About the department
The Department of Psychology and Human Development (PHD) brings together staff with research and teaching interests that encompass psychological approaches to learning, development and teaching from early childhood to adulthood.
We are the only university department within the discipline in the UK devoted to work in developmental psychology, particularly as regards its application to education and other real-world settings.
Our courses
Our department runs a range of courses, including courses accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Centres in the department
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.
News
Being human and being kind: IOE at the Bloomsbury Festival
IOE academics shared their expertise at the Bloomsbury Festival in October through activities exploring the science behind ‘humanness’ and kindness, as well as the history of student life at UCL.
08 Nov 2024
Black History Month at IOE, 2024
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.
09 Oct 2024
Multilingual learners reap significant academic benefits and outpace monolingual peers
Research from Professor Roberto Filippi (IOE) shows that early multilingual exposure creates long-term academic benefits for multilingual students compared to their monolingual peers, and its cultural factors offset the negative effects of low socioeconomic status.
03 Oct 2024
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