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Events

Wed
1
May

Bill 7633 on the restriction of the use of Russian text sources in Ukrainian research and education: analysing dynamics of the language policy in times of war

This study looks into the current language policy in education and research in Ukraine and focuses on the issue of the influence of Russia-Ukraine war on shaping and debating this policy.

Fri
17
May

Reassessing self-other constructions in intercultural communication

In this seminar, we invite a discussion of Othering as a way of identifying inequality and injustice and promoting a more critical and contextualised understanding of cultural issues.

Wed
29
May

How mothers’ speech influences children’s cognitive abilities, literacy skills, and educational achievement

Anna Brown presents 'SES-related gaps in language ability -- are mothers really to blame?'

Wed
12
Jun

Game Changers II: human-computer interaction and climate action

Lynda Dunlop will present the concept for a funding application to explore questions at the intersection of human and computer interaction, climate science and social movement theory with online publics.

Recent events

The role of autonomy, relatedness and competence in the formation of an integrated identity among Graduate Teaching Assistants

Wednesday 28 February 2024

Graduate Teaching Assistants’ satisfaction of the basic psychological needs of autonomy, relatedness and competence is important for the formation of their integrated identities and effective performance and wellbeing. While the study’s findings showed relatively high levels of GTAs’ needs satisfaction, their satisfaction was externally motivated. The study argues that universities should create opportunities for reflection on the extent to which GTAs form integrated identities.

The transmission of family background inequality in education across four countries

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Children’s inherited DNA differences are closely intertwined with family-specific factors – for example, SES – and they predict school performance to different extents across countries.

‘Your future self will thank you!’: Creating future childhood memories in ‘time-capsule’ activity books for children

Wednesday 15 November 2023

Clementine Beauvais will ask, 'Some activity books for children require them to curate their own childhood memories for their future adult selves. What do those books tell us about our representations of childhood and childhood memories?'

Class constraints on dialogue

Tuesday 17 October 2023

Professor Snell will discuss the increasing evidence that spoken language has a significant role to play in addressing the inequalities which educational disadvantage socioeconomically marginalised students face.

Planning for Technology Enhanced Lessons in Secondary Schools in England

Wednesday 11 October 2023

Zoe Handley will talk about her proposal for a project looking at developing new models of how teachers develop their knowledge and make decisions about how to use technology to support learning.