Welcome to the Department of Education

Welcome from the Head of Department

‌‌‌We are an open and friendly Department, committed to excellence in research and teaching. Our research groups have a ‌national and international reputation for the quality of their work, and the latest Research Assessment Exercise ranked the Department eighth overall in the UK for research quality.

Professor Judith Bennett

Celebrate with us

In 2013, the Department of Education celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Please join us to celebrate past achievements, recognise current successes and help shape our future.

Register for our 50 years of Education at York celebratory events.

BPS accreditation

We are delighted our BSc in Psychology in Education has received accreditation from the British Psychological Society. We look forward to welcoming our new students in September 2013.

This will be of great interest to students considering careers or further study in psychology, education, or research.

Publications

News

Celebrating 50 Years of Education at York

Posted on Friday 10 May 2013

Current and former staff and students gathered to celebrate the Department of Education’s 50th Birthday at a party on 2 May


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New research shows inequalities in progression to postgraduate study in the UK

Posted on Monday 29 April 2013

In a study commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), researchers from the University of York have highlighted potentially worrying inequalities in transition to postgraduate degrees.


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IRIS featured on ESRC's Impact and Findings case studies webpage.

Posted on Monday 29 April 2013

Major new resource for second language research: An international project, led by York, has established a large, searchable repository of materials used to collect data for research into how second languages are learned and taught.


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