Our Team
Our consultancy team is made up of world-class Oxbridge-educated subject specialists, university researchers and PhD-qualified advisors who help students explore their subjects in depth and uncover their true intellectual interests. They guide students to understand not only the foundations of their field but also its frontiers, how it is evolving, and how it is shaping the world. By providing expert academic mentorship, they ensure students develop critical thinking skills and a deep mastery of their chosen subjects.
In addition to academic guidance, our consultants help students discover their strengths and passions and translate them into a fulfilling career path. Drawing on extensive subject expertise, a nuanced understanding of university admissions processes, and informed real-world industry insight, they provide strategic advice and support to prepare students for success at top institutions and in their future careers.
Dr Lydia Lee
PhD, MA, MSci (Hons) (Cantab), MRSC, MCMI
Founder, CEO, Chief Education Consultant in STEM
Dr Lee holds a PhD in Chemistry from Jesus College, University of Cambridge, where she also attained an MSci degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry). She attained first class honours in all four years of studies including being ranked top of the year in her final year. She was awarded the Senior Examiner’s Prize by the Department of Chemistry, Senior Keller Prize, Sir Alan Cottrell Prize for Natural Sciences, and Foundation Scholarships for her outstanding achievements for her undergraduate studies at Cambridge. Her PhD was fully funded by the Hong Kong Croucher Scholarship Foundation and the Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship, and her research was based around studies towards the total synthesis of macrocyclic polyketides. She was also a second year undergraduate supervisor for Part IB Organic Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.​ ​
Dr Lee is also a published scientist with extensive experience in drug discovery research and biotechnology ventures, having worked with companies including Astex Pharmaceuticals and Domainex. Currently, she serves as an Independent Consultant for BioBridge UK, supporting pharmaceutical licensing and strategic business development initiatives. She was previously a VP in strategic investment for medical technology transfer initiatives. She was also a representative of the Careers Service at the University of London, and currently serves as a careers mentor for Jesus College, Cambridge, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr Lee has over a decade of experience in educational consultancy and careers mentoring, and has supported many students, both local and international, in their applications to the world's leading universities as well as in early- to mid-career development.
John Au
MBA, LLM, MSci (Hons) (Cantab), MCMI
Director of Product and Partnerships
John studied Natural Sciences (Chemistry) at King’s College, University of Cambridge. He later earned both an LLM and an MBA from the University of London. Over the past two decades, John has held senior product leadership roles across multiple sectors, developing innovative digital solutions that leverage AI and behavioural science to transform how people learn, work, and make decisions.
His experience includes senior product management at Raspberry Pi, where he led the development of EdTech initiatives; product management at Cambridge Cognition managing the development of digital cognitive assessment tools for clinical trials. John also served as Head of Product at Verint Transversal, specialising in AI-powered knowledge management systems. This background has given John a unique perspective on building scalable, user-centred technology products that purposefully align complex technical solutions with real-world user needs.
John has also been active in start-up funding and strategic partnerships with a strong emphasis on scaling bold ideas, a concept he describes as “10X thinking.” Now leading digital product development at Oxbridge Gateway, John oversees the new ASPIREdeck initiative that integrates advanced psychometric and educational tools to transform students' university preparation and early career growth. His goal is to build a scalable platform that delivers highly-personalised, data-driven insights that enhance educational guidance on a global scale.
Dr Winnie Pui
PhD (Cantab), MPhil, MEd, FHEA
Director of Education and Senior Board Advisor
Dr Pui is Course Director and Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE), where she teaches on the Undergraduate Certificate in Coaching and the MSt in English Language Assessment. She is passionate about supporting students from all backgrounds, ensuring they feel valued and well-supported while developing confidence, self-regulation, and skills to navigate academic and professional challenges.
Dr Pui is also an undergraduate supervisor at the University of Cambridge, and a visiting professor at the City University of Macau and the University of Saint Joseph, supervising Master’s and PGDE students. She is the founder of Building Joy, a programme that uses LEGO® to enhance children’s literacy, numeracy, interpersonal skills, and self-regulation.
Holding an MPhil and PhD from the Faculty of Education at Cambridge, Dr Pui has over a decade of experience as a lecturer, educational consultant, and coach, demonstrating a commitment to innovative pedagogy and amplifying student voices in learning. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Association for Coaching, and CollectivED, and a certified MBTI® Practitioner, LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator, and Parental Transition Coach. She has also served as an external examiner for AdvanceHE in England.
Her recent research focuses on curriculum design and teaching approaches that enhance students’ self-regulation and learning, supporting teachers in responding to diverse needs while helping students grow academically and personally. Her work, including publications in Support for Learning, reflects a dedication to creating meaningful and personalised learning experiences.
