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Gill Wyness

@gillwyness.bsky.social
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Economist working on inequality and access to education. Deputy Director of @cepeo-ucl. Research associate of @cep-lse Research fellow @iza_bonn

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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
nailed it
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Colin Green @colinpgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
2 PhD positions at the Department of Economics at NTNU available 1. Open field shorturl.at/dm9kH 2. EduGAP. Work with Jon Iversen, myself, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @gillwyness.bsky.social, and Richard Murphy to understand assessment effects on student outcomes. shorturl.at/1h74L
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PhD in Economics (295348) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: PhD in Economics (295348), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The problem with the student loans system is that ... very few people understand the student loans system... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Martin Lewis ambushes Badenoch on Good Morning Britain over student loans plan
Finance campaigner marches on to set and tells Tory leader her policy to cut interest rates will only help top earners
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
❄️Our winter seminar series kicks off next week, with the excellent @hettieburn.bsky.social ❄️ She will be talking about her work on play based learning in early childhood 3pm on Thursday 22nd January sign up below: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #winterofnewcontent
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
this morning, our director @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social will be part of a panel discussing 'How can policy tackle regional inequalities?' with @andyburnham.bsky.social @xiaoweixu.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social ifs.org.uk/events/how-c...
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How can policy tackle regional inequalities? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
At this policy conference, researchers will present new evidence on the scale and causes of regional inequalities.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Excited to be here at @appam.bsky.social to present our work on inequalities in access to occupations, as part of a panel session on labor market transitions organised by @jscottclayton.bsky.social
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Have you checked out our @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper series recently? We've had a productive year, with our researchers investigating topics such as teacher assessed v exam grades the impact of t-levels the labour market talent pool econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
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EconPapers: CEPEO Working Paper Series
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
CEPEO welcomes the announcements from this week’s education and skills white paper of index-linking tuition fees and maintenance loans, as well as the return of some non-repayable maintenance grants for disadvantaged students. [1/7] 🧵
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New research from our centre with important implications for assessment
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
New work: do teachers grade some student types more generously than others? (yes) Important evidence for policymakers considering reducing the use of standardised testing. And a great paper to work on with my colleagues @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social @opmc1.bsky.social @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
we could... and we do!
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Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We do now :) www.publicfirst.co.uk/couting-the-... Demand is a lot more elastic for non EU students than the previous estimates of EU students, so we’d expect to see a bigger drop off than the HO estimated
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Counting the cost: Modelling the economic impact of a potential levy on international student fees - Public First
In May 2025, HM Government released a white paper called “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”. One policy proposed in this paper was a levy [...]
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Many of us have been calling for the return of maintenance grants for a long time. So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Targeted maintenance grants for students to be reintroduced
Disadvantaged students studying priority courses will benefit from extra financial support to access and excel in higher education.
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper! Estimating heterogeneous returns to college by cognitive and non-cognitive ability by our @opmc1.bsky.social econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
GCSE results are out: On the surface, today’s results seem cause for relative optimism. Despite this cohort’s tough time — both final year at primary & first year of secondary were disrupted by COVID; rates of SEND and mental health issues also up among this group — there’s no results drop off.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Our academics on A-Level results day @gillwyness.bsky.social: The slight improvement in those with top grades "masks striking inequalities in achievement" @miriched.bsky.social: It's unsurprising universities are increasing recruitment "because funding is difficult to manage” uclioe.info/4fCqEup
Two female students pointing to a desktop screen and discussing. Mat Wright for UCL.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Do students who follow the "traditional" education pathway (A levels to HE) fare better than those following "non-standard" vocational / mixed pathways - including the infamous T Level? Our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has the answers, in his new paper:
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A level results are out! And as many have reported, there was an overall improvement in the proportion of students gaining the top grades. But its not good news for everyone: with London & the South East continuing to pull away from the rest of the country, and boys slightly ahead of girls.
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Paul Martin @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Today the DfE have published their latest stats on widening participation in HE. Here are a few quick thoughts... explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statist...
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
My colleague @dominicpkelly.bsky.social has written a @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing note which looks at how screen time in early childhood (0–5) affects attention and language development. Read it below:
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
That BBC screen time story that just hit your home screen? Our new policy briefing is the must-read for parents, policymakers, and childcare providers: 3 clear, actionable recommendations based on the latest evidence on screen time and cognitive development. 🔗 econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
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EconPapers: The effects of screentime in early years on attention and language
By Dominic Kelly; Abstract: Roughly 9 in 10 children under the age of 5 (defined here as `early childhood') watch video streaming services and
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
📝New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔 w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
New @feweek.bsky.social op-ed from our PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social showing huge improvements in literacy and numeracy for young adults between 2012 and 2023... but a very concerning lack of progress for the lowest performing students feweek.co.uk/bottom-10-pe...
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Bottom 10% of GCSE retakers missing out on subject success
A decade of GCSE resits and curriculum reforms saw England’s young adults surging up global skills rankings
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Recognising the growing difference between predicted grades and achieved grades over time, UCAS are piloting personalised reports to schools These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...
