IOE in the media

Professor Brad Blitz (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) discusses the serious ramifications of the government’s data breach and secret Afghan relocation scheme.

“Those who do want children tend to think they are going to be happier when they have them,” said Professor Morag Henderson (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society), on her research into parental happiness.

“For a higher survival rate and colonisation of the bacteria, probiotics are best taken in the morning when you are in a fasted state,” said Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on how best to take a probiotics supplement.

“We advocate away from shaming boys on these topics towards consent education based in rights to enable young people to develop healthy sexual behaviour based on genuine consent and ethics,” said Professor Jessica Ringrose (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

"It's not just about posting something on social media, it's about reading something in their private life,” said Dr Liang Ge (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) on the impacts of China’s recent crackdown on gay erotica.

A new report, from the UCL Coastal Youth Life Chances project led by Professor Avril Keating (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society), highlights the challenges faced by young people growing up in coastal communities across England.

Dr Susana Castro-Kemp (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) gave evidence to the Department of Education and SEND select committees, that relying on diagnostic categories to provide support and services for children can be reductionist and miss their intersectional needs.

Universities should be facilitating academics to hold these kinds of events, not putting barriers in their path,” said Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Social Research Institute) on academic freedom.

"It's nice seeing fathers more involved in childcare. But that shouldn't be at the expense of acknowledging the real hard work mothers do all the time as well,” said Dr Clare Stovell (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) on online videos of dads parenting their daughters.

“It is easier for the government and the media to criticise higher education providers by claiming to be protecting consumer rights,” said Dr Golo Henseke (UCL IOE - Education, Practice & Society) on efforts to crack down on so-called “rip-off” degrees.

“While churchgoing has rebounded from the lows of the COVID lockdown, it remains substantially lower than it was in 2019, before the pandemic,” said Professor David Voas (UCL Social Research Institute) on claims of an increase in UK church attendance.

A new report by Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Social Research Institute) finds UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics from bullying and career-threatening restrictions on their research.

“Instinctively, a lot of caregivers will sing to their babies, but they will also speak in a more musical manner, and this is what we call infant directed speech,” said Dr Nina Polytimou (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) about baby talk.

"The Chinese government wants to promote traditional family values and liking danmei novels is seen as a factor in making women less willing to have children," said Dr Liang Ge (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) on China’s crackdown on gay erotica.

A new report, led by Honorary Professor Viv Ellis (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society), says the government has an opportunity to signal a different approach to university-based teacher education.