My name is Louise Christine Nicolson and I have recently started full-time DPhil Education study at the University of Oxford. My doctoral research, provisionally titled "Graduate capabilities and higher education policy: Rethinking educational purpose in a post-pandemic society", intends to investigate the perspectives of students and other stakeholders on the capabilities necessary for flourishing in contemporary society, and the extent to which higher education is effectively equipping graduates with these capabilities. My academic interests are in social and education policy formation, comparative and international education, and public attitudes towards higher education.
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