Susan Nicolai
Director EdTech Hub, Senior Research Fellow
Susan Nicolai is Senior Research Fellow in ODI's Equity and Social Policy Programme. She works with researchers across the institute to delve more deeply into questions around measurement, political economy and financing of development, and explore how lessons feed into post-2015 debates.
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Susan has previously worked with the UN SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict, Save the Children, UNICEF and UNESCO. Her own policy work and research has focused on basic services – particularly education. She has worked in a number of countries around the globe, particularly fragile states and crisis affected countries.
Media coverage
- 25 October 2017, Devex19 May 2017, TIME Magazine
- 15 November 2016, The Guardian5 October 2016, The Guardian
- 14 June 2016, The Guardian18 March 2016, Thomson Reuters Foundation
- 25 September 2015, Geographical25 September 2015, Devex
- 22 September 2015, Public Finance International22 September 2015, BBC World News -
Latest tweets from @susan_nicolai
27 JunRT @joysyj: Interesting report by @UNESCO #FuturesofEducation. #Whatif we could build back better #GoodAfterCovid #education #learning- 26 JunPlsed to see our new @GlobalEdTechHub database covered @educationweek New Hub Aims to Help Schools Find the Right… https://t.co/SdQCDGBCMJ
- 26 Jun
- 26 JunGreat #ElevatingEiE event yesterday. Thanks to @GlobalEdCluster for organising, and to the stellar @GrahamLang17 of… https://t.co/72NadAioZd
- 25 Jun@nsingal14 @RSabates72 @CamEdFac @REAL_Centre @CaNDER_Research @Hughes_Hall Brilliant news and well deserved. Congrats, @RSabates72
- 25 JunRT @NorwayInGeneva: ODI: Effective coordination reinforces the "humanitarian-development nexus". Coord. contributes to uninterrupted learni…
- 25 JunRT @ODIdev: 📓 7.1 million #refugee children of school going age face #education disruptions due to #conflict & crises. This is why a coordi…
- 24 JunDo join tomorrow to hear more about @ODIdev's work on the critical role coordination plays in #ElevatingEiE. Alongs… https://t.co/eJY7ZrCK5w
- 24 JunI'll be speaking tomorrow at the Elevating Education Emergencies event . Join online if you'd like to hear more: https://t.co/cTzF8nqTks
- 24 JunIt can't be done alone! Headlines from recent work on education coordination that @ODIdev has been working on with… https://t.co/klMqItIalQ
- 14 AprMy colleague @vidya_diwakar looks at some of the big questions on #covid19 and what this might mean for efforts to… https://t.co/Cfl7rZSvhj
- 14 AprConsider joining the #edtechhub pool of experts, if you've got technical and research experience and could support… https://t.co/uZMSbWnzpB
- 14 AprI've been quiet lately here while juggling 'life' & 'work'. But not quiet at the #edtechhub as all efforts focus on… https://t.co/zbweI0kUV7
- 13 JanThis is such an exciting job if you want to work ridiculously hard on big picture #SDG4 policy challenges and what… https://t.co/rNKFS1KxYl
- 09 JanCome work with me and a group of brilliant colleagues at the #EdTechHub! Looking for experienced senior programme l… https://t.co/OvlEZg8XYO
- 19 Dec@Emma_Samman @ODIdev UHC: not a myth, but a reality – if there is the will The implications are clear: all countrie… https://t.co/v2smUe0CX5
- 19 Dec@Emma_Samman @ODIdev 4. “Even if achieved, UHC is likely to be reversed” Healthcare can be a contentious political… https://t.co/tKOvjaA6bI
- 19 Dec@Emma_Samman @ODIdev 3. “Governments set out to achieve UHC when they start investing in health” Our research shows… https://t.co/G6mXseoE8j
