Position/Status
Assistant Professor
E-mail Address
pab221@cam.ac.uk
Qualifications
- PhD in Education, University of Durham
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Profile
Academic Area/Links
Research Topics
- Inequalities in education: Access and outcomes
- Equity and Social mobility
- Quantitative methods in education and evaluations
Current Research Projects
- 2023-26 Applying behavioural insights to education UKRI (ESRC) Principal Investigator
- 2022-25 Developing a new social mobility index Research England Principal Investigator
Post-graduate Teaching and Supervision
- I lead courses on multivariate analysis in R and run a number of course on quantitative research methods for post graduate students. I also lead the Tripos Designing education research paper and supervise students on MPhil Education Globalisation and International Development and MPhil Transforming Practice
Doctoral Supervision
- I am accepting applications for PhD admissions. I am interested in supervising projects that address education and labour market outcomes, topics related to equity and social mobility. I am keen on supervising projects involving quantitative methods and making use of administrative data.
- For your PhD if you want to make use of administrative data and address the topics mentioned above get in touch with your research proposal and CV.
Publications in 2025
Banerjee, P. (2025) The Home learning environment and attainment. Department for Education Research report RR 1502 ISBN: 978-1-83870-629-6 (c) Crown copyright
Banerjee, P., Rigg, A and Altoe, M. (2025). Degree awarding gaps by demographics in UK Universities. The BERA-Sage Handbook of Research informed education practice and policy. Volume 1, Chapter 9, Eds. Wyse, D., Baumfield, V., Mockler, N. and Reardon, M. Sage Publications
Miller, D., Gabi, J. and Banerjee, P. (2025). International Comparative education. Research Intelligence Spring 2025, 162. The British Educational Research Association (BERA) London UK ISSN 0307-9023
Jones, C., Banerjee, P, & Jackson, L. (2025). The positioning of parental engagement within England's current educational policy landscape. British Educational Research Journal https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4175
