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How do we know if mental health support for people affected by humanitarian emergencies is working?

In this podcast we take a closer look at international development and global health research that shapes the way we respond during times of crisis.

22 Apr 2024

Who cares for you? Child migrants within the immigration and welfare nexus

This podcast hears from Dr Rachel Rosen and two young researchers, Mika and Gulli, who came to the UK as children and sought asylum here.

03 Oct 2022

REF results highlight UCL’s research strength and power in Education

UCL’s submission to the Education Unit of Assessment (UoA23) has been ranked first for research strength and research power in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, according to the Elsevier REF 2021 Results Analysis Tool.

12 May 2022

IOE named World Number 1 for Education in QS subject rankings

IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, has been named Number 1 for Education in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for the ninth year in a row.

06 Apr 2022

Up to a third of children in the UK drink energy drinks weekly

Up to half of children worldwide, and up to a third of children in the UK, consume energy drinks every week, finds research led by the UCL Social Research Institute and the University of York.

15 Feb 2022

The financial skills of disadvantaged children are ‘years behind’ their more advantaged peers

The financial skills of 15-year-olds from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are similar to 11-year-olds from the most advantaged backgrounds, shows a new report by UCL researchers.

10 Feb 2022

Women who experience early menopause spend 4 months fewer in work during their early 50s

The onset of menopause before age 45 reduces months spent in work by 9% - around 4 months’ employment - for women during their early 50s, finds new research by the UCL Social Research Institute.

24 Jan 2022

IOE. For Life. Celebrating 120 years of excellence.

I am delighted to launch IOE’s year of celebrations to mark our 120th anniversary and our record of excellence, collaboration and impact.

10 Jan 2022

Study to examine vulnerable people’s experiences of the pandemic

A major new study based at UCL Social Research Institute has begun investigating the experiences of some of the most vulnerable people in society during the COVID-19 pandemic.

20 Sep 2021

New project to examine the pandemic experience of children who need complex medical care

A project jointly run by UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and Osaka University has just begun exploring how children who need complex medical care have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic.

01 Apr 2021

UCL Institute of Education ranked world number one for Education in QS subject rankings

UCL Institute of Education (IOE) has been rated as the world number one for Education for the eighth year in a row, the QS World University Rankings by Subject published today (3 March) reveal.

03 Mar 2021

New project to examine informal support for victims of domestic violence

A newly funded UCL Institute of Education (IOE) project will examine interventions that aid support provided by family, friends, neighbours and community groups to victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

22 Feb 2021

UCL leads £2m international policy initiative to reduce social impacts of COVID-19

UCL is leading a £2m collaboration, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), to better exploit the power of policy and research to help mitigate the biggest social impacts of Covid-19 and accelerate the UK’s recovery.

02 Dec 2020

IOE’s Department of Social Science renamed as the Social Research Institute

The UCL Institute of Education (IOE) has renamed its Department of Social Science as the Social Research Institute (SRI) today (3 August 2020).

03 Aug 2020

New project examining educational technology use during lockdown launches

A new project examining which technology parents believe is supporting their children to learn most effectively during lockdown has been launched by UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

08 Jun 2020

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