Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE

Biography

Dr Deirdre Hughes is a policy adviser, academic researcher/writer, trainer and freelance consultant specialising in the impact of careers, employment and skills policies to support the development of jobs and growth.

She is a Principal Research Fellow at Warwick University’s Institute for Employment Research and an Associate at the Centre for Educational Sociology, Edinburgh University.Deirdre was awarded an OBE in 2012 in recognition of her services to career guidance.