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Congratulations, class of 2020!
Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020
Many congratulations to all our graduands on your virtual graduation day!
Teachers 'misunderstood and vilified' during Covid-19
Posted on Monday 3 August 2020
Dr Kathryn Asbury and Dr Lisa Kim research how teachers feel they have been wrongly presented as whingeing and 'work-shy' during the pandemic.
Funding boost for modern foreign languages centre
Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020
The University of York has been awarded £1.45m of government funding to continue its work to support foreign language teaching in schools.
Success in 2020 Green Impact Awards
Posted on Monday 27 July 2020
Double success as Department of Education and UYSEG receive awards this year.
Master’s degree loan scheme boosts inclusivity, study finds
Posted on Friday 24 July 2020
A loan scheme has enabled more graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds to progress onto studying for a masters, a major new study has found.
Exclusions in English schools should be used as a last resort
Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2020
Education PhD student, Laura Oxley and co-author, Dr John Tillson from Liverpool Hope University research shows the need for exclusion policies to be re-examined before the full return to school after the Coronavirus pandemic.
York academics lead report into future of social science PhDs
Posted on Thursday 18 June 2020
Researchers at the University of York are to lead a review of social science PhDs to ensure the next generation of social scientists remain world-leading and contribute to research in a fast-changing landscape.
Clémentine Beauvais announced as French translator of J.K. Rowling's new novel
Posted on Friday 5 June 2020
J.K. Rowling's new children's novel The Ickabog is currently coming out for free in instalments with the French version, being published by Gallimard in book form in November.
Study casts doubt on usefulness of Ofsted ratings
Posted on Thursday 4 June 2020
The usefulness of Ofsted ratings as guides for parents and students in choosing a secondary school has been called into question by the findings of a new study.
Dr Sarah Olive chairs online launch of podcast 'Women and Shakespeare'
Posted on Wednesday 27 May 2020
The event featured a streaming of the podcast, with an introduction, followed by discussion led by the creator of the Women and Shakespeare, Dr Varsha Panjwani (NYU) and Dr Sarah Olive.