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
Academic Writing Centre
Supporting students in education studies.
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Research and consultancy in the broad field of applied linguistics.
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.
International Centre for Intercultural Studies
Advancing the understanding of the role of culture in education and society.
UCL Knowledge Lab
The UCL Knowledge Lab explores how we live and learn with technology and media.
Centre for Chinese Language Education
Advancing the teaching of Chinese and research into Chinese language pedagogy.
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
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.
Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research
Enhancing the agency of teachers as expert professionals.
Development Education Research Centre
One of the world's leading centres for development education, global learning, education for sustainable development and global citizenship.
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
Centre for Education and International Development
Leading research and teaching in education and international development.
Centre for Global Youth
An interdisciplinary research centre that examines what it means to grow up in a global world.
Centre for Higher Education Studies
A scholarly hub for researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies
Connecting learning to economic prosperity and social unity.
Centre for Philosophy of Education
Drawing together research and collaboration to examine philosophical approaches in education.
Centre for Post-14 Education and Work
Improving the relationship between education, working life and active citizenship, internationally, nationally and locally.
Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity
Cutting-edge sociological research on equity and social justice in education.
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
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.
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.
International Literacy Centre
Fostering cutting-edge research and critical scholarship on literacy, pedagogy, policy and practice.
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
Centre for Research in Autism and Education
Enhancing the lives of autistic people and their families through ground-breaking scientific research.
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.
Centre for Educational Neuroscience
Promoting applications of cognitive neuroscience within educational research and build professional partnerships to translate findings into new practice.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI Centre)
Better evidence for better decision-making: robust and responsive reviews informing policy and practice.
Quantitative Social Science (QSS)
QSS is a group of economists, sociologists, data scientists and social policy researchers within the UCL Social Research Institute.
Social Science Research Unit (SSRU)
Pioneering social science through ethical, collaborative and participatory social research.
Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU)
Leaders of research for children, families and social change since 1973.