Pauline Rose

Pauline Rose is Professor of International Education at the University of Cambridge, which she joined in 2014. She is Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre in the Faculty of Education. She is also Senior Research Fellow at the UK Department for International Development.

Prior to joining Cambridge, Pauline was Director of the EFA Global Monitoring Report (from August 2011), during which time she directed two reports, on youth, skills and work, and on teaching and learning. Before starting that role, she worked with the team for three years as Senior Policy Analyst, leading the research for three reports on the themes of governance, marginalization, and conflict. Prior to that, Pauline was Reader in International Education and Development at the University of Sussex.

Pauline has authored numerous publications on educational policy and practice, including in relation to inequality, financing and governance, democratization, and the role of international aid. She has worked on large collaborative research programmes with teams in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with international aid donors and non-governmental organizations, providing evidence-based policy advice on a wide range of issues, aimed at fulfilling commitments to education for all. She is experienced in communicating research to broadcast and print media.