Dr Elizabeth Evenden-Kenyon
BA (Hons), MA, PhD, MCMI, ChMC
Senior Education Consultant & Honorary Advisor
Dr Evenden-Kenyon holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of York, where she also studied Literature, Languages and Linguistics as an undergraduate. She undertook her MA in Forensic Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. She was certified in Public Policy Design and Delivery at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is an established author in academic, government, and fictional writing. She has also worked extensively as an editor in both academic and government arenas.
After more than two decades as a full-time academic, Dr Evenden-Kenyon is now a part-time academic at Oxford, and splits her time between this and work as a Chartered Management Consultant, working with and advising the British Government.
Dr Evenden-Kenyon’s academic career started at the University of Cambridge, where she taught Politics, Religion, and Economics in the History Faculty. She was also a don at Newnham College, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow there. In 2012 she was awarded a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship by the European Commission, we saw her take a professorship at Harvard University, as Principal Investigator of a large project on Conflict, Coalition and the Press, examining the history of how the media manipulates public opinion in accordance with the needs of the state.
Dr Evenden-Kenyon returned to the UK to take up a post at the University of Oxford in the department of Medieval and Modern Languages, and also took up a Fellowship at Ushaw College at the University of Durham. During this phase of her career, her analysis of government ‘spin’ saw her researching this political language across Portugal, Spain, and France, as well as the UK. As her academic career began to blend with government policy, Dr Evenden-Kenyon moved into work as a forensic linguist. She continues to work with students at all levels of their academic journey, advising others on how to move into and out of different study and employment opportunities, utilising their critical thinking skills.
Dr Danny Ho
PhD (Cantab), MChem, CChem
Board Advisor
Dr Ho completed a PhD in Organic Chemistry at the University of Cambridge working on developing new synthetic methodology and subsequent application in the synthesis of drug analogues. He supervises first to fourth-year undergraduates in organic chemistry courses.
Dr Ho built his career in the pharmaceutical industry as a medicinal chemist at Pfizer, gaining in-depth experience across multiple disease areas, including Allergy & Respiratory, Pain, and Urology. He is now a recognized industry expert in occupational competence assessment and training within the scientific sector. In his current role, he combines his responsibilities as a senior lecturer with business development, where he collaborates closely with customers to advise on establishing laboratory-based apprenticeships and promotes these opportunities within the science industry. Dr Ho is currently Director at CSR Scientific Training.
Dr Man Yi Ho
PhD (Cantab), MEng (Hons), MA, LRSM, MRSC, MIET
Board Advisor
Dr Ho attained her first degree with first class honours in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Cambridge, graduating with an MEng. She subsequently pursued a PhD in Cambridge in Biosensing which focused on the development of label-free electrochemical detection of biomolecular interactions using redox-active self-assembled monolayer, and the theoretical modelling of the electrochemical biosensor.
Dr Ho is currently a Project Programme Manager at Schlumberger Cambridge Research where she continues to have a close collaboration with Cambridge University. She has been lecturing master engineering students and supervising PhD projects in the engineering and chemistry department.
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​Oxbridge Gateway is an industry-leading education intelligence company with its success built on our academic expertise. All our consultants are Oxbridge-educated professionals and university educators with high academic credentials and a demonstrable passion for education.​​
Our company is experiencing rapid growth and to support this expansion we are searching for enthusiastic Oxbridge graduates and academic educators who have a deep passion for mentoring, exceptional communication skills and a strong sense of accountability. The successful candidate will join our integrated team as an education and careers consultant to coach and support individuals on a one-to-one basis within your subject area.
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We are currently looking for competent, enthusiastic Oxbridge-educated consultants for the following subjects:
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Mathematics (Oxford)
Computer Science
Medicine (Oxford)
Finance
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We are looking for professionals with a passion in education and genuinely strong work ethics. They will be self-motivated individuals with excellent communication skills, patience and enthusiasm. The job holders will be highly organised, with an excelling ability to manage customer expectation and respect deadlines. We look for success-driven individuals who constantly strives for excellence in every detail.
Send us your CV and covering letter to HR@oxbridgegateway.com
Product Strategy Research Analyst Summer Intern
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Join Oxbridge Gateway’s innovation team and contribute to the development of ASPIREdeck, our AI-powered Education Intelligence Platform.
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As a Product Strategy Research Analyst Intern, you will work alongside our product and strategy teams on user research, market analysis, competitor research, and strategic initiatives shaping the future of student development and AI-powered education.
