Centre for Doctoral Education Student Poster Conference 2024
EdD doctoral student Ola

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
Alex Black in front of a natural pool and some trees. Image permission: Alex Black.

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
Doctoral student Tania smiles by her research poster. Credit: Gabrielle Fadullon, UCL IOE.

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 smiling in a cafe. Image credit: Yibei Wang.

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 stands in front of a brick wall wearing a traditional Malay tunic

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
Yeonwoo Jung

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 Ruttenberg

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
Jonathan James, PhD candidate at the IOE

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 Hoi-Ying Chan. PhD student, Department of Culture, Communication and Media.

Q&A with Stephanie Hoi-Ying Chan

Stephanie (Music Education MPhil/PhD) is a doctoral student from Hong Kong.

Q&A with Keeley Dobinson
Claire Forrest, Julie Dockrell and Keeley Dobinson

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
EdD alumna Syreeta

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
Suhlim Hwang

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
A man captures a selfie in the passenger seat of a car as a young boy looks out from the rear seat.

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
A photo of Luna Zheng in her graduation robes smiling in front of a UCL sign. Permission: Luna Zheng.

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. Image permission: Kirren Brah.

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.