Director of NatCen Learning

Kandy Woodfield is responsible for the activities of NatCen Learning, the training arm of the organization, which provides a range of learning events in social research to central government, academic units, and researchers in the public and voluntary sector. She is an experienced trainer and qualitative researcher, and has written and presented widely on key issues in social research.

Kandy joined NatCen in 1997 from academic research and teaching and has over fifteen years experience of directing high-quality qualitative research across a range of policy areas. In addition to spearheading the establishment of NatCen Learning in 2005, Kandy was Deputy Director of the Qualitative Research Unit at NatCen until 2008. Kandy's most recent research studies include qualitative projects focusing on issues of disability, incapacity and employment; resettlement to the UK and immigration issues, social exclusion, and identity. Together with colleagues in the Qualitative Research Unit she is responsible for the development of the new FrameWork software for qualitative data analysis.