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Sibling bullying research
Posted on Wednesday 6 October 2021
Research led by PERC's Dr Umar Toseeb has found that children who are bullied by their siblings are more likely to suffer mental health problems as teenagers.
Professor Vanita Sundaram to present keynote talk at BERA's virtual conference
Posted on Monday 13 September 2021
Vanita's talk titled, 'Exploring educational settings as conducive contexts for sexism, sexual harassment and violence' will be presented Thursday 16 September at the British Educational Research Association (BERA).
Mitigating impacts of Covid19 in the Early Years report released
Posted on Thursday 9 September 2021
Researchers from the Department of Education, University of York and the National Institute for Economic Research have recently completed a Rapid Evidence review on the possible harms and mitigating factors of CV19 on the Early Years.
Competition win will help commercialise teacher selection project
Posted on Monday 28 June 2021
An educational psychologist from the University of York has won the top prize of £50,000 following a six-month training programme designed to help turn his research concept into a business venture.
Double fellowship success
Posted on Sunday 27 June 2021
We are delighted to welcome two research fellows to the department this Autumn: Dr Zoe Baker and Dr Gill Francis.
Government loans widen access to PG study but rising tuition fees risk wiping out progress
Posted on Friday 25 June 2021
Government loans to cover the cost of postgraduate study have increased access - but rising tuition fees risk wiping out these gains, according to new research.
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.
Our Undergraduate students succeed on York Leaders programme
Posted on Monday 12 April 2021
Education second year undergraduate students undertook the York Leaders programme virtually this year due to the pandemic providing students with the chance to connect beyond their department and to have some form of extra-curricular activity.