We have more of our online courses on using administrative data, supported by ADR UK, coming up soon. ➡ National Pupil Database (NPD) 23-24 Sept www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru... ➡ Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) 30 Sep - 1 October: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

Excessive screentime in early age associated with delayed cognitive development, both directly and indirectly through what it crowds out: play, talk, & exploration. But limited use seems fine.

Only one more week to go: applications close on 7 August! 📅 📢 I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join me to do research on intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place 📢 More info and how to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO337/r...

I wrote a briefing note on early years' screen time and its effects on cognitive development! Take a look...

Huge congrats to Dom! Great to see early career researchers getting the recognition and support they deserve. @dominicpkelly.bsky.social

Thanks so much!

⌛Just 24hrs until our annual lecture with @chloergibbs.bsky.social and it couldn't be more topical! With the Best Start in Life strategy released this week, join us to learn about making smart investments in early childhood. 🕕6pm tomorrow, Central Hall Westminster Register: tinyurl.com/bdh3jcky

Congratulations to Natasha Chaku and Dom Kelly @dominicpkelly.bsky.social on receiving the @srcdorg.bsky.social small grant award to study “Considering a multiverse of pubertal timing effects: Do different operationalizations produce different results?” #devpsych

Join us this Thursday, 3-4pm to hear from our very own @dominicpkelly.bsky.social. Dom will be presenting his latest research findings on educational trajectories in adolescence using large-scale cohort data in the UK. Sign up for the free online seminar here: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What are the barriers to children’s early learning? Over the last 18 months, @laouthwaite.bsky.social has worked with Ofsted, as part of the URKI Policy Fellowship scheme, to explore this question. Here’s what she found, why it matters, and what we can do about it www.linkedin.com/company/ofst...

Want to know more about the evidence underpinning the government's focus on equality of opportunity via its Opportunities Mission? Read the latest @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing from @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @laouthwaite.bsky.social econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...

Five years on from the start of the COVID pandemic, BBC More or Less discuss impacts on young people. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Among other research, they showcase CEPEO, @suttontrust.bsky.social & @clscohorts.bsky.social's COSMO study, with @beckymontacute.bsky.social discussing our findings.

📣Another blog post I hear you ask? Yes! Here's today's with @clairetyler.bsky.social & Catherine Dilnot: 🎤Testing, Testing – Why are Black applicants not getting graduate jobs?🎓💼 Black applicants are 45% less likely to get a graduate role than their white peers blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...

📢 New blog post 📢 💼Why are working class applicants less likely to be hired? blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0... Following on from our @nuffieldfoundation.org report today’s blog post focuses on why working class young people (yp) are less likely to be offered jobs than their more advantaged peers

🎓 #GCSE results day is tomorrow! A quick reminder that Oliver Anderson's research explores how GCSE results impact subsequent education and labor market outcomes. 👉 Check out the CEPEO Working Paper! ideas.repec.org/p/ucl/cepeow...

🎙️Level 3 results day blog post 🎙️ Bouncing off the runway blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/0... by @jakeanders.uk @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social Today’s results will be good news for many pupils, but continue to show vast inequality by school type, region, and gender. 📈📉

Tricky to understand the situation with exam results in Scotland, given there have been different approaches to marking in each year since 2019. However what we can say for sure is that the attainment gap at Higher was 17.2 percentage points in 2024. tes.com/magazine/news/se…

Fun visit to London with the extra treat to give a talk at UCL and see @dominicpkelly.bsky.social. Always great to talk to people who do the same type of research that I do

I originally wrote this piece for UNESCO MGIEP about the future of assessment and where I hope my research can fit into it. It was good to reflect not just on personalised education but the disparities, inequalities and injustices that its implementation will have to deal with. Take a look:

Not sure what to have as my first... Bluesky? BS? So here's a photo of me and a very small pony named Duster on a recent trip to the Shetland Islands instead. Looking forward to sharing more important career updates soon.