Department of Education
Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)
Leader: Dr Dusana Dorjee
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.
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
Focus on
Monday 24 July 2023
The University of York hosted Mental Health and Education on 27 June 2023, which brought together professionals – including researchers, educators, and healthcare providers – united in their mission of improving mental health and wellbeing in schools.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Researchers have shown that a maths programme can add three months of additional progress to the learning and skills ability of young children.
Tuesday 13 December 2022
The Teacher Success Project is celebrating after two recent awards.