Faculty news

Care-oriented professions in the public sector and night workers are disproportionately at risk of experiencing abuse, finds a report led by Professor Francis Green.

Professors Lisa Calderwood, John Jerrim and Dick Wiggins have been recognised in the 2025 Academy of Social Sciences Fellowships for their contributions to the social sciences for public benefit.

During 24 to 27 March, Dr Keri Wong was one of 30 scientists who swapped roles with parliamentarians and civil servants as part of the annual Royal Society Pairing Scheme.

The interim report identifies the need for a more inclusive curriculum attuned to social and technological change, and pathways beyond GCSE that support young people to further study and employment.

Post-pandemic, a new type of vaccine scepticism has emerged online that claims certain vaccines are not “real vaccines” – finds research co-authored by Dr Zsófia Demjén with Lancaster University.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week aims to recognise, support and celebrate the neurodiverse community by challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and promoting inclusion and understanding.

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.

Professor Jessica Ringrose spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee calling for high-quality relationships and sex education (RSE) that covers sexual violence and digital literacy.

CLOSER is launching a new annual Emerging Longitudinal Scholars Symposium Series. This year’s symposium focuses on health, wellbeing and labour market (non-) participation.

Professor Alison Clark-Wilson will bring her expertise in educational technology (EdTech) as an advisor to the government’s new EdTech Evidence Board project.

The new route into teaching secondary school maths will open up the profession to more people, through our degree apprenticeship.

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.

History teacher Danilo Kovač has been named a top 50 finalist in the 2025 Global Teacher Prize.

Expertise by Professor Lynn Ang has contributed to the research behind the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood ‘Shaping Us’, a campaign led by HRH The Princess of Wales.

An IOE project led by Dr Sinéad Harmey collaborated with families and their nursery school in East London to create strategies that develop children’s writing skills from an early age.