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The interim report identifies the need for a more inclusive curriculum attuned to social and technological change, and pathways beyond GCSE that support young people to further study and employment.

Post-pandemic, a new type of vaccine scepticism has emerged online that claims certain vaccines are not “real vaccines” – finds research co-authored by Dr Zsófia Demjén with Lancaster University.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week aims to recognise, support and celebrate the neurodiverse community by challenging misconceptions, raising awareness and promoting inclusion and understanding.

Professor Jessica Ringrose spoke to the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee calling for high-quality relationships and sex education (RSE) that covers sexual violence and digital literacy.

Several studies from IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, feature in the British Educational Research Association (BERA)’s ‘50@50’ portrait of 50 years of impactful educational research.

Expertise by Professor Lynn Ang has contributed to the research behind the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood ‘Shaping Us’, a campaign led by HRH The Princess of Wales.

An IOE project led by Dr Sinéad Harmey collaborated with families and their nursery school in East London to create strategies that develop children’s writing skills from an early age.

UCL will contribute to the coalition’s mission to protect the right to education for all and steer its transformation in the digital age.

Research from Jiying Xu found that task-based approaches to second language learning can boost pronunciation and speech, though its effectiveness depends on learners’ auditory processing abilities.

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 at IOE, Faculty of Education and Society, have been awarded prizes this autumn which recognise the excellence of their research in a wide range of areas.

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 informa

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.