Research Seminar Series
Department of Education Studies - Research Seminar Series 2023-24
| 18 October 2023 13.00-14.00pm (F2F) |
Speaker 1: Dr Ahmad Akkad, Oxford University Title 1: The role of displaced academics in reconstruction in conflict-affected countries: A longitudinal study of displaced Syrian academics
Speaker 2: Dr Tom Perry and Jess Pilgrim-Brown, University of Warwick Title 2: Education research in the UK: A survey of the field |
| 15 November 2023 16.00-17.00pm (Online) |
Speaker 1: Vassilis Sideropoulos, University College London Title 1: Beyond the Pandemic Horizon: Navigating the Mental Health Landscape for Neurodivergent Children and Young People
Speaker 2: Professor Jo Van Herwegen, University College London Title 2: Improving educational outcomes for children with Williams syndrome: Evidence from psychology, policy and practice |
| 13 December 2023 13.00-14.00pm (F2F) |
Speaker 1: Hongzhi Zhang; Philip Wing Keung Chan Title 1: Developing community-engaged pedagogy to enhance teaching practice of Australia Curriculum
Speaker 2: Ronghui (Kevin) Zhou Title 2: Do Chinese Primary School Teachers Know Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)? – Exploring Their ESD Perspectives and Enactments |
| 17 January 2024 16.00-17.00pm (Online) |
Speaker 1: Georgina Newton Title 1: