Olivia is a part-time PhD student with over 5 years of experience working in applied social research and evaluation across the third and public sector. In her role as Senior Evaluation Officer at the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Olivia is involved with research, monitoring and evaluation for a government funded scholarship scheme awarding international students the chance to study at UK universities. Previously as Research and Evaluation Project Manager in the consultancy team at Renaisi, Olivia worked with a wide range of community projects including evaluating Hackney Borough Council’s Integrated Communities Project, and North and South London Cares. Her voluntary experience includes being a befriender and trustee for the national refugee befriending charity, HostNation.