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Michael Adkins

Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Mike is a senior research fellow based in the Centre for Research in Mathematics Education (CRME) based in the School of Education at the 糖心原创. A former political scientist, he has a PhD in Comparative European Politics from the University of Birmingham awarded in 2010. His expertise lies in the application of advanced statistical analysis to large social science datasets. He works on a number of randomised controlled trials funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, as well as Nuffield Foundation projects looking at the teaching of mathematics in Further Education sector, and the comparative analysis of student engagement, attainment and interest in secondary school science using the PISA 2015 dataset.

His research interests are broadly focused on the following:

  • Educational Randomised Controlled Trials
  • Mathematics and Science Education
  • Applied Bayesian Statistics
  • Multilevel/Hierarchical Modelling
  • Comparative Politics
  • European Union Politics

Teaching Summary

This academic year I am co-convenor on the Fundamentals in Quantitative Analysis module for taught Masters and ESRC doctoral students.

Prior to taking up my post in Nottingham I taught on the following modules at the University of Birmingham, Aston University and the University of Leicester:

  • Research Skills and Methods (convenor)
  • Comparative European Government (co-convenor)
  • Cultural Research Methods (co-convenor)
  • Research Methods in Political and Social Studies (convenor)
  • European Union Politics (tutor)
  • Europe in a Globalised World (convenor and co-convenor)

Selected Publications

  • OLIVER, MARY and ADKINS, MICHAEL, 2020. Energy Research and Social Science. 70,
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., POURHABIB, S. and ADKINS, M., 2020. British Educational Research Journal. 46(6), 1300-1320
  • GU, Q, HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M and ARMSTRONG, P, 2019. Education Endowment Foundation.
  • HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M., AINSWORTH, S. and EVANS, S., 2019. Education Endowment Foundation.
  • NOYES, A., BRIGNELL, C., JACQUES, L., POWELL, J. and ADKINS, M., 2023. The mathematics pipeline: Interventions for excellence and inclusion London: XTX Markets.
  • WAKE, G., ADKINS, M., DALBY, D., HALL, J., JOURBERT, M., LEE, G. and NOYES, A., 2023. Centres for Excellence in Maths Teaching for Mastery Randomised Controlled Trial: Evaluation Report London: Education and Training Foundation.
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., ADKINS, M., DE FRAJA, G. and CHEN, S., 2023. An independent evaluation of the outcomes for looked after and vulnerable children attending boarding schools London: Royal National Children鈥檚 SpringBoard Foundation.
  • HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M. and AINSWORTH, S.E., 2022. Cambridge Journal of Education. 53(2), 215-235
  • WAKE, G., HODGEN, J., ADKINS, M., AINSWORTH, S.E. and EVANS, S., 2022. London: Education Endowment Foundation.
  • NOYES, A., ADKINS, M. and TANEVA, S., 2022. London: Education Endowment Foundation.
  • GREANY, T., ADKINS, M., HUDSON, G., CORDINGLEY, P. and CRISP, B., 2022. Carlisle: Cumbria County Council.
  • MURPHY, D., OLIVER, M., POURHABIB, S. and ADKINS, M., 2020. British Educational Research Journal. 46(6), 1300-1320
  • OLIVER, MARY and ADKINS, MICHAEL, 2020. Energy Research and Social Science. 70,
  • HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M., AINSWORTH, S. and EVANS, S., 2019. Education Endowment Foundation.
  • GU, Q, HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M and ARMSTRONG, P, 2019. Education Endowment Foundation.
  • ADKINS, M. and NOYES, A., 2018. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 16(3), 487-502
  • HODGEN, J, ADKINS, M. and TOMEI, A., 2018. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA. 1-23
  • ADKINS, M. and NOYES, A., 2016. British Education Research Journal. 42(1), 93-116
  • NOYES, A. and ADKINS, M., 2016. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications. 35(1), 1-13
  • NOYES, A. and ADKINS, M., 2016. British Journal of Education Studies. 64(4), 449-465
  • NOYES, A. and ADKINS, M., 2016. 糖心原创ing advanced mathematics in England: findings from a survey of student choices and attitudes Research in Mathematics Education. 18(3), 231-248

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