Jonathan Osborne

Professor Osborne’s research interests include attitudes toward and understandings of science by students and the public, discourse in the pedagogy of the science classroom, and language and literacy in science teaching. At CSET, Professor Osborne oversees the Reading for Understanding in Science professional-development program, serves as a CSET board member, and is the CSET liaison to the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP). He holds a degree in Physics from Bristol University; a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Cambridge University; a Master of Science degree in Astrophysics from Queen Mary College, London University; a Post-Graduate Diploma in Computing from North London Polytechnic; and a PhD from the University of London.