2017 News
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CRESJ Seminar Series: Does Higher Education Have a Civic Bonus? Exploring the Role of Higher Education in the Formation of Social Attitudes in Contemporary China
Posted on Wednesday 20 December 2017
Dr. Ye Liu will will present her research on higher education and social attitudes in contemporary China
CReLLU hosts Bilingual First Language Acquisition BAAL/Routledge seminar
Posted on Thursday 14 December 2017
Dr Fatma Said and Dr Ursula Lanvers, held a two-day research development workshop on Bilingual First Language Acquisition on 4 and 5 December 2017.
UYSEG awarded grant to assess school science practical skills
Posted on Wednesday 29 November 2017
Judith Bennett and Alistair Moore in the University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG) have been awarded a research grant of £300,000 for a project on the assessment of practical skills in school science.
Congratulations to our PhD student Iman Elmankush
Posted on Monday 27 November 2017
Iman has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The award was approved by the Standing Committee on Assessment on 27 November 2017.
Congratulations to our PhD student Clare Cunningham
Posted on Friday 24 November 2017
Clare has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The award was approved by the Standing Committee on Assessment on 24 November 2017.
Ruth Awolola Launches New Childrens Poetry Anthology
Posted on Wednesday 22 November 2017
First year BA English in Education student Ruth Awolola has launched her first co-authored childrens poetry anthology - Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry
Congratulations to our PhD student Jennifer Chubb
Posted on Monday 20 November 2017
Jennifer has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The award was approved by the Standing Committee on Assessment on 20 November 2017.
Congratulations to our PhD student Abdelnaser Abushina
Posted on Monday 20 November 2017
Abdelnaser has successfully defended his PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The award was approved by the Standing Committee on Assessment on 20 November 2017.
CRESJ to host 2018 BAICE conference
Posted on Monday 13 November 2017
We are delighted that the BAICE conference 2018 will be held at the University of York, Convened by Dr Eleanor Brown.
CRESJ Seminar Series: Coercion, Mimesis, and Normativity in UK Social Science Doctoral Funding
Posted on Thursday 2 November 2017
Dr Richard Budd will present his recent research on access to postgraduate education.
CRESJ Seminar Series: Discourses of discrimination towards Muslim children in school.
Posted on Monday 16 October 2017
Dr. Oakleigh Welply from Durham University will be delivering our next fantastic seminar in the CRESJ seminar series: "I'm not being offensive but...": Discourses of discrimination towards Muslim children in school.
Recognition for Professor Robin Millar's outstanding contribution to science education
Posted on Saturday 7 October 2017
Professor Robin Millar, an Emeritus Professor with the University’s Department of Education, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP) for his internationally leading research in physics education.
MSc Psychology in Education welcomes first cohort of students
Posted on Thursday 5 October 2017
Our BPS-accredited Psychology in Education conversion programme was launched at the start of this term and we are delighted to welcome 32 new students from England, China, Greece, India and Turkey.
Congratulations to our PhD student Afrah Bagazi
Posted on Thursday 24 August 2017
Afrah has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
Hundreds of languages are spoken in the UK, but this isn’t always reflected in the classroom
Posted on Tuesday 22 August 2017
More than 300 different languages are now spoken in British schools. And in England, over 20% of primary school children use English as an additional language.
'Super Global High School' visits York
Posted on Thursday 3 August 2017
Students and staff from Hyogo High School visited York in July to learn about global citizenship education.
Mary Whitehouse is elected as new Chair-Elect for the ASE
Posted on Wednesday 26 July 2017
Congratulations to Mary Whitehouse who has been confirmed as the new Chair-Elect of the Association for Science Education (ASE) starting from 1 August 2017.
The impact of "impact"
Posted on Monday 10 July 2017
Does an emphasis on practical application devalue blue-sky thinking? Education PhD student, Jennifer Chubb examines attitudes.
High quality classroom talk raises educational standards
Posted on Friday 7 July 2017
Dialogic teaching intervention improves the quality of classroom talk and boosts primary pupils’ maths, science and English results
Education student wins best presentation
Posted on Monday 3 July 2017
Applied Linguistics PhD student, Ruolin Hu, has won the best student presentation (Education, Childhood and Youth pathway) at the White Rose Social Science DTC (WRDTC) 6th Annual Conference.
PhD international buffet success
Posted on Monday 3 July 2017
Excellent time had by all who came to our PhD international buffet event.
Institute of Physics award for leading science educator
Posted on Friday 30 June 2017
Mary Whitehouse has won the Lawrence Bragg Medal for her outstanding contributions to physics education.
Congratulations to our PhD student Ghazal Syed
Posted on Wednesday 31 May 2017
Ghazal has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
Congratulations to our PhD student Zhiai Liu
Posted on Wednesday 31 May 2017
Zhiai has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
Congratulations to our PhD student Abdulaziz Alawadh
Posted on Wednesday 31 May 2017
Abdulaziz has successfully defended his PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
Congratulations to our PhD student Abigail Parrish
Posted on Thursday 25 May 2017
Abigail has successfully defended her PhD thesis and met the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
A Moment That Made Us!
Posted on Wednesday 10 May 2017
Well known local author, Tim Murgatroyd, York University Alumnus, inspired fourteen keen students from Kelvin Hall School in a recent creative writing workshop.
What education policies should the parties put in their election manifestos?
Posted on Wednesday 26 April 2017
Dr Paul Wakeling, amongst others in the education sector, are asked what they would like politicians to promise in their manifestos.
Beauty and the Beast remake: A traditional tale with a modern twist
Posted on Monday 13 March 2017
Dr Clementine Beauvais, from the University of York's Department of Education, discusses bringing Disney's classic tale, Beauty and the Beast, back to the big screen in a live-action remake featuring a more modern-day Belle.
Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Department of Education and the Research Institute for Japan, Hiroshima University.
Posted on Thursday 2 March 2017
On Friday 24 February, the Department welcomed Professor Yumiko Hada, Dr. Ryo Sasaki, and Dr. Yuki Yamaguchi from the Research Institute for Japan, the UK and Europe (RIJUE), Hiroshima University.
What makes a good teacher?
Posted on Thursday 2 March 2017
Rob Klassen discusses how our research is helping to select the best classroom teachers for the future.
Welcome to Dr Juan Guo
Posted on Monday 27 February 2017
The Department of Education welcomes Dr Juan Guo, a visiting scholar from China.
APPG Report on Bullying
Posted on Monday 27 February 2017
A talk on cyberbullying in schools by Chris Kyriacou to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Bullying has been included in the APPG's (2017) report on research evidence on bullying.
Student views of Education
Posted on Wednesday 22 February 2017
Find out what students really think about studying Education at York by viewing our new video interviews.
Education research students awarded PhDs
Posted on Thursday 26 January 2017
Eleven research students were awarded their PhD at the Degree Ceremony held on 20th January 2017.