Biography

Professor of the Learning Sciences, University of Cambridge
https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/hofmann/

Governing Body Fellow, Hughes Hall, Cambridge
https://www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about/our-people/seniors-members/riikka-hofmann/

Co-founder of Cambridge University Medical Education Group CUMEG
https://www.cumeg.cam.ac.uk/

Expert advisor on UK Government's Cross-Whitehall Trials and Evaluation Advice Panel
https://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.pdf

Supporting 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-2022

AI-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-guidelines

Evaluating 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

Links

https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/people/staff/hofmann