Education, Practice and Society

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 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.