation of a "Grow-Your-Own" teacher recruitment programme in Maryland. 🕒Thu 12th Mar, 3-4pm 📍Online or at B06, Drayton House, WC1H 0AX Sign up: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What explains whether the effects of education interventions persist or fade over time? Larger initial effects ✅ Treatment fidelity/dosage ❌ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

We're delighted to have Prof Felix Weinhardt giving the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar this Thursday! He'll discuss biases introduced when randomising across schools/regions and what we can do about them! 🕕3-4pm Thur 5th Mar 📍Online or in-person (219, 26 Bedford Way) Sign up: tinyurl.com/yanfx8j7

Did you struggle with early morning courses at university? 🥱 That may have affected your choices more than you imagined... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Want to use the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset in your research? Two CEPEO–ADR UK trainings this spring: 💻 Online Intro to LEO — 23–24 Mar 2026 🧑‍💻 Practical LEO workshop using R (London) — 20 Apr 2026 Learn how to access, build, and analyse linked education–earnings data.