Carmen Lim

Carmen Lim

Carmen Lim

I joined Cambridge University Press and Assessment as a Research Officer in the Educational Measurement strand. I am interested in using data and statistical methods to explore and explain various issues, including evaluating the impact of programmes on students’ educational outcomes and beyond.

Prior to joining the organisation, I spent two years in the energy sector doing data analytics and consulting with wide-ranging clients such as policymakers, power plant developers and investors. My educational background is in Economics with a specialised interest in using econometrics to address social issues. During my postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge, I analysed the impact of shortfalls in family income on Malawian children’s school and health outcomes. I’ve also conducted research examining how immigrants’ English proficiency affects their assimilation into the host country.

Outside of work, I enjoy yoga, cooking, baking, hiking and trying new experiences, such as learning salsa dancing.

Publications

2025

Highlights from research on the progression of Key Stage 4 and 5 cohorts impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Vidal Rodeiro, C. L., & Lim, C. H. J. ( (2025). Highlights from research on the progression of Key Stage 4 and 5 cohorts impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Matters: A Cambridge University Press & Assessment publication, 40, 50-71. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.121936

The Research Division at Cambridge University Press & Assessment has an ongoing programme of research that tracks the Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 cohorts of students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings from this work can help inform us regarding whether these students were negatively affected by the pandemic and whether they might require any further support while in education.

In this article, we present a summary of findings from research conducted to date using data from the June 2020 student cohorts, drawn from the National Pupil Database, a longitudinal dataset maintained by the Department for Education in England. We examined various progression outcomes and compared them with those of a pre-pandemic cohort of students to assess whether, and in what ways, these outcomes have changed for students affected by the pandemic. Findings from the research have suggested that the students from the June 2020 cohorts were not disadvantaged in their transitions to post-16 study or to higher or further education. However, there was some evidence suggesting that different subgroups of students had progressed slightly differently. This implies that while overall the pandemic cohorts were not disadvantaged, the actual experience of different groups of students may have differed.

Research Matters 40: November 2025
Youth wellbeing, digital use and digital literacy: Evidence from PISA 2022
Lim, C., & Kreijkes, P. (2025). Youth wellbeing, digital use and digital literacy: Evidence from PISA 2022. Cambridge University Press & Assessment. 

2024

Tracking the June 2020 Key Stage 5 cohort: progression to further and higher education

Lim, C.H.J. (2024). Tracking the June 2020 Key Stage 5 cohort: progression to further and higher education. Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

2023

Uptake of GCE A level subjects 2022
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCE A level subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 138
Uptake of GCE A level subjects 2022 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCE A level subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 138 - Data
Provision of GCSE subjects 2022
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCSE subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 137
Provision of GCSE subjects 2022 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCSE subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 137 - Data
Uptake of GCSE subjects 2022
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCSE subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 136
Uptake of GCSE subjects 2022 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCSE subjects 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 136 - Data
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2022
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 135
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2022 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2022. Statistics Report Series No. 135 - Data
Provision of GCSE subjects 2021
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCSE subjects 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 134
Provision of GCSE subjects 2021 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCSE subjects 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 134 - Data
Uptake of GCSE subjects 2021
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCSE subjects 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 133
Uptake of GCSE subjects 2021 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Uptake of GCSE subjects 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 133 - Data
Provision of GCE A level subjects 2021
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 132
Provision of GCE A level subjects 2021 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2021. Statistics Report Series No. 132 - Data
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2019 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2019. Statistics Report Series No. 131 - Data
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2019
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2019. Statistics Report Series No. 131
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2018
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2018. Statistics Report Series No. 130
Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2018 - Data
Lim, C.H.J. & Gill, T. (2023). Provision of GCE A level subjects in 2018. Statistics Report Series No. 130 - Data

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