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International Conference on Employer Engagement: Preparing young people for the future

In early July, the Edge Foundation and Education and Employers hosted the sixth International Conference on Employer Engagement. Welcoming almost 100 speakers and hundreds of delegates from across...

Andrea Laczik

Dr Andrea Laczik is head of research at the Edge Foundation.

Jie Gao

Research Fellow and Lecturer

Dr. Jie Gao is a Lecturer at Institute of Education, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Her research background lies in Psychology of Education. Her research interests mainly include...

Autumn 2021

International perspectives on the curriculum Implications for teachers & schools Research Intelligence issue 148 The internationalisation of curriculum, and the effects of globalisation and...

How to manage the ‘unprofessional’ online behaviour of students: An emerging dilemma in higher education

‘I can’t have my camera on ’cause I haven’t done my makeup.’ ‘I am driving, I can’t turn my camera on.’ ‘No way! I can’t do camera. I am still in my pyjamas.’ A recent and...

How can books hit the sweet spot between the reader and the story character?

Why do some stories resonate with readers more than others? It is probably because they minimise the distance between the reader and the story character. The classic reader-response theory...

Xianghan (Christine) O’Dea

Dr Xianghan (Christine) O’Dea is senior lecturer, course leader in the Business School, York St John University. Her major research interests lie in the areas of digital innovation, digital...

Neuromyths in schools

In recent years, much interest has been focused on the application of neuroscience in daily lessons and pedagogies (Canbulat & Kiriktas, 2017; Dekker et al., 2012). As a result, the new concept of...

Ofsted’s subject review of science: Could it put science into a subject silo?

It is one of the most heated debates in education forums around the world: is it better to teach lessons in discipline silos, or should schools create timetables that emphasise cross-cutting...

Janet Law

Janet is a trainee educational psychologist. She is particularly interested in developing a career as an educational psychologist and also research in social networking sites, wellbeing and...

Bukola Oyinloye

Doctoral researcher

Dr Oyinloye is a Research Associate at the University of York where she examines the doctoral applicant recruitment and selection landscape towards exploring opportunities to improve access for...

Nagamani Bora

Dr Nagamani Bora is the lead and director for biotechnology degree programmes at the University of Nottingham. Prior to this she worked as a senior lecturer in microbial technology at De Montfort...