Ioulia Televantou is an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences at European University Cyprus. She holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Cyprus, MSc degrees in Applied Statistics and Educational Research Methodology, and a DPhil in Education from the University of Oxford. Her quantitative research uses large-scale data to examine achievement, self-concept, bullying, school belonging and school climate, with attention to students from vulnerable backgrounds. Her methods illuminate how school, classroom and peer contexts may relate to academic and psychosocial outcomes. As a Working Group Leader in COST Action ORBIT, she coordinates research on religion-inclusive school climate and wellbeing. Her research has received awards and grants, including the 2015 IEA Bruce Choppin Memorial Award and 2022 WERA Visiting Researcher Award. Through research and teaching, she promotes statistical literacy as a means of making inequalities visible, communicating evidence responsibly and supporting child-centred policy and practice.