Doctoral students
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?
Q&A with Yibei Wang
Yibei is a Culture, Communication and Media MPhil/PhD student, class of 2027. She tells us about her research in transcultural education and 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 adolescents and adults.
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 in England and France.
Q&A with Stephanie
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 and help both students and teachers" (Psychology and Human Development MPhil/PhD).
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.