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

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
Dr Alice Bradbury Lecturer in Education
Ms Alison Brady Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Dr Annette Braun Lecturer in Sociology of Education
Dr Georgina Brewis Senior Lecturer in the History of Education
Dr Janet Broad PGCE Coordinator (Post-Compulsory)
Prof Andrew Brown Pro Director: Academic Development
Prof Claire Callender Chair of Higher Education Studies
Ms Mano Candappa Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Education
Ms Olga Cara Senior Research Officer
Dr Vincent Carpentier Reader in History of Education
Mr Jd Carpentieri Lecturer in Adult Learniing
Prof Roy Carr-Hill Visiting Professor of Education in Developing Countries
Dr Elaine Chase Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
Mr Darren Chetty Teaching Fellow
Ms Charlotte Clements Research Associate
Dr Aline Courtois Research Associate
Dr Bryan Cunningham Senior Lecturer in Education
Mrs Ariane De Gayardon Senior Research Associate
Dr Jennifer DeWitt Research Fellow
Mr Jay Derrick Senior Lecturer in Adult/Further Education
Professor Jan Derry Professor of the Philosophy of Education
Prof Martin Doel FETL Professor of Leadership in Further Education and Skills
Dr Sam Duncan Senior Lecturer in Adult Education And Literacies

Dr Mark Freeman Reader in Education and Social History
Prof Alison Fuller Pro Director: Research and Development
Dr Tatiana Fumasoli Senior Lecturer
Miss Spela Godec Research Assistant
Prof Andy Green Professor of Comparative Social Science
Prof Francis Green Professor: Work and Education Economics
Mr Graham Griffiths Lecturer in Education
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 in Education and International Development
Prof Ann Hodgson Professor of Post Compulsory Education
Dr Aniko Horvath Research Associate
Dr Colleen Howell Howell Research Associate
Dr Gwyneth Hughes Reader in Higher Education
Dr Stephen Hunt Research Associate
Dr Germ Janmaat Reader in Comparative Social Science
Dr Freya Johnson Ross Research Associate
Dr Carolina Junemann Research Associate
Dr Laila Kadiwal
Dr Avril Keating Senior Lecturer: Comparative Social Science (Education and Social Outcomes)
Ms Beth Kelly Principal Teaching Fellow
Dr Natasha Kersh Research Officer
Dr Anil Khamis Senior Lecturer in Education & International
Mrs Dima Khazem
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
Mr William Locke Reader in Higher Education Studies
Dr Helen Longlands Teaching Fellow
Dr Sai Loo Lecturer in Education
Miss Emily Macleod Research Administrator
Dr Deborah Mainwaring Lecturer in Education
Prof Simon Marginson Professor of International Higher Education Strategy
Dr Giulio Marini Research Associate
Dr Ada Mau Research Associate
Dr Claire Maxwell Reader in the Sociology of Education
Dr Anna Mazenod Research Associate
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 Tutor
Dr Francesca Meloni Research Associate
Dr Julie Moote Research Assistant
Prof Paul Morris Professor of Comparative Education
Mrs Sophia Nickeas Senior Teaching Fellow Post Conpulsory Education
Ms Dimitra Pavlina Nikita Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Dr Effrosyni Nomikou Research Assistant
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
Mr Jorge Ortiz Quiroga Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
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 in Education
Dr Tejendra Pherali Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development
Ms Jelena Popov Teaching Fellow on the BA 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 in Education and International Development
Ms Nozomi Sakata Teaching Fellow on the BA Education Studies
Ms Meera Nath Sarin Tutor
Dr Rebecca Schendel Lecturer in Education and International Development
Ms 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 in Education
Mr Adrian Skilbeck
Dr Holly Smith Lecturer in Higher Education
Mr Michael Smith Senior Teaching Fellow in Post Compulsory 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 Research Practitioner
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 in Education and Anthropology
Dr Ian Warwick Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and International Development
Miss Rosie Westerveld Research Associate
Dr Celia Whitchurch Senior Lecturer in Higher Education
Dr Susanne Wiborg Reader in Education
Dr Rachel Wilde Lecturer
Dr Tom Woodin Reader in Social History of Education
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.