Here you can find information about all the researchers in our English Language Research Team.
Professor Barry O’Sullivan OBE
Professor Barry O'Sullivan OBE, Director English Language Research, British Council, Dublin
Meet the English language researchers
Dr Emma Bruce
Dr Emma Bruce, Researcher, Research and Validation of IELTS, British Council, Manchester
Sheryl Cooke
Sheryl Cooke, Head of English Research Dissemination & Engagment, British Council, London
Johnathan Cruise
Johnathan Cruise, Emerging Researcher, British Council, London
Dr Karen Dunn
Dr Karen Dunn, Senior Researcher: Measurement & Evaluation, British Council, London
Dr Mariano Felice
Dr Mariano Felice, Senior Researcher: Data Scientist for Language Assessment & Learning, British Council, London
Dr Maddy Gilliam
Dr Maddy Gilliam, Assessment Researcher, British Council, London
Katie Halley
Katie Halley, Researcher, Future of English, British Council, London
Anita Handayani
Anita Handayani, Assistant Apprentice, British Council, Edinburgh
Jan Langeslag
Jan Langeslag, Emerging Researcher, British Council, Madrid
Dr Pearl Leung
Dr Pearl Leung, Emerging Researcher: Data Analyst, British Council, London
Dr Sha Liu
Dr Sha Liu, Emerging Researcher, Assessment Research Group, London
Mina Patel
Mina Patel, Head of Research, Future of English, British Council, London
Dr Lucy Skidmore
Dr Lucy Skidmore, Researcher: AI and Data Science in Assessment, British Council, Manchester
Richard Spiby
Richard Spiby, Head of Assessment Research, British Council, London
Dr Carolyn Westbrook
Dr Carolyn Westbrook, Test Development Researcher, British Council, London
Damon Young
Damon Young, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Researcher, British Council, Edinburgh
Dr Dan Zhao
Dr Dan Zhao, Senior Researcher, Teaching and Learning in Education Technology, Cardiff