Joshua Fullard is an Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School and Director of the Schools Masters in Business portfolio. His research uses experimental methods to study policy-relevant questions including teacher recruitment and retention, education inequalities, and survey methodology as well as pedagogic research on how we design learning spaces in Higher Education.

Recent publications include why teachers quit and what interventions might retain them (Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2025) and gender discrimination in school hiring decisions (Economics Letters, 2025) and students' preferences over their teachers' characteristics (Oxford Review of Education, 2026). His research on game-based learning (Journal for Economic Educators (2024)), has been widely adopted by educators at institutions across the UK and Europe.

Joshua's research regularly reaches beyond academia. His work is frequently cited in parliamentary debates, government reports, and national briefing notes, and he has provided oral evidence to government inquiries on Initial Teacher Training reform, teacher pay, and educational outcomes for boys as well as invitations to give evidence to the OECD and UK Government. More broadly, his research is a regular presence in national print and broadcast media, with front-page coverage in The Times and The Telegraph and appearances on ITV News, Sky News, and BBC 5 Live.

Joshua is an award-winning educator. Institutional awards including WBS Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Awards and a WBS Outstanding Contribution to Pastoral Care Award as well as the Pearson National Teaching Silver Award for his work on widening participation.