Research Consultant Β· Edinburgh, UK

Turning complex social data into evidence that changes policy.

I'm Zubiya Moin β€” an economist and research consultant at Rocket Science UK, specialising in quantitative impact assessment, programme evaluation and social policy research. My analysis has informed parliamentary debates, national charity strategy and local government decision-making across the UK.

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What I do

Capabilities beyond the CV

I work across the full research lifecycle β€” from designing evaluation frameworks and sourcing data, through advanced econometric modelling, to communicating findings that decision-makers actually use.

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Impact Evaluation & Causal Inference

Designing evaluation frameworks aligned with HM Treasury Magenta & Green Book guidance β€” quasi-experimental designs, control groups, synthetic control methods and significance testing for robust causal claims.

Theory of ChangeUKSPF frameworksOutcome metrics
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Econometrics & Statistical Modelling

Bespoke models for real client problems: Bayesian structural time-series forecasting, penalised logistic regression, double-debiased machine learning, LASSO, quantile regression and propensity score matching.

R / StataForecastingMachine learning
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SROI & Value for Money

Social Return on Investment analyses, value-for-money frameworks and sustainable costing models that help funders and commissioners understand the value their programmes create.

SROICBA / VfMCosting models
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Needs, Funding & Spatial Analysis

Deep knowledge of UK public data β€” Census, NOMIS, StatXplore, Fingertips, IMD, 360Giving. I build choropleth heatmaps, deprivation rankings and funding-flow maps down to MSOA level.

QGISDeprivation analysisFunding mapping
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Survey & Qualitative Research

End-to-end survey design and management, crosstab analysis, plus fieldwork β€” interviews, focus groups, workshops and site visits β€” with thematic analysis to surface what the numbers can't.

SmartSurveyFocus groupsThematic analysis
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Communication & Delivery

Reports cited in parliamentary debates, dashboards, client presentations and workshop facilitation. I also led Copilot AI integration at Rocket Science, cutting proposal development time by ~50%.

DashboardsClient managementAI integration
Project library

30+ projects, filter by what matters to you

A searchable record of my consultancy and research work β€” filter by policy theme or method, and click any card for the full story.

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In print

Publications & published reports

Selected published work β€” from academic research to consultancy reports referenced in parliamentary debates.

Where I've worked

Experience

Sep 2024 β€” Present

Research Consultant

Rocket Science Lab UK Ltd Β· Edinburgh

  • Delivering impact assessments, SROI analyses and programme evaluations for 30+ clients β€” from local charities to national government bodies.
  • Work for Endometriosis UK, Magic Breakfast and Capital City Partnership has directly informed parliamentary debates and national policy.
  • Built bespoke econometric models for clients including Gateshead College, Fresh Visions and Rape Crisis Scotland.
  • Lead projects end-to-end: scoping, fieldwork, analysis, reporting and client presentation.
Sep 2025 β€” Jun 2026

Individual Consultant (Contract)

UNDP India Β· Remote

  • Analysing National Family Health Survey datasets in R to map multidimensional poverty across Indian states and districts.
  • Building interactive Looker Studio dashboards with state and district-level maps.
  • Created accessible data visualisations for the SDG Gender Equality Snapshot Report 2025.
Apr 2022 β€” Oct 2023

Student & Visiting Researcher

Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI) Β· New Delhi

  • Researched and authored published policy evaluation articles on agriculture infrastructure and higher education.
  • Led production of policy updates and coordinated new recruits.
2021 β€” 2023

President

Global Association of Economics Education (GAEE), JMI Chapter

  • Led a 60-member organisation across 8 departments; oversaw strategy, operations and the annual journal.
Foundations

Education & recognition

2023 β€” 2024

MSc Economics

University of Edinburgh

First-class honours. Highest scorer in Development Economics and Microeconomics II (Game Theory). Dissertation under NIESR supervision: evaluating the UK Levelling Up Mission with Generalized Synthetic Control methods.

2020 β€” 2023

BA (Hons) Economics

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Silver medalist, CGPA 8.77. Batch Representative. Coursework spanning econometrics, development economics, international trade and financial economics.

πŸ… Silver Medal, BA Economics πŸ₯‡ First rank, Micro & Development Economics (Edinburgh) πŸŽ“ Swami Vivekanand Scholarship for Academic Excellence πŸ” ONS Accredited Researcher No. 50024 πŸ† Winner of multiple policy case competitions

Toolkit

R / RStudio proficient Stata proficient Python intermediate QGIS Power BI Looker Studio EViews Excel professional SmartSurvey Datawrapper Taguette LaTeX
Get in touch

Let's talk about your research challenge

Open to research consultancy, economist and PhD opportunities β€” particularly in development economics, impact evaluation and social policy.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Β· 07413 965631 Β· Consulting CV Β· Academic CV