The Team

Pearson UK and their partners at UCL have been commissioned to carry out the TIMSS 2023 study in Ireland on behalf of the Department of Education (DE), together they form the National Study Centre (NSC) for Northern Ireland.

Pearson Lead

Dr Grace Grima — Dr Grace Grima
National Research Coordinator (NRC) for TIMSS 2023
Director of Research, Pearson

UCL Leads

Dr Mary Richardson — Dr Mary Richardson
co-Principal Investigator

Dr Jennie Golding — Dr Jennie Golding
co-Principal Investigator and Mathematics Content and Curriculum Expert

Dr Tina Isaacs — Dr Tina Isaacs
Report Director

Pearson Team

Kate Miller — Kate Miller
Project Manager for TIMSS 2023
Project Manager, Pearson

Mish Mohan — Mish Mohan
Data/Recruitment Manager for TIMSS 2023
Data Analyst, Pearson

Dr Alistair Hooper — Dr Alistair Hooper
Sampling, Transadaptation and Scoring Coordinator for TIMSS 2023
Senior Researcher, Pearson

UCL Team

Dr Esmé Glauert
Primary Science Content and Curriculum Expert

Dr Wilton Lodge
Secondary Science Content and Curriculum Expert

Jane McNeil
Research Assistant/Project Manager

Dave Wilkinson
Lead Analyst

Dr Iain Barnes
Report co-Author

Professor Jeremy Hodgen
Research Advisory Board/Mathematics Education Expert

Professor Michael Reiss
Research Advisory Board/Science Education Expert

Professor John Jerrim
Research Advisory Board/Data Analysis Expert