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Lindsey Macmillan

@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social
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Professor of Economics. Founding Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social). Economics of education. Inequality. Research Fellow at the IFS, IZA and CESifo. 1st gen🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴�

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Today's GCSE results are mostly looking pretty stable: 70.7% of all grades 4 and above—up slightly from 70.5%; 23.1% at 7 or above—also nudging up from 23.0%. Even the share of entries being awarded grade 9 is the same as last year, not continuing to rise.
Stacked bar chart reporting overall GCSE grade distribution in 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026Line chart reporting % achieving grade 9 by year in 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🚨As students receive this year's GCSE results, our new working paper by @robbiemaris.bsky.social, @jakeanders.uk , Tammy Campbell and @gillwyness.bsky.social shows that GCSE resits may harm student wellbeing.
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Still time to sign up to our Annual Lecture in just under 4 weeks
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is a really exciting time for @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working with colleagues @cep-lse.bsky.social @theifs.bsky.social and @departmentforedu.bsky.social to co-design research that informs decision making for education policy and developing the next generation of education economists
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is a really exciting time for @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working with colleagues @cep-lse.bsky.social, @theifs.bsky.social and @departmentforedu.bsky.social to co-design research that informs decision making for education policy and developing the next generation of education economists
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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 ⬇️
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Timely talk!
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Come and join our fabulous team - we’re looking for a pre-doc and a post-doc in economics or closely related discipline to join our expanding team - deadline 20th May please share among your networks!
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📢 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...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CEPEO Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CEPEO Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Submission deadline for the Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) in Trondheim is *this Friday* This is always high-quality with interesting papers and thoughtful discussants - there are no registration fees thanks to funding from our new EduGAP project sites.google.com/site/prgreen...
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WEEP 2026
The Department of Economics at NTNU and NTNU Samfunnsforskning are pleased to announce the 4th Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) in Trondheim, Norway 7th-8th September 2026. We invite...
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My inaugural lecture is now publicly available online if you are interested in my research into how we can improve the life chances of disadvantaged young people (including a little about my own social mobility journey) @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBbC...
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Improving the life chances of disadvantaged young people – Lindsey Macmillan lecture
YouTube video by UCL Social Research Institute
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Great to be joined by so many colleagues for today's launch of our latest report with @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social: Beyond Teacher Assessed Grades: Post 16 Education Choices and COVID-19 🧵
A room of around 20 attendees seated at tables listen to a presenter at the front, with a slide showing policy implications on screen. EPI and Nuffield Foundation banners are visible on either side of the room.
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The sun is shining for Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference 2026 in my beautiful home town @scoteconsociety.bsky.social
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 24/03/2026
Anvar Sarygulov from @nuffieldfoundation.org says employers can do more to reduce earnings gaps for disadvantaged graduates. He cites @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social work showing they are just as likely to get into job application pools but disproportionately lose out in shortlisting and interviews.
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A big thank you to everyone who made the effort to come and sit in a boiling hot room to listen to my inaugural professorial lecture last night. It's been 7 years in the making, and it was worth it to see so many people who mean so much to me there. I managed to not cry until Alissa put this one up
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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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Colin Green @colinpgreen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Call for papers now open for WEEP 2026 See sites.google.com/site/prgreen... for details on how to submit
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WEEP 2026
The Department of Economics at NTNU and NTNU Samfunnsforskning are pleased to announce the 4th Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) in Trondheim, Norway 7th-8th September 2026. We invite...
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We’re hiring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social! Come and join our team of researchers to work across two cool projects with really exciting, unique data. This role involves engaging with practitioners and employers regularly for high impact research. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...
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Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
7 year after becoming Professor… it’s my inaugural lecture! Improving the life chances of disadvantaged young people: how do we break down barriers to opportunity? Thursday 12 March, 5.15pm Room G06, Roberts Building Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE Book your place here: bit.ly/life_chances
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
A busy day tomorrow. Join us in the morning to discuss '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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Xiaowei Xu @xiaoweixu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The paper by Carneiro et al. shows that places with strong labour markets also have higher equality of opportunity for kids who grow up in poor v. rich neighbourhoods. Education also matters: LAs with better schools and less academic segregation have more equality of opportunity.
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Xiaowei Xu @xiaoweixu.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Excited about discussing regional inequalities at the Fiscal Studies symposium event next week! We've got a star-studded lineup of @andyburnham.bsky.social, Paul Collier, Philip McCann, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @amcanning.bsky.social and more. Summary of new papers below 🧵👇
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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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Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🗓️ Also next week - join the @smfthinktank.bsky.social for an afternoon of discussions on social mobility, regional inequalities and the NEET challenge
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
CEPEO has had another amazing year! ✨ The past 12 months have been full of achievements, and you can read all about them in our 2025 Impact Report. We wish you a joyful festive season, and look forward to working with you in 2026 🎉 Download the report here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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2025 CEPEO Impact Report - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Today we’re celebrating 10 years of SRI! This afternoon we’ll come together to share reflections on the past 10 years, showcase our strengths in research and education, and look to the future for our Institute 🎉🎈🥳
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UCL Social Research Institute @sriucl.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New publication from @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and colleagues: Not just a North–South divide: the geography of opportunity in England For young people who grew up in poor neighbourhoods of regional cities, earnings are far lower than those outside cities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Want to know more about using UCAS data to research transitions to HE (and delay the return to your desk in Jan!)? Join us in person at the Department for Education in London for a research showcase with @adruk.bsky.social 🕕Tues 6th Jan, 10.30am-4pm Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977270535...
