Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)

Welcome

We are PERC. We use psychological science to make education empowering for everybody everywhere.

We conduct innovative, applied psychological research to enhance educational experience, practice and policy.

We employ a range of research methods and designs including intervention studies, surveys, qualitative studies, neuroscience, and meta-analyses. 

Our research makes a difference to learners, educators and practitioners. We lead on transforming knowledge, policy and practice in areas including mental health, wellbeing, special educational needs, and literacy.

Interested PhD students and potential collaborators may wish to contact PERC researchers based on alignment with their research interests.

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Study with us

We run the BSc in Psychology in Education and our MSc in Psychology in Education (BPS conversion programme). We also offer our PhD in Psychology in Education research degree. Our research themes show our current areas of interest for PhD supervision.

Research themes

PERC Research labs

Members and associates

Research Students