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British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship award for Professor von Stumm

Posted on Monday 17 May 2021

Professor Sophie von Stumm has been awarded a prestigious Mid-Career Fellowship by the British Academy to explore the idea of ‘personalised’ education.

Research identifies impact of Covid-19 on socio-emotional wellbeing, and language and communication in early years pupils

Posted on Wednesday 12 May 2021

A team of researchers led by Dr Louise Tracey in the Department of Education’s Psychology in Education Research Centre are investigating the relationship between Reception children’s experiences of the pandemic and their socio-emotional wellbeing, language, and numeracy skills.

Professor Robert Slavin 1950 - 2021

Posted on Thursday 6 May 2021

We were saddened to hear of the death of Prof Robert (Bob) Slavin last month.

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