Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)

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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.

Research themes

Research projects

Members and associates

Our PERC Lab

Research Students

Focus on

Teacher Success Project double celebrations

Posted on Tuesday 13 December 2022

The Teacher Success Project is celebrating after two recent awards.

Research reveals complexity of loneliness during lockdown

Posted on Friday 1 July 2022

A study exploring loneliness and solitude during lockdown highlights how different people experienced social restrictions as either “hell or bliss”.

What could a longer school day mean for teachers?

Posted on Monday 8 November 2021

Dr Lisa Kim and Professor Kathryn Asbury write about the potential impact extending the school day would have on teachers, a strategy being considered to mitigate potential learning losses from the pandemic.

More news

Wed

Feb

Staff Research Seminar: Is empirical psychology a dead science?

Dr Sebastian Suggate discusses humanity amidst data and the struggle for the public good

Wed

May

Designing educational games that support learning and reflection

We welcome Joe Cutting and Jo Iacovides to the department to talk about their research in moderating learning in educational games, and designing games to aid reflection.