IOE in the media

Dr Gareth Hollands (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) studied how the sizes of plates, bowls and utensils influences how many calories people consume. He said: “smaller plates reducing consumption but with generally small and inconsistent effects.”

Dr Tobias Rüttenauer’s (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) research has shown that people don’t behave in more environmentally friendly ways when they are directly affected by the consequences of climate change.

Private school pupils in England no longer perform better at GCSE level than state school pupils in the core subjects of English, Maths and Science when adjusted for socioeconomic background, finds a study by Professor Jake Anders (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).

Truancy rates have risen faster in developed English-speaking countries since the Covid-19 pandemic than in non-English-speaking countries, according to a new working paper by Professor John Jerrim (UCL Social Research Institute).

“Numerically, the situation is bleak and much worse than I would have thought 10 years ago,” said Professor David Voas (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society), describing the declining rates of church attendance in the UK.

Professor Alice Goisis (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) said: “More young people are planning to remain childless, which suggests that the recent decline in fertility rates at young ages isn’t just about individuals delaying parenthood until they’re older.”

Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) said: “It’s a powerful ‘satiety effect’ that has the effect of making us less inclined to snack and binge if we consume enough fibre on a regular basis”.

Professor Stuart Foster (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) co-signs a letter to The Times expressing their dismay that William Shawcross asserted that “no leading British Holocaust scholar” supports the plans for a Holocaust memorial and learning centre.

Professor Francis Green (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) said: “The evidence from polling suggests that the majority of people agree that private schooling is unfair and on the whole, it leads to us not using our talent properly in this country”.

Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society said: “They can trigger inflammatory responses and sugar spikes or have long-term impacts on cardiovascular and cognitive health, quietly undermining our physiology as we continue to enjoy them.”

Dr Alina Pelikh (IOE, UCL Faculty of Education & Society) said: “While those without children may be navigating the complexities of finding a partner and establishing their careers before parenthood”.

Dr Sam Blaxland (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) reflects on the election of Kemi Badenoch as leader of the Conservative Party. He said: “There is an abrasiveness to her. Both in her presentation, but also in private she sometimes rubs up colleagues the wrong way.”

“Every indication was that these high densities of supercentenarians were just down to poverty and fraud,” said Dr Saul Justin Newman (UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies), on his work highlighting the shortcomings in data around the study of people living past 105 years of age.

“It is likely that current cost-of-living pressures, with rising housing and childcare expenses, are also shaping the environment in which this group is making fertility decisions,” said Dr Alina Pelikh (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).

“We need a much richer understanding of human intelligence and how it differs from artificial intelligence if we are really going to make sure that the AI makes learners smarter rather than dumbs us down,” said Professor Rose Luckin (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).