Research

The majority of our research in education was judged to be of national excellence in the latest Research Assessment Exercise. Many staff in the Department are actively involved in research, and we have a thriving Masters programme.

The Department is closely linked with the work of two Research Institutes from within the University : The Institute for Policy Studies in Education (IPSE) and the Working Lives Research Institute.

This Institute incorporates a range of activities including projects on teacher supply and retention (in partnership with 22 local education authorities); a trans-European network on children's identity and citizenship; and IMPACT an internationally renowned project seeking to promote and support home-school links in numeracy and literacy.

The Working Lives Research Institute works in partnership with all who wish to understand and challenge discrimination in and surrounding people's working lives.

Both institutes hold regular seminar series within the University and have built up international networks with scholars working in the fields of education and employment. Their resources include the Trades Union Congress and Library Collections, and The Women's Library at the University.