Rebecca Ye

Rebecca Ye is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at the Department of Education, Stockholm University, and a Researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (SCORE). She has held visiting academic positions at Nanyang Technological University and the UCL Institute of Education. Her research explores the intersection of education and labor markets, focusing on transitions, trajectories, vocations, and temporality in educational contexts.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Sociology, Stockholm University
• Master of Science in Sociology, University of Oxford

Rebecca's research examines how social processes produce inequalities in educational organizations, particularly during periods of uncertainty. She investigates both institutionalized education-to-work pathways and emerging anticipatory systems across Sweden, Singapore, and the UK. Her work spans traditional elite institutions and innovative higher vocational education models, analyzing skilling regimes and transnational education strategies.

Her research projects include:

• The Swedish Research Council-funded study on higher vocational education expansion (2015-2024)
• The upcoming CYCLE project (2025) on green transition skilling
• The multi-year PLACES project on migrant children's educational transitions
• SCORE's "Organizing Education" strategic initiative (2025-2028)

Scientific Awards:

• Best Early Career Researcher Paper in British Journal of Sociology of Education (2015 article)

As an educator, Rebecca leads the "Theory of Science" course for international master's students and has taught sociological theory, methods, and educational policy. She supervises across degree levels, including PhD projects at Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, covering topics like student movements and internationalization of higher education.

She contributes to academic governance through roles on editorial boards for International Studies in Sociology of Education, Stockholm Centre for Global Asia, and Springer Lifelong Learning Book Series, while participating in research funding panels and doctoral examination committees.