Judith Cork

Headshot of Judith Cork For media enquiries please contact the Press Team
Student Outcomes Tutor
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Location:
Cambridge

Judith is a Student Outcomes Tutor within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. This role focuses on addressing B3 metrics of continuation, completion and progression, and combines delivering targeted interventions with students and conducting related pedagogical research.

Judith is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

[email protected]

Background

Judith joined ARU in January 2024, having worked as a JNC qualified Youth Worker in the charity sector for more than 20 years. This work included directly supporting young people and young parents, managing a team and, most recently, coordinating support at a county level under contract to the local authority.

During this time Judith became increasingly interested in systemic forms of injustice and disadvantage. This led to Judith’s completion of a Community Psychology MA, adding research skills to her practice.

Research interests
  • Pedagogical research
  • Transitions into higher education
  • International students
  • Amplifying seldom heard voices
  • Participative and creative methodologies
Qualifications

MA Community Psychology, University of Brighton

DipHE Youth Work and Ministry (JNC), Oasis College, validated by University of Wales

BA (Hons) English and Cultural Studies, De Montfort University

Selected recent publications

Cork, J., Cavallerio, F. and Timmis, M. A. (2025) 'When the only thing familiar is the moon – initial transitions of Indian, Pakistani and Nigerian students into UK HE', Studies in Higher Education. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2579562

Recent presentations and conferences

Cork, J. (2025) 'When the only thing that is familiar is the moon – a photovoice study to understand the experiences of Indian, Pakistani and Nigerian students’ initial transitions into UK HE', RAISE conference, Glasgow, September.

Cork, J. (2024) 'When the only thing that is familiar is the moon – understanding the experiences of Indian, Pakistani and Nigerian students’ early transition into UKHE', Higher Education Sport (HESP) conference, Cambridge, September.

Cork, J. and Timmis, M. A. (2024) 'Utilising creative methods of qualitative data collection to develop pedagogical research', Centre for Innovation in Higher Education conference, Cambridge, July.