Our research team

Ajay is part of the Data Science Unit. He has vast experience in delivering Analytics and Data Science solutions.

Tom is a statistician and psychometrician and has worked exclusively on the analysis of educational datasets, with an interest in all applications of quantitative methods to educational data.

Lisa is an Office Administrator, providing administrative support to the research team.

Matthew’s expertise is in analysis of large datasets and statistical modelling, having previously worked as a scientist analysing ecological data.

Lucy is Acting Deputy Director for the Research Division. Lucy's areas of expertise include the moderation of school-based assessment and research data management. She previously taught English.

Filio is a Senior Researcher specialising in assessment and linguistics. She carries out research to inform qualification (re)development across the organisation, and is particularly interested in integrating assessment and linguistic perspectives to identify and explore novel questions.

Victoria's areas of expertise include question writing processes, question quality, validity, comparability, and the judgement processes involved in assessing learners.

Gill has a background in Psychology and has been involved with the Aspects of Writing research for over 20 years examining elements of 16+ candidates' writing. From May 2024, Gill has taken on the role of Acting Director for the Research Division.

Tim's main areas of interest are the application of multilevel models in analysing assessment data, and the analysis of patterns of uptake and attainment in schools and colleges.

Jackie is a Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society whose main area of interest is research focusing on education and curriculum.

Anne-Claire leads the Data and Analytics team who design and support several operational data services.

Jo has worked on various comparability and validation projects at Cambridge University Press and Assessment, including the unique 'Aspects of Writing' research series.

Martin is a senior researcher working in the Education & Curriculum team. He completed his PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge.

Pia is a senior researcher who is conducting research in the Education and Curriculum team. Pia completed her PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge.

Santi is a research officer in the Comparability & Change strand and has a background in language testing and assessment.

Elinor is a mixed-methods researcher in the Qualifications and Assessment strand. She has a background in Criminology and Anthropology.

Carmen is a research officer in the Educational Measurement strand and has a background in Economics and Econometrics.

Dominika works in the Education and Curriculum team and has a background in psychology. She has previously worked in secondary schools and universities.

Frank’s main area of interest is in understanding the impact of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), on assessment.

Tim Oates CBE joined Cambridge University Press & Assessment in May 2006 to spearhead the rapidly growing Assessment Research and Development division.

Nicholas leads a programme of work in innovation and development having had over twenty years' experience in technical, research and leadership roles at Cambridge University Press and Assessment.

Carmen is a Senior Research Officer in the Educational Measurement team. The focus of her work is on applying statistics and psychometrics to the analysis of assessment data.

Nicky's main area of interest is the comparability of examinations with a focus on comparisons of international education systems, having previously been a Primary teacher.