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Taught postgraduate courses in education

Our Department of Education offers a range of postgraduate courses, from taught master's to research degrees.

Department of Education postgraduate research

View our MPhil, PhD and Doctor of Education (EdD) courses available in the Department of Education.

From Shandong to success: A journey of growth and belonging at ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ

Yanyan shares the story of her journey to ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ, where she found academic growth and a safe and welcoming city, while studying for her master’s degree and PhD.

Lola on opening doors and discovering new career opportunities

Lola, a BA (Hons) Education with Psychology student, talks about how working with the Students’ Union has helped shape her future career ideas.

From learning languages to teaching others: Taki’s story

MA TESOL graduate Taki talks about her career journey: from studying linguistics and politics in Taiwan to graduating from ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ with distinction.

Local leaders, not Whitehall, key to improving opportunities for young people – new report

Researchers from the Universities of ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ, Bristol and Durham publish a new policy brief on devolved education powers and the Opportunity Areas Programme

Government investment lifted young people’s hopes in ‘left behind’ areas, new research shows

Study finds optimism rising in social mobility ‘cold spots’, bucking national downward trend

Labour must address levelling-up failures by promoting a strong skills base in weaker economies

If Labour is serious about tackling regional economic inequalities, it must reverse Tory education policies, specifically the ‘levelling-up’ agenda – new study.

London Inclusion Charter launch underpinned by ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ research

Work undertaken by Department of Education colleagues informed the first City-wide charter of its type launched by the London Mayor.

Fears about the future of the planet will impact all of us – it’s how we act on them that matters

Eco-distress is rising around the world, but a new article in the journal Nature by psychologists suggests this could be a positive catalyst for action.

Department of Education research

Our research interests are broad. They concern educational leadership, globalisation, teaching and educational practice.

Head of the Department of Education, Elisabeth Barratt Hacking, blogs about our new collaborative project with the Mayor of ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ.

In this new blog Professor Bharat Pankhania, the Mayor of ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ, reflects on a new initiative with the University supporting his Mayoral theme for 2025/26.

Dr Ioannis Costas Batlle explains how children learn informally through their hobbies, like skateboarding and painting during the school holidays.

¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ Mayor launches inaugural PhD placements

In a joint initiative with the Mayor of ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ, two PhD students from the University explore the gaps in educational attainment in ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ and North East Somerset.

Department of Education welcomes Dr Pedro Flores-Crespo as Visiting Research Fellow

Dr Pedro Flores-Crespo, from Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ) in Mexico, will work at the ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ until March 2026.

¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ researchers share insights on NEET prevention in Parliament

Dr Alison Douthwaite and Professor Ceri Brown from ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ's Department of Education were in Parliament on Tuesday 28 October for an evidence session.

New Mental Health Research Group launches in ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ to support young people

New £11m ¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ research group will partner with local services to boost youth mental health support across BANES, Swindon & Wiltshire.

¶¹°ü³ÉÈË°æ to receive £4.35m from Global Talent Fund to attract world-leading researchers

University receives part of £54m Global Talent Fund to help attract and support top international researchers to the UK.

The British Academic Written English Secondary School (BAWESS) corpus project aims to improve teaching and learning outcomes at secondary schools.