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Using UCAS data to understand higher education transitions
Join us in person at the Department for Education in London to learn more about using UCAS data to better understand youth transitions
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It’s @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social last seminar of 2025 this Thursday with one of our own @fabienpetit.bsky.social Join us in person or online to hear about new research on the spillover benefits of education, using LEO data Note: At earlier time of 2pm to allow for the team to then play mini golf ⛳️
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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Please share this info. I cannot emphasise enough: all formulas are the same by law (*except prescription ones), you don’t need to spend £3-£5 more a tub for the branding. Spending more buys no extra quality and does not make you a better mama x
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
NEW BLOG POST @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @clairetyler.bsky.social & Padmini Ayer share key findings and practical recommendations to support employers on their social mobility journey from their research on where inequalities arise in UK graduate recruitment. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/1...
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Social Mobility in Graduate Jobs – Still in First Gear? | UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Judy in the house! come join us for CEPEO seminar this week
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Great to speak on the opening panel of the day about higher education and social mobility - improving access to higher education is one route to improve social mobility, but we also need to think about inequalities by institutions, and inequalities that persist beyond education in the labour market
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Lots of sensible recommendations in the House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee report published today, including the importance of place, prevention, and a proper data strategy publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Delighted that our research on inequality in access to and progression within professional occupations won an award @appam.bsky.social - thanks to all who stopped by for excellent conversations. And thanks Seattle, it’s been a blast. See you next time!
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Saturday night / lunchtime poster session in Seattle 🇺🇸 to talk about our work on inequalities in access to and progression within graduate jobs…. with one eye on 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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School for Government @schoolforgovt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
4/5 | Improving outcomes for children and young people Join @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, Julia Ellingwood, @michael-sanders.bsky.social and fellow researchers if your work is interested in improving the life chances of children & young people, locally and globally ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/solid...
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Colin Green @colinpgreen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Our project, EduGap, is one of the funded projects. Myself, Jon Marius Iversen (CI), @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @gillwyness.bsky.social, and Richard Murphy (UT-Austin) will look at the effects of assessment forms on student outcomes in Norway and England. www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025...
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193 millionar kroner til forsking for å styrkje utdanningssektoren.
Forskingsrådet støttar no 17 forskingsprosjekt for politikkutforming, forvaltning og praksisfelt innan utdanning, læring og kompetanseutvikling. Prosjekta vil bidra til å styrkje kunnskapsgrunnlaget f...
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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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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
👀 Important new project led by one of our Senior Research Fellows and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org Paul will be looking at changes in student employment and how this helps or hinders their life chances. Congratulations Paul, we’re looking forward to learning more from this work
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
📖 New Working Paper "Measuring systematic gaps in teacher judgement: A new approach" 😷 We use the Covid-19 induced cancellation of exams, where teachers assigned student grades & rankings within grade econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep... @opmc1.bsky.social @gillwyness.bsky.social Rich Murphy
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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🚨 Now out in Journal of Human Resources: ⛪️ Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes? Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education w/ @benjaminarold.bsky.social & Larissa Zierow 👉 Religious education in school affects adult lives 🔗 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl... A 🧵 1/6
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Come and join our wonderful team and help support the important work we do. Hybrid working options too
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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
📢 Call for papers: 🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩 30-31 March 2026, Munich Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard) PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... Deadline: 11 Jan 2026 @caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
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Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Jo Blanden (CEP), @GillWyness.bsky.social (CEP), @Opmc1.bsky.social (UCL) and @LindseyMacmillan.bsky.social could explain why private school pupils are more likely to end up in higher-ranked HE courses than peers with similar grades. Read:
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Elite school students end up in better universities than expected, based on their grades | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Students of private and grammar schools are over-represented in elite universities, but only part of that is explained by better grades.
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Join us at 3.15pm, Grace suite 2, Hilton Hotel, @suttontrust.bsky.social to hear new research on why the privately educated still dominate top jobs - I'll be discussing a number of new @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research papers on inequalities in access to top jobs econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Join us this afternoon for a panel hosted by @suttontrust.bsky.social to hear new research on why the privately educated still dominate top jobs - I'll be discussing a number of new @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social research papers on inequalities in access to top jobs econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Arriving in Liverpool: Today 1.30-2.30pm @uclpolicylab.bsky.social panel 'A new age of work' - discussing youth LM Tomorrow 3.15-4.30pm @suttontrust.bsky.social panel 'Elitist Britain' - discussing @nuffieldfoundation.org funded work on access to professions www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/e...
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A new age of work: how Labour can seize the agenda on dignity at work
UCL Policy Lab panel at Labour Party Conference 2025 in partnership with Timewise
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Crikey
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Lindsey Macmillan @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I regularly come back to this graph when talking to people about how we’re in a really different world now. And important to note that these are for EHCP only. There will be many more young people with SEND for these conditions, but no EHCP
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