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A number of doctoral researchers studying within IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, have been awarded prizes this autumn which recognise the excellence of their research in a wide range of educational specialisms, from languages and sociology to issues facing teachers.

Three IOE academics are among a team of 12 independent experts appointed to the UK government Department for Education's newly established Science Advisory Council.

Research led by Dr Jennifer Rode and Professor Martin Oliver (IOE) with postgraduate students found children enjoy and can safely drive mobile telepresence robots, which boosts participation and play

This year’s theme of ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ invites reflection of the wide variety of Black experiences in our academic spaces and in the wider world we engage in through our research, teaching, and enterprise.

UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society has been recognised for its significant commitment to promoting gender equality.

Professor Li Wei, UCL IOE Director and Dean and Professor of Applied Linguistics, reflects on the transformative powers of language learning and how IOE works to spread these benefits.

Professor Allison Littlejohn (IOE) and Professor James Hetherington (UCL Centre for Advanced Research Computing) have been appointed as joint Pro-Vice-Provosts to lead the new UCL Grand Challenges Theme of Data Empowered Societies.

How do you make the leap into doctoral study to make the most of life as a PhD researcher? This episode's guest Dr Jenny Chanfreau recommends treating your PhD like a full-time job - we explore how.

Sixty percent of state school teachers report always coming home from work exhausted compared to 37% of teachers at ‘top’ private schools, finds research from Professor Francis Green.

What happened in the National Consortium for Languages Education’s first year?

Throughout 2024 the UCL Knowledge Lab, one of the world’s leading centres in human learning, media and technology, is celebrating its 20-year history of innovative, interdisciplinary research.

Sophie Macdonald (Intercultural Communication MA) has been named a joint winner of the 2023 Harry Hodson Prize of The Round Table journal for her essay on Llanito, the local language variety of Gibraltar.

IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, is Number 1 place to study Education for the eleventh year running in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

A new report from the Play Observatory project, led by Professor John Potter, illuminates the power of play to boost children’s agency, resilience and mental health, while helping them navigate disruption to their lives during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

On UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day 2024, which celebrates learners’ universal right to study their heritage languages, Professor Li Wei, Chair in Applied Linguistics and Director and Dean of IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, writes: