Our doctoral candidates join one of the world’s most dynamic education research communities, tapping into social science and psychology as well as education to answer questions such as: what is the purpose of education? What should its values be? Who is responsible for education, and what does it mean to be responsible?
Centre for Doctoral Education Student Poster Conference 2024
Five doctoral students showcase their research and talk about what inspired their chosen topic, at the 2024 spring poster conference.
Q&A with Alex Black
"I learnt of the power of research undertaken alongside students rather than upon them." Alex followed his passion pushing new boundaries in intercultural communication in Mexico.
Centre for Doctoral Education Summer Showcase 2023
Four doctoral students showcase their research and talk about what inspired their chosen topic, at the 2023 annual summer poster conference.
Q&A with Yibei Wang
Yibei is a Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD student, class of 2027. She tells us how receiving the UCL Research Excellence Scholarship is transforming her practice.
Q&A with Chawin
Chawin (Education, Practice and Society MPhil/PhD) is on leave from his lecturer and researcher positions in Thailand while he completes his PhD in the role of education in conflict and peacebuilding.
Q&A with Yeonwoo Jung
Before embarking on a PhD in Applied Linguistics, Yeonwoo's MA dissertation was ranked second in the UK in the British Council's Master's Dissertation Award in English Language Teaching in 2016.
Q&A with David Ruttenberg
David (Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD) aspires to make new and lasting contributions in the field of neuroscience and machine learning - specifically to assist autistic people.
Q&A with Jonathan James
Formerly a secondary school teacher in England and France, Jonathan (Education, Practice and Society MPhil/PhD) is investigating the impact of Islamist terrorism on education policy and practice.
Q&A with Stephanie Hoi-Ying Chan
Stephanie (Music Education MPhil/PhD) is a doctoral student from Hong Kong.
Q&A with Keeley Dobinson
Keeley (Psychology and Human Development MPhil/PhD) is researching the factors that improve primary school children's oral language skills.
Q&A with Syreeta
Syreeta first came to IOE to complete a Master's in mathematics education, later extending her study of this field through a doctorate (Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment EdD).
Q&A with Suhlim Hwang
"Dealing with behaviourally difficult children was the most challenging thing that I faced as a teacher in the classroom. I hope that my research can provide useful information for teachers like me."
Q&A with Tom McKenzie
Tom McKenzie's Culture, Communication and Media PhD looks at informal and formal education of contemporary music producers.
Q&A with Luna Zheng
Luna is a doctoral student from China. She is studying for a PhD in Music Education.
Q&A with Kirren Brah
Kirren Brah was a PhD student who graduated in 2018. She talks to us about her latest podcast series based on her thesis.