Department of Education

A leading department with internationally recognised quality in teaching and research in education

Scholarship awards and funding opportunities for postgraduate students

ECU’s Gender equality charter mark: Bronze award holder

Undergraduate study

Welcome

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 THE (2021) ranking of the Research Excellence Framework results placed the department 5th in the UK for research.

News

York Münster Pedagogical Student Exchange (YMPSE)

Thursday 30 March 2023

The first part of our newly established YMPSE came to a successful conclusion on 24 February.

Education at York placed 9th in the UK and 47th in the world

Thursday 23 March 2023

Education at York placed 9th in the UK and 47th in the world according to the latest release of the QS World University Rankings by subject (2023).

Oak National Academy award to develop science in schools

Tuesday 14 March 2023

Researchers at the University of York have been awarded £1.4 million to develop online science materials for schools.

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Postgraduate study

Our research centres

Centre for Research in Language Learning and Use

Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice

Psychology in Education Research Centre

University of York Science Education Group