Department of Education
Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)
Leader: Professor Rob Klassen
Welcome
The Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC) conducts innovative and applied psychological research relevant to education and educational settings. Our goal is to conduct research that is both rigorous and broadly accessible to the psychology and educational communities.
Study with us
We run the BSc in Psychology in Education and also offer our PhD in Education research degree and our MSc in Psychology in Education (conversion programme). Our research themes show our current areas of interest.
Research themes
Members and associates
Our PERC Lab
Research Students
Focus on
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.
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.
Yorkshire research details scale of pressures faced by families of SEN children
Posted on Thursday 7 January 2021
New research details the pressures faced by families of children with special educational needs in the wake of warnings over evidence of “substantial” inequalities in support.