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UCAS pilots new reports to help teachers strengthen grade predictions and support student choice | UCAS
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Really enjoyed our 4th @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social annual lecture last night with @chloergibbs.bsky.social Fascinating talk about early years education and Headstart/Surestart. And one of the best intros to an econ talk I've seen in a while!
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
What a fantastic #annyleccy from @chloergibbs.bsky.social last night! Great insights on such a topical policy area. Thank you so much to Chloe for a fab day with the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social team and to everyone who braved the heat to join us last night - it was wonderful to see so many people there!
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Great to see @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research and policy priorities informing the new Best Start in Life strategy: 🏠Best Start Family Hubs in disadvantaged areas 🚸Renewed focus on inclusive early years provision/funding 🔢Importance of early maths skills 💷Consultation on complex funding system
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social blog post. Our brilliant PhD student @robbiemaris.bsky.social has been looking at inequalities in resit performance. Those performing worst in resits are: - Disadvantaged students - Students w unauthorised absences in year 11 - Students entered into resits too early
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🎙️NEW FINDINGS🎙️ Updated analysis from our @nuffieldfoundation.org funded work on shows that inequalities by socio-economic background have *increased* over time for the latest year of recruitment as competition for graduate jobs have increased repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 25/06/2025
🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥 Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper: “School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic” In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask: Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Is it better to have standardised exams or teacher assessments? Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Excited to see @dynarski.bsky.social in action at the @stoneeconucl.bsky.social workshop today on inequality. When asked a question on slide 2, her response: "how can you have a question already?"
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IZA@LISER @iza.org · 11/06/2025
How should we best measure student achievement? 📝 New IZA WoL article by @opmc1.bsky.social‬ & G. Wyness tackles the pros & cons of teacher assessment vs. external exams. Understanding the merits of each can help us build more effective & equitable education systems. 👇 wol.iza.org/articles/the...
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The merits of teacher assessment versus external exams to measure student achievement
Are teachers best placed to assess their students or are external exams more effective?
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
My brilliant colleague @laouthwaite.bsky.social has been on secondment to Ofsted, doing great work on how we can better understand and reduce educational inequalities in early years. summary and working paper here:
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
As we point out in our recent @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social briefing note, international students account for 42% of higher education course fees and 21% of all income for universities in England. econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep... They are also great students. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students
The move escalates the administration's row with America's oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
If this stands, and if it spreads, it would be a crushing blow to higher education in America -- and also a major new contributor to our trade deficits. Higher ed is one of the most reliable surplus drivers that our country can offer. Free link www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Omg
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Our Annual Lecture with Professor Chloe Gibbs is getting closer! Sign up now for the event on the evening of 10 July, discussing making smart investments in early childhood education: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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CEPEO Annual Lecture 2025: Making smart investments in early childhood education
Hear Chloe Gibbs draw together evidence from across her research portfolio to provide insights into making smart investments in early childhood education.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
New blog post by my colleague @jakeanders.uk describing how the effects of the pandemic are still impacting young people’s lives. This has serious implications for these young people as they go through life, including via increased risks of mental health challenges.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Higher Education caught in the immigration crossfire again, with a concerning point in today’s white paper. Needless to say this is bad news for university income, and likely to have numerous unattractive consequences…
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🚨🚨 Seminar this Thursday at 3PM 🚨🚨 Join us to hear @mattdickson.bsky.social talk about what happened to human capital and labour market returns when England raised the school-leaving age to 18! Register here to join online: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
On universities the white paper only reduces the graduate visa from two years to 18 months (which is a win for the DfE). The bigger thing universities will be worrying about is this little timebomb.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Very sad news ...
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Nice to be at the @scoteconsociety.bsky.social conference today with @opmc1.bsky.social and @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social on a sunny Scottish day. Talking about work showing gender and SES inequalities in access to occupations
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Join us tomorrow at 3pm for our next @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar with @colinpgreen.bsky.social This is our joint seminar with DFE for this term, so in-person spaces are limited, but do contact us directly to attend or join us online by signing up below now!
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Oh, hello. committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
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Education Committee announces session on higher education funding - Committees - UK Parliament
Education Committee Chair Helen Hayes MP has today announced a deep dive evidence session examining funding issues in the higher education sector. 
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Does it matter that university tuition fees are soon likely to break through the £10k psychological barrier? CEPEO's deputy director @gillwyness.bsky.social comments in this Times Higher Education article: www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...
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Rising inflation sends English fee towards £10K – does it matter?
Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Disadvantaged graduates are less likely to apply early for a job post... and this hampers their chance of obtaining a job offer. Surprising stuff from my colleagues @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social @clairetyler.bsky.social and Catherine Dilnot.
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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Its always great to have @colinpgreen.bsky.social come and present at @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social ! Dont miss this one, on a very interesting natural experiment in Norway in which pupils are randomly assigned to different exam formats!
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