Biography

Professor of the Learning Sciences, University of Cambridgehttps://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/hofmann/Governing Body Fellow, Hughes Hall, Cambridgehttps://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/our-people/seniors-members/riikka-hofmann/Co-founder of Cambridge University Medical Education Group CUMEGhttps://www.cumeg.cam.ac.uk/Expert advisor on UK Government's Cross-Whitehall Trials and Evaluation Advice Panelhttps://whatworks.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/29/using-academics-to-advise-government-on-trial-design/Steering group member of Digital Education Futures: https://www.deficambridge.org/people/riikka-hofmann/Lay summaries of my research findings: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: Overcoming barriers that stop new leaders from delivering change: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/926862/NLC-thinkpiece-Developing-Leaders-HOFMANN.pdfSupporting leadership development and organisational change (podcast): https://www.cumeg.cam.ac.uk/podcast/improvements-through-research-and-evaluation/SIMULATION-BASED LEARNING FOR DOCTORS AND TEACHERS: Mixed-reality simulation-based learning for doctors with holographic patients: https://news.educ.cam.ac.uk/hologram-patients-time-best-inventions-2022AI-supported simulation-based learning for teachers: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/trainee-teachers-made-sharper-assessments-about-learning-difficulties-after-receiving-feedback-from BETTER EVIDENCE GENERATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: ED-TALK Evidence & Dialogue toolkit for schools: http://edtoolkit.educ.cam.ac.uk/Using evidence in policy making (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzUzAx7wtlM Improving the reporting of complex interventions to improve the quality of evidence in evaluations: https://news.educ.cam.ac.uk/230322-journals-update-guidelinesEvaluating simulation-based learning interventions in medical settings: https://news.educ.cam.ac.uk/evaluation-simulation-based-training-significant-gaps Improving evidence-based professional development to promote better physical health interventions in schools: https://news.educ.cam.ac.uk/poor-professional-development-physical-health-primary-schools

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