Education, Practice and Society

Undertaking research to support education throughout the life course.

Head of Department: Professor David Guile

The department of Education, Practice and Society (EPS) has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally.

Our staff

Head of department

Contacts

Ex: 06849
d.guile@ucl.ac.uk

Address

UCL Institute of Education, University College London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL

Appointments

Professor of Education and Work
IOE - Education, Practice & Society
UCL Institute of Education

Joined UCL

1993-09-01

Languages spoken/written

French (basic)

Collaborators

Academic staff

Ms Mai Abu Moghli Research Associate: Education in Refugee Contexts
Ms Nelly Ali Senior Teaching Fellow
Prof Louise Archer Karl Mannheim Chair of Sociology of Education
Ms Jacqueline Ashton Principal Teaching Fellow
Dr Patrick Bailey UCL Senior Teaching Fellow
Prof Stephen Ball Distinguished Service Professor
Mr Jack Bicker Senior Teaching Fellow in Philosophy and Education Studies
Dr Alice Bradbury Senior Lecturer
Ms Alison Brady Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Dr Annette Braun Lecturer
Dr Georgina Brewis Senior Lecturer
Dr Janet Broad PGCE Coordinator (Post-Compulsory)
Prof Andrew Brown Professor of Education and Society
Prof Claire Callender Chair of Higher Education Studies
Ms Mano Candappa Senior Lecturer
Ms Olga Cara Senior Research Officer
Dr Vincent Carpentier Reader in History of Education
Mr Jd Carpentieri Lecturer
Prof Roy Carr-Hill Visiting Professor of Education in Developing Countries
Dr Elaine Chase Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
Dr Aline Courtois Research Associate
Dr Bryan Cunningham Senior Lecturer
Mrs Ariane De Gayardon De Fenoyl Senior Research Associate
Dr Jennifer DeWitt
Mr Jay Derrick Senior Lecturer
Professor Jan Derry Professor of the Philosophy of Education
Prof Martin Doel FETL Professor of Leadership in Further Education and Skills
Dr Ann Margaret Doyle Honorary Research Associate
Dr Sam Duncan Senior Lecturer

Dr Mark Freeman Reader
Prof Alison Fuller Pro Director: Research and Development
Dr Tatiana Fumasoli Senior Lecturer
Dr Spela Godec Research Associate
Prof Andy Green Professor of Comparative Social Science
Prof Francis Green Professor: Work and Education Economics
Mr Graham Griffiths Lecturer
Prof David Guile Professor of Education and Work
Dr Christine Han Senior Lecturer in Education
Dr Golo Henseke Research Officer (Applied Economist)
Ms Jo Heslop Lecturer
Dr Ludovic Highman SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Prof Ann Hodgson Professor of Post Compulsory Education
Dr Aniko Horvath Research Associate
Dr Colleen Howell Research Associate
Dr Nathalie Huegler Research Associate
Dr Gwyneth Hughes Reader in Higher Education
Dr Stephen Hunt Research Associate
Prof Chon Sun Ihm Visiting Professor
Dr Germ Janmaat Reader in Comparative Social Science
Dr Freya Johnson Ross Research Associate
Dr Laila Kadiwal Teaching Fellow
Dr Avril Keating Senior Lecturer: Comparative Social Science (Education and Social Outcomes)
Ms Beth Kelly Principal Teaching Fellow
Dr Natasha Kersh Research Associate
Dr Anil Khamis Senior Lecturer in Education & International
Mrs Dima Khazem Tutor
Prof Geeta Kingdon Chair of Education and International Development
Dr Kaori Kitagawa Lecturer in Education

Dr Ann Lahiff Lecturer in Teacher Education Post-14 Sector
Prof Marie-Carine Lall Chair in Education and South Asian Studies
Dr Alexandra Lewis Teaching Fellow
Dr William Locke Reader in Higher Education Studies
Dr Helen Longlands Teaching Fellow
Dr Sai Loo Lecturer in Education
Miss Emily Macleod Research Administrator
Prof Simon Marginson Professor of International Higher Education Strategy
Dr Giulio Marini Research Associate
Mr Geoff Mason
Dr Ada Mau
Dr Claire Maxwell Reader
Dr Tristan McCowan Reader in Education and International Development
Prof Gary McCulloch Brian Simon Chair of History of Education
Ms Anne McKeown Project Manager
Dr Hilary McQueen Lecturer
Dr Gabriella Melis Research Associate
Dr Julie Moote Research Assistant
Miss Greta Morando Senior Research Associate
Prof Paul Morris Professor of Comparative Education
Dr Amy North Lecturer in Education and International Development
Ms Kate O'Shaughnessy Teaching Fellow on the Ba Education Studies
Prof Moses Oketch Professor of International Education Policy & Development
Ms Dorothy Panjaitan Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Dr Jenny Parkes Reader in Education
Dr Nicola Pensiero Research Officer
Dr Rosie Peppin Vaughan Lecturer
Dr Tejendra Pherali Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development
Ms Jelena Popov Senior Teaching Fellow in Creativity and Education Studies
Ms Hanna Retallack Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Mr Sean Richards Lecturer in Vocational Education
Prof Jessica Ringrose Professor of the Sociology of Gender and Education
Dr Lynne Rogers Reader in Education
Dr Caine Rolleston Senior Lecturer
Ms Meera Nath Sarin Tutor
Dr Rebecca Schendel Lecturer in Education and International Development
Dr Irene Schwab Lecturer in Adult Basic Skills Education
Prof Peter Scott Emeritus Professor of Higher Educational Studies
Mr Qasir Shah Teaching Fellow
Dr Victoria Showunmi Lecturer
Mr Adrian Skilbeck
Dr Holly Smith Lecturer in Higher Education
Prof Ken Spours Professor of Post Compulsory Education
Prof Paul Standish Chair of Philosophy of Education
Prof Judith Suissa Professor of Philosophy of Education
Dr Jon Swain Senior Research Officer

Dr Stuart Tannock Senior Lecturer
Dr Becky Taylor
Dr Antonina Tereshchenko Research Associate
Ms Sonia Thomas Senior Teaching Fellow in Post Compulsory Education
Prof Elaine Unterhalter Professor of Education and International Development
Mr Albert Vas Principal Teaching Fellow
Prof Carol Vincent Professor of the Sociology of Education
Prof John Vorhaus Professor of Moral and Educational Philosophy
Dr Edmund Waite Lecturer
Dr Ian Warwick Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
Dr Celia Whitchurch Senior Lecturer
Dr Susanne Wiborg Reader in Education
Dr Rachel Wilde Lecturer
Dr Tom Woodin Reader
Mr Chris Yates Lecturer in Education
Prof Michael Young Professor of Education

Study with us

Our programmes provide students with enriching learning and teaching experiences that reflect their interests and starting points, enabling them to develop professionally and personally. Many of our alumni maintain an ongoing relationship with the work of the department and UCL Institute of Education.

Teacher Training

Undergraduate

Graduate taught

Graduate research

Professional Development

See our short courses on UCL Life Learning.

Research

We pioneer research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities.

Our work strives to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.

Featured research

We have an exciting research portfolio of projects, including:

For more info about our projects, researchers, publications, activities, groups and themes visit:

UCL Research Portal, IRIS

Consultancy

Drawing from the extensive experience and expert knowledge, the department helps clients worldwide to move from problem to solution in the areas of education and training.

Our fields of expertise focus on higher and further education as well as vocational education and training, and we have provided successful consultancies to local authorities, charities, educational institutions, national and international organisations, such as CEDEFOP, OECD and the World Bank, and governments throughout the World.