Associate Prof of Education, UCL
Research Lead, Ambition Institute
Site: https://samsims.education/
Sam Sims
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In our latest CEPEO Working Paper, @drsamsims.bsky.social studies the effects of an intervention to improve A level physics uptake among female students by countering gender stereotypes. Read the results here:
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
Many students - and indeed adults - underrate themselves when it comes to maths. So what do we know about teaching for confidence in mathematics?
www.ambition.org.uk/blog/five-in...
🚨🚨 4 weeks to go until the 2026 CEPEO #annyleccy! 🚨🚨
Prof. Jacob is going to tell us what happened when schools banned phones in the US -- just as a widespread ban (probably) comes into force in the UK.
Sign up at the link below!
New research from Michigan State shows a) school climate has a pretty strong relationship with pupil absenteeism b) this seems to have got stronger since pandemic c) student sense of 'connectedness' may be particularly important aspect of school climate
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🧵 New working paper out today: "Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit: Evidence as of 2026" with @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social @trfetzer.com & Shizhuo Wang
Here's what the data say about who paid the price in these 10 years from the referendum
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Are you a post-doc social scientist with strong quantitative skills?
Would you like to come and work with myself and @clairetyler.bsky.social alongside all the brilliant people at @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social?
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
CEPEO colleague @drsamsims.bsky.social has co-authored a new book chapter on effective teacher training.
Access it for free here: livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...
New research with @clareroutledge.bsky.social
Funded by the Gatsby Foundation
We asked 2000 UK/US undergrads to choose between pairs of hypothetical jobs to understand how more of them could be tempted into teaching
What can teachers of maths do to help more pupils feel confident? Research lead Dr Sam Sims and maths expert Emma Lark share five useful things the research says about confidence in mathematics, and s...
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Explore teacher evaluation methods, incentives, and their impact on student outcomes. Learn how performance measures drive teacher behavior and skills.
UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities
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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities
Sam Sims
Do school phone bans actually work? Join us for CEPEO's 5th Annual Lecture with Prof Brian A. Jacob (Michigan / NBER) presenting new US evidence.
🗓 Thurs 9 July 2026, 18:00
📍 Central Hall Westminster
Secure your spot today 👇
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Join us for the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities' 5th Annual Lecture, delivered by Professor Brian A. Jacob
