David Cotter

David Cotter

Head of Business Development

About David Cotter

David is an experienced academic with over a decade of international teaching experience. He has taught at leading UK universities, including Cambridge, Durham, and Surrey. He is completing a doctorate at the University of Cambridge. Having taught and presented research across 29 countries, he brings a highly articulate and globally informed perspective, contributing to Think Tutors' development and wider academic positioning.

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Insights by David Cotter

24 Sept 2026

Katharine Birbalsingh - Britain's Strictest Headteacher

Katharine Birbalsingh CBE is an author, education reformer, and headmistress of Michaela Community School in Wembley, London. Katharine maps the trajectory of her life: growing up around the world, st...

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07 Sept 2026

St George’s Ascot: A School Entering an Exciting New Chapter

At Think Tutors, our relationships with leading schools extend beyond understanding entrance examinations and admissions criteria. In order to advise families fully, we believe it is necessary to know...

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15 Sept 2025

Think Big, Start Early

Since the latter half of the 20th century, higher education has shifted from a loco parentis model — where universities assumed moral guardianship – to a ‘student-support model’ – where universities m...

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11 Aug 2025

Education in the Age of AI

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is here to stay. From language translation to medical diagnosis, and from fraud detection to weather forecasting, we now live our lives entwined with AI. The utility of th...

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10 Sept 2024

Cambridge University: Murray Edwards College

Founded at a time when there were roughly 11 male students for every female student at the university, Murray Edwards remains one of two female-only colleges at Cambridge (the other: Newnham). History...

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13 Aug 2024

Cambridge University: Magdalene College

Perfect for those favouring the ‘traditional’ Oxbridge experience, Magdalene was deliberately built in opposition to the town centre, therefore secluding its then students from the commotion and tempt...

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10 Jun 2024

Cambridge University: Wolfson College

Situated in south-west Cambridge, Wolfson College is a less traditional college, catering for mostly postgraduate students but also ‘mature’ undergraduate students, identifying itself as being particu...

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