We are pleased to welcome Carolina Leyton Faúndez, Head of the Department of Studies and Knowledge Management at the Education Quality Agency, Chile, to the University of Bath as a new Institute for Policy Research Visiting Policy Fellow.

At the Agency, Carolina leads the technical and strategic coordination of national and international studies and socioemotional assessments. She manages Chile’s participation in several international studies that are included in the country’s National Assessment Plan.

During her time at the University, she will meet with colleagues from the Department of Education and the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) as well as the IPR.

Carolina will deliver a seminar on 24 June: ‘How Chile uses international assessment data to shape education policy, with particular attention to educational quality, civic learning and inequality.’

On Carolina’s appointment, Dr Geoff Bates, Lecturer in Public Health Policy and Director of Studies for the Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice, said: “We are delighted to welcome Carolina to the IPR. We are excited to hear about her work and her research ideas for using large data sets to inform education policy, and look forward to exploring opportunities for collaborating together.”

Carolina is visiting the University from 15 to 25 June. To arrange a meeting with Carolina or to attend the seminar, please contact Claudia Torres-Cervantes, IPR Co-ordinator: mailto:ctc46@bath.ac.uk