Jake Anders

Professor Jake Anders is a leading academic in Quantitative Social Science at University College London (UCL), serving as Deputy Director of the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO). His research focuses on educational inequality, policy evaluation, and the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess interventions. He holds a PhD from UCL and a BA from the University of Oxford. Anders has held various roles, including Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor at UCL, and has collaborated extensively with institutions like the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and the UK Parliament’s Education Committee.

His work emphasizes reducing educational disparities through rigorous methodologies and cross-disciplinary approaches. Key areas include understanding private schooling impacts, teacher professional development, and the effects of the pandemic on youth wellbeing. Anders has secured over £17 million in research funding and led major initiatives like the COSMO study. He is an advocate for improving RCT practices in education and has contributed to policy briefings on topics such as post-pandemic education recovery and socioeconomic inequality.

Anders has published widely in top journals, including Cambridge Journal of Education and Developmental Psychology. His awards include the Helen Robinson Award for Best Paper and recognition for his PhD research. He is also actively involved in academic leadership, serving on editorial boards and grant review panels. His interdisciplinary collaborations span psychology, economics, and sociology, reflecting his commitment to holistic approaches to education policy.