Lesley Doyle

Dr. Lesley Doyle is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow’s Department of People, Place & Social Change. Her research focuses on education transitions, vocational training, youth work, and socio-cultural theory. She holds a PhD from the University of Kent (2002) and has led numerous national and international projects, including the YOUNG_ADULLLT initiative and studies on Syrian refugee youth integration. Her work bridges policy analysis, community engagement, and comparative education systems.

Key affiliations include the University of Glasgow and collaborations with Kent County Council, Scottish Qualifications Authority, and ESRC networks. Her teaching roles include Programme Leader for Youth Studies and Course Leader for 'Young People, Learning and Development.'

• Research: Over 30 publications on education transitions, vocational training, and youth policy
• Grants: DISCUSS project (European Communities of Practice), PUMR initiative (PASCAL Universities), and multiple UK-local authority partnerships
• Teaching: MSc Youth Studies, educational research methods
• Supervision: Current and past PhD students researching areas like youth policy, ICT in adult education, and international student mobility

Her work emphasizes socio-cultural contexts of learning, policy impacts on disadvantaged groups, and cross-national comparisons of educational systems. Recent projects examine precarious work conditions among young people in China/South Africa and wellbeing of UK youth.