About the department
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 courses
Our programmes provide students with enriching learning and teaching experiences that reflect their interests and starting points, enabling them to develop professionally and personally.
Our research
The Department of Education, Practice and Society has an exciting research portfolio of projects.
Our people
Management and administrative team
- Head of Department: Professor Moses Oketch
- Department Administrator and PA to Head of Department: Susannah Downs
- Academic Head of Teaching and Learning (AHLT): Dr Amy North
- Heads of Research: Professor Avril Keating and Professor Germ Janmaat
- Head of Engagement and Impact: Professor Caroline Oliver
- Head of Innovation and Enterprise: Dr Natasha Kersh
- Inclusion Leads: Dr Meghanne Barker, Dr Laila Kadiwal and Dr Uma Pradhan
- Departmental Ethics Co-ordinators: Dr Yan Zhu
- Department Graduate Tutors (DGT): Professor Caine Rolleston and Dr Golo Henseke
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.
Centres in the department
Centre for Education and International Development
Leading research and teaching in education and international development.
Centre for Global Higher Education
An international research centre focused on higher education and its future 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.
UCL Centre for Engineering Education
Bringing together UCL's Engineering and Education Faculties, we want to figure out how to get more engineers into the UK economy.
News
How UCL’s educational expertise is informing UK Parliament policy making
IOE expertise fed into Parliamentary reports and debates on school wellbeing, support for neurodivergent young people, and the STEM skills pipeline, including the impact of AI on education.
27 Jun 2025
We underestimate the importance of job quality for our lives
A report led by Professor Francis Green found that jobs have become less gendered over recent decades, though gaps persist in pay and job autonomy in favour of men.
12 May 2025
Who is more likely to use AI at work?
AI use is concentrated in high-paying, high-skill roles, and adopted most commonly by men, young workers and those with university-level qualifications, finds a report led by Dr Golo Henseke.
08 May 2025
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