Program Overview

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Research profile

The Education department strives to be the most innovative in London. Based on the oldest teacher training colleges in the British Commonwealth – each with a radical history - we offer research-led programmes for teachers, youth and community workers, other education professionals and those with an interest in the academic study of Education and schooling. Our research is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the British Academy, the Higher Education Academy and many other organisations and charities. We are committed to working locally and globally and the impact of our research reflects that aspiration. In the 2014 REF, 60% of the Education Department's research was world-leading or internationally excellent and 90% of our impact was graded as internationally excellent. Staff specialisms include

Pedagogy and Professional Education

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STEM Education

; Social Justice, Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education.

Applications are welcomed from well-qualified candidates interested in developing high-level research skills and applying them to theoretical and practical educational issues. Areas of study include (but are not restricted to):

Pedagogy and learning

Specific curriculum areas, including science, mathematics, English and physical education

ICT and education

Teachers’ (and related professionals’) professional learning

Students’ perspectives on schooling

The nature and value of educational theory

Social justice and education

Educational leadership and management

Equity and inclusion in education

The impact if education policies on educational practice and outcomes

Find out about the exciting research we do in this area. Browse profiles of our experts, discover the research groups and their inspirational research activities you too could be part of. We’ve also made available extensive reading materials published by our academics and PhD students.

Learn more about research in this area.

You will benefit from this integrated PhD programme immensely if you want to:

receive a more much guided and hands-on supervision of your learning and research process, especially if you come from more traditional teaching cultures

increase your chances for timely completion of your PhD programme in comparison to students taking traditional route PhD, cutting down the expenses associated with prolonged study

access to tailored, highly specialist research training not available as part of the support provided to traditional route PhD students

maximise your chances for a successful research analysis by applying practical assignments and training which are part of the integrated PhD directly to the research you do for your thesis

receive an official Postgraduate Diploma in Research in addition to your PhD award to certify the completion of skills training which may be required by employers in some countries if you wish to pursue an academic career

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Browse the work of subject-relevant research groups

Interculturality for Diversity and Global Learning

Education, Identities and Society

Embodiment in Academic and Professional Practice

Brunel Education Research and Guidance Hub

Pedagogy, Policy and Professional Education

Institute of Communities and Society

Kidspace: Key skills and participation in childhood

STEM Education

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