Research
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Research

Our main aim is to contribute new ideas and knowledge that have the widest possible impact in order to enhance education as an academic discipline, and as a field of practice and policy.

Consultancy

Consultancy

Our department provides advice and consultancy on a range of areas related to Learning and teaching, and Leadership.

Early Career Framework
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Early Career Framework

UCL IOE leads a partnership of 21 Delivery Partners across England providing robust professional learning for early career teachers and mentors based on the Early Career Framework.

Centres in the department

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.

News

QS rankings confirm IOE as world-leading for Education for 12th year
QS rankings confirm IOE as world-leading for Education for 12th year

QS rankings confirm IOE as world-leading for Education for 12th year

For the twelfth year running, IOE - UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society remains the top place in the world to study Education in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

12 Mar 2025

IOE research in collection of landmark educational studies
IOE research in collection of landmark educational studies

IOE research in collection of landmark educational studies

Several studies from IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, feature in the British Educational Research Association (BERA)’s ‘50@50’ portrait of 50 years of impactful educational research.

21 Feb 2025

Julie Dockrell talks to us about how oral language is the foundation for all other learning and what the implications of this are for teachers.

14 Feb 2025

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Contact us if you have any questions about our research or studying with us.