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IOE academics shared their expertise at the Bloomsbury Festival in October through activities exploring the science behind ‘humanness’ and kindness, as well as the history of student life at UCL.

A number of doctoral researchers studying within IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, have been awarded prizes this autumn which recognise the excellence of their research in a wide range of educational specialisms, from languages and sociology to issues facing teachers.

Research led by Dr Jennifer Rode and Professor Martin Oliver with IOE postgraduate students found children enjoy and can safely drive mobile telepresence robots, which boosts participation and play.

Dr Karen Schucan Bird (IOE) spoke at the Employers' Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) conference on 16 October to share her research on the importance of education on domestic abuse to equip informal supporters – family, friends and colleagues – to better support victims.

Research England has appointed IOE Pro-Director and Vice Dean (Research) Professor Lynn Ang as the new Deputy Chair of the Research Excellence Framework’s (REF) advisory panel focused on People and Diversity.

Photos and paintings by three postgraduate students illustrate the beauty of images produced during academic research and how art can be a form of researching, in UCL’s annual cross-disciplinary competition.

On average, social segregation of students has increased in neighbourhoods where mainstream primary free schools opened, and neighbouring schools have lost students, finds a new report by a team of IOE researchers.

Drs Amy Harrison and Marta Francesconi were highly commended at the 2023 MRC Impact Prize ceremony for their research on decision-making skills and early signs of disordered eating behaviour.

A new report from Professor Georgina Brewis (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) and Dr Daniel Laqua (Northumbria University) explores the relationship between student activism and the construction of democratic societies amidst drastic political transformation.

Based on collaborative research from IOE and people who have sought asylum in the UK, the “My name is not asylum seeker!” exhibition aims to confront prevailing dehumanising narratives.

To guarantee the future of primary education, a new government should prioritise children and teacher agency, widen the curriculum, and promote hands-on, experiential learning, researchers recommend.

Sixty percent of state school teachers report always coming home from work exhausted compared to 37% of teachers at ‘top’ private schools, finds research from Professor Francis Green.

Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL) and Charlotte Hacking (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education) present their rationale for a new ‘Double Helix’ model that would provide an effective, balanced approach to teaching reading and writing, and an alternative to synthetic phonics.

Schools are measured on the data provided by test scores, so pressure on teachers is inevitably passed on to students, according to a report based on IOE research.

Professor Louise Archer, together with artist Maxi Himpe, collaborated on a documentary theatre piece featured in Field Works: a Trellis exhibition last month.