This flexible, remote internship provides university students with hands-on experience in EdTech innovation, AI applications in education, and product development within a growing education technology company.
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Location: Remote
Eligibility: University students in Hong Kong
Internship Period: From July 2027
Duration: Flexible part-time commitment of 4–6 weeks
Applications: Open on a rolling basis (Up to 2 positions)
Successful applicants will be able to select a suitable internship period based on their academic schedule and availability. To apply, please send your CV and a brief statement of interest to: HR@oxbridgegateway.com
Independent Research Partnership — Cognitive Science, Psychology & Personalised AI
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Partner with Oxbridge Gateway’s innovation team and contribute to the development of Personalised AI.
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Explore what an AI system should understand about an individual to provide genuinely personalised support over time. This research partnership examines cognition, psychology, individual differences, human development and AI to explore how a Personalised Intelligence Model might represent what a person knows, experiences, prefers, aspires to and how they change over time.
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Location: Remote
Duration: Flexible period of approximately 6–8 weeks
Applications: Open on an ongoing basis
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Successful applicants will be able to select a suitable research partnership period based on their availability. To apply, please send your CV and a brief statement of interest to: HR@oxbridgegateway.com
Independent Research Partnership — Learning Sciences, AI & Human Development
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Partner with Oxbridge Gateway’s innovation team and contribute to the development of AI-assisted Human Development.
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Explore how AI can support people to learn, think and develop, rather than simply provide answers. This independent research partnership investigates learning science, metacognition, self-regulated learning and learner autonomy to explore how these principles could inform more personalised and human-centred AI.
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Location: Remote
Duration: Flexible period of approximately 6–8 weeks
Applications: Open on an ongoing basis
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Successful applicants will be able to select a suitable research partnership period based on their availability. To apply, please send your CV and a brief statement of interest to: HR@oxbridgegateway.com
Our Trusted Education Partners
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We work with private institutions and independent schools all around the world to provide highly bespoke education programmes for secondary school students, both in large classes and on individual basis, to equip them with the requisite academic skills and transferable knowledge to succeed in higher education and career development.
Our Story
Oxbridge Gateway was founded on a belief that education is most complete best when it is rooted in passion, self-awareness, and a clear understanding of individual strengths. Having moved to the United Kingdom at a young age to pursue her studies and navigated one of the world’s most competitive education systems, Lydia came to understand through experience how resilience and intellectual curiosity can take individuals far in ways that are both meaningful and deeply fulfilling.
A multi-award and academic scholarship recipient, Lydia completed both her undergraduate and PhD studies at the University of Cambridge, developing a deep appreciation of academic excellence at the highest level. Following this, she gained extensive drug discovery experience through multiple scientific and research roles within Cambridge’s world-leading ecosystem of scientific excellence and innovation. These experiences shaped her belief that impactful outcomes arise at the intersection of curiosity, passion, and individual strengths.
Driven by a vision to help students access leading universities and build meaningful futures, Lydia founded Oxbridge Gateway to bridge the gap between academic achievement, personal passion, and future direction. Through close collaboration with students from around the world, Lydia observed a recurring pattern: many chose degree pathways without sufficient early exploration. As a result, they often had to reassess their choices later, switching courses or reconsidering career directions after encountering the realities of their studies, or struggled to translate academic interests into practical career pathways. This lack of clarity also made it more difficult to develop a coherent and authentic narrative for university applications, reinforcing the need for earlier and more consistent engagement with educational decision-making.
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As technological advancement continues to reshape industries globally, Lydia also sought to prepare students for a deeper shift that emphasises adaptability, creativity, and the ability to apply one’s strengths where they are most needed. Recognising this shift, Lydia and her husband John, her former Cambridge classmate, expanded Oxbridge Gateway beyond university preparation.
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​In his career, John has built extensive experience across multiple tech companies in EdTech, digital assessment, and applied innovation, including organisations such as Raspberry Pi. He has also conducted and participated in a significant number of interviews across the tech industry, gaining deep insight into what employers truly value in the modern workforce. Long before the rise of large language models, John had already developed a strong understanding of emerging technologies including AI and blockchain, and continues to apply these advancements to build practical solutions for students through ASPIREdeck.
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Together, Lydia and John lead the creation of ASPIREdeck, a freely accessible platform designed to help students discover their passions, make informed educational choices, and develop the mindset and skills needed to lead in the age of AI. Working closely with education partners and industry experts, the team continuously develops values-driven tools that prepare students not only for university, but for long-term success in a rapidly evolving world.
Today, Oxbridge Gateway stands for more than university admissions success. It is a movement dedicated to helping students find clarity, purpose, and the confidence to shape their future.