Centres

As the world's leading centre in the field of education and social science, we host a wide variety of specialist centres that complement our commitment to teaching and research excellence.

Culture, Communication and Media

Navigate to Academic Writing Centre
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Academic Writing Centre

Supporting students in education studies.

Navigate to Centre for Applied Linguistics
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Centre for Applied Linguistics

Research and consultancy in the broad field of applied linguistics.

Navigate to Research in Media Arts and Play
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Research in Media Arts and Play

A collaboration with cultural organisations and community groups to develop critical and creative practice in digital media arts, games and play.

Navigate to International Centre for Intercultural Studies
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International Centre for Intercultural Studies

Advancing the understanding of the role of culture in education and society.

Navigate to UCL Knowledge Lab
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UCL Knowledge Lab

The UCL Knowledge Lab explores how we live and learn with technology and media.

Navigate to Centre for Chinese Language Education
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Centre for Chinese Language Education

Advancing the teaching of Chinese and research into Chinese language pedagogy.

Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

Navigate to Centre for Holocaust Education
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Centre for Holocaust Education

World leader for research-informed teacher and student education. Our high-impact programmes deepen knowledge and understanding of the genocide and powerfully explore its contemporary significance.

Navigate to Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research
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Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research

Enhancing the agency of teachers as expert professionals.

Navigate to Development Education Research Centre
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Development Education Research Centre

One of the world's leading centres for development education, global learning, education for sustainable development and global citizenship.

Navigate to UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education
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UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education

Leading research into climate change and sustainability education which shapes the development of outstanding, free professional development for all teachers and school leaders.

Education, Practice and Society

Navigate to Centre for Education and International Development
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Centre for Education and International Development

Leading research and teaching in education and international development.

Navigate to Centre for Global Youth
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Centre for Global Youth

An interdisciplinary research centre that examines what it means to grow up in a global world.

Navigate to Centre for Higher Education Studies
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Centre for Higher Education Studies

A scholarly hub for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.

Navigate to Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies
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Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies

Connecting learning to economic prosperity and social unity.

Navigate to Centre for Philosophy of Education
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Centre for Philosophy of Education

Drawing together research and collaboration to examine philosophical approaches in education.

Navigate to Centre for Post-14 Education and Work
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Centre for Post-14 Education and Work

Improving the relationship between education, working life and active citizenship, internationally, nationally and locally.

Navigate to Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity
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Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity

Cutting-edge sociological research on equity and social justice in education.

Navigate to International Centre for Historical Research in Education
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International Centre for Historical Research in Education

Making a significant contribution to the development of research and scholarship on the history of education, broadly defined.

Learning and Leadership

Navigate to Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities
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Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities

We create cutting-edge research focused on equalising opportunities across the life course. Our work seeks ways to improve education policy and wider practices to achieve this goal.

Navigate to Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0–11 years)
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Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0–11 years)

Researchers, educators and policy makers working together to transform children's lives through evidence and exemplary pedagogy.

Navigate to International Literacy Centre
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International Literacy Centre

Fostering cutting-edge research and critical scholarship on literacy, pedagogy, policy and practice.

Navigate to UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
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UCL Centre for Educational Leadership

The UK’s largest university-based centre for research, teaching, development and innovation in educational leadership.

Psychology and Human Development

Navigate to Centre for Research in Autism and Education
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Centre for Research in Autism and Education

Enhancing the lives of autistic people and their families through ground-breaking scientific research.

Navigate to Centre for Education and Criminal Justice
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Centre for Education and Criminal Justice

A knowledge hub for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to collaborate and deliver best practice and evidence in the field.

Navigate to Centre for Educational Neuroscience
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Centre for Educational Neuroscience

Promoting applications of cognitive neuroscience within educational research and build professional partnerships to translate findings into new practice.

Navigate to Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice
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Centre for Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Research and Practice

Supporting basic and applied research in language, literacy and numeracy, and facilitating links between research and practice.

Navigate to UCL Centre for Inclusive Education
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UCL Centre for Inclusive Education

The UCL Centre for Inclusive Education focuses on access and full participation in education. Children and young people with protected characteristics are at the heart of our research.

Social Research Institute

Navigate to Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)
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Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)

A world-leading centre for research, scientific development and operational management of a unique series of nationally representative UK longitudinal studies.

Navigate to Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)
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Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)

We work with time use data to investigate issues of social life, paid work patterns, work-life balance, family, gender, and socio-economic structure.

Navigate to Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)
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Cohort and Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)

CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies.

Navigate to Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)
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Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)

Better evidence for better decision-making: robust and responsive reviews informing policy and practice.

Navigate to Quantitative Social Science (QSS)
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Quantitative Social Science (QSS)

QSS is a group of economists, sociologists, data scientists and social policy researchers within the UCL Social Research Institute.

Navigate to Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)
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Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)

Pioneering social science through ethical, collaborative and participatory social research.

Navigate to Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU)
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Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU)

Leaders of research for children, families and social change since 1973.