@nm_braz

Postdoctoral Research Assistant @UoREconomics | Economics of Education PhD @UCLSocRes

 London, England
Joined April 2022
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Very happy to join @UoE_Economics as Postdoctoral Research Assistant. I will be working with @genn_rossi and Andy Dickerson on the @NuffieldFound project looking into the effects of school closures. Truly welcoming team and charming setting! Excited to be here!
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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.24.1.07

Review of the impact on pupils of English academies

In England academies are state-funded schools that are managed outside local authority control and have greater operational autonomy. The introduction of academies in 2002 and their rapid expansion...

journals.uclpress.co.uk
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One key point: most studies focus on exam performance. We know much less about broader pupil outcomes and longer-term effects. #EconOfEducation
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LESE 2026 took place on 22-23 January, bringing together researchers, students & education analysts. It featured keynote lectures by Camille Terrier and Kjell Salvanes, a roundtable, and 100 parallel-session presentations from participants from 22 countries across 4 continents.
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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 iser.essex.ac.uk/misoc/expla…
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Always great to present research on academies at #iwaee for so many different reasons! thank you @ColinPGreen2 and @gimiug
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Summary of #IWAEE 2024! @pilarcuevasruiz @nm_braz
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Most happy day. After long journey have just passed PhD Viva. Many thanks to Prof. Olmo Silva and @claire_l_crawf for their generous feedback. Want to share this achievement with @ProfAliceS and @nikki_shure that guided and supported me along the way. Many thanks! Now time to 🍾
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Nuno Braz retweeted
ISER@iseressex4 Feb 2024
Free school meals ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in London, our new ⁦@ESRC⁩ @MiSoC_Essex⁩ ⁦@NuffieldFound⁩ study by ⁦@AngusHolford⁩ ⁦@rabe_b⁩ ⁦@ResearchEssex⁩ theguardian.com/society/2024…

Free school meals ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in England, study finds

Labour MPs call to extend provision to every primary pupil in England after study finds health and learning improve

theguardian.com
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Great to have been at #lese in Lisbon! Presented paper on the effect of academy conversion on subject choice at secondary phase in the same room at ISEG I had master viva many years ago! 😎 Brilliant group! Looking forward to seeing you guys again in future!
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Very excited to start today as Senior Research Officer at @iseressex working with @rabe_b on the impact of breastfeeding! Very friendly department and lovely setting! Happy to be here!
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Awesome to have attended EALE conference this year in beautiful Prague! So many new friends and good old ones ! Great feedback on my current work on academies! And what a mind blowing city! #EALE2023 #EALE2023Prague
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ESPE conference in Belgrade was amazing! Grateful for helpful feedback on my paper on how English academies are shaping subject choice at secondary school. So many fascinating research and friends to meet again in the future! #ESPE
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Great to have presented my paper on the impact of English academies in decision making skills, mental health and self-esteem at conference celebrating 21 years of the Millennium Cohort Study. Congratulations and many thanks to @CLScohorts
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10 years in a row! We are #1 for Education in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. #QSWUR #WeAreIOE bit.ly/IOE-QS-2023

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New to the Millennium Cohort Study? Want to know more about this unique dataset and the types of research you can do with it? Then this lunchtime webinar is for you! 🗓️29 June 2022 ⏰13:00 – 14:30 BST For registration info 👉 cls.ucl.ac.uk/events
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