IOE in the media: longer reads

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Rachel Rosen (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) examines the UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory report, published on 13th March.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alice Bradbury (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) explores with Dr Sharon Vince why there has been such growth in the education sector running food banks, and the impact it has on children, parents and school staff.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Dominic Wyse (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) explains the basis of the national curriculum and argues that schools should be given more freedom over what they teach.

Writing in New Statesman, Professor Francis Green (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) and historian David Kynaston analyse the social and economic impact of a proposed VAT added to private school fees.

In an essay for The New York Times, Dr Saul Justin Newman (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies) highlights how pervasive bureaucratic errors, lost documentation and outright fraud cloud research into the longevity of supercentenarians, individuals more than 100 years old.

Writing for Wonkhe, Dr Joe Mintz (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) discusses the challenges around demonstrating research impact.

Writing for TIME, Dr Katie Gaddini (UCL Social Research Institute) recounts the story of Norma Gabler, who led the crusade against the so-called secular trend in school textbooks in the USA throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Writing for the British Medical Journal, Dr Katie Gaddini (UCL Social Research Institute) argues that by identifying the priorities of anti-abortion and other movements working to further rollback reproductive rights, we can take action to safeguard these rights.

Professor Dominic Wyse (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) highlights in The Conversation his new research showing that experiential, hands-on learning can keep school children motivated and engaged at school, helping them learn and retain vital skills.

Inspired by research from the UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education, Professor Nicola Walshe, Dr Grace Healy and Dr Rachael Edwards (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) offer three recommendations to make climate education more inclusive.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr James Ransom (IOE, UCL's Faculty of of Education and Society) asks how Africa’s flagship universities are performing today when it comes to serving their local communities?

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Joyce Harper and PhD researcher Rina Biswakarma explore which areas of relationships and sex education is lacking in the current UK curricula.

Ig Nobel Prize winner, Dr Saul Justin Newman (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies), interviewed by The Conversation, highlights the shortcomings in data around the study of people living past 105 years of age.

On A-Level results day, Professor Mary Richardson (IOE, UCL's faculty of Society & Education) examines how exam results reveal patterns of disadvantage and how the government should address it in The Conversation.

Writing in The Times of Israel, Dr Joseph Mintz (UCL IOE, Faculty of Education and Society) explores whether activism on campus can lead to the silencing of other opinions.