Psychology and Human Development – News

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.

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.

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.

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

In this episode, hosts Dr Keri Wong and Dr Alina Pelikh dive into the particular and sometimes daunting process of job interviews within academia.

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.

Drs Amy Harrison and Marta Francesconi were highly commended at the 2023 MRC Impact Prize ceremony for their research on decision-making skills and early signs of disordered eating behaviour.

In this podcast we hear about research that seeks to understand the causes of eating disorders and develop innovative treatments and support.

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.

You’re not dreaming! There’s so much going on in the field of sleep and research right now. We take a closer look at how things have crossed over into tech and AI, cancer and our wellbeing.

We cover what our guests have learned about how to ask for help and care for themselves.

Today IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, is marking the sixth International Day of Education.

The British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychologists (DECP) has chosen Professor Vivian Hill for the wide-ranging impact of her practice and her dedication to the development of psychology.

With a need to better understand the education context for children and young people’s mental health increasing worldwide, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, is launching the new Psychological Science of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education MSc.

The 62 current and past IOE academics feature in Elsevier and Stanford University’s 2023 list of the world’s most-cited scholars of their fields, demonstrating the reach and impact of research taking place within IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.