Paulo Vieira Braga
Research Fellow
- Phone
- +44 (0)1473 338909
- p.vieirabraga@uos.ac.uk
- School/Directorate
- Learning and Teaching
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Paulo is a Research Fellow at the University of Suffolk, where he co-leads research and evaluation for the 2025/26 – 2028/29 Office for Students Access and Participation Plan. An educator and data scientist, he combines his data science expertise with pedagogic insight to study learning and teaching practices in higher education.
In addition to making significant contributions towards the university’s Teaching Excellence Framework submission, he specialises in making evaluations useful, usable, and methodologically robust.
Paulo has experience of guest lecturing for colleagues across the institution in evidence-based teaching, statistical data analysis and developing quantitative approaches to enhance learning and teaching.
Paulo also delivered a session for the instititional learning and teaching webinar series titled: 'Data: Has the time come for universities to docus on quality rather than quantity?'
Paulo's research interests centre around evidence-based learning and teaching practice, exploration of block and blend pedagogy to enhance student experience, interventions to support access, progression and continuation within and beyond university as well as the use of data science and statistical modelling to inform learning and teaching.
Current projects
Student Retention Programme: Using data science to predict students at risk of withdrawal.
Paulo is working alongside the Student Experience Ambassadors to pilot a retention programme to highlight students at risk of withdrawal using an ethical statistical modelling approach.
Publications
Vieira Braga, P. R., & Tyrrell, K. R. (2025). Predicting cyberbullying victimisation in emerging markets and developing countries using the Global School-Based Health Survey. Machine Learning with Applications, 20, 100646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2025.100646
Vieira Braga, P. R., Ortiz Granero, C. M., & Buck, E. (2024). Student and faculty perceptions of summative assessment methods in a block and blend mode of delivery. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.53761/1.21.2.04
Willis, R. A. D., & Vieira Braga, P. R. (2024). Understanding engagement in intensive learning: From fuzzy chaotic indigestion to eupeptic clarity. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.53761/1.21.2.07
Buck, E., Vieira Braga, P. R., & Ortiz Granero, C. M. (2023). Effective assessment in a block pedagogy. Journal of Block and Intensive Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 6–16. https://doi.org/10.15209/jbilt.1280
Paulo is working with the Director of Learning and Teaching and other academic colleagues on the research and evaluation of the institutional OfS Access and Participation Plan.
Paulo is also working alongside colleagues across the institution to develop and refine the University of Suffolk submission to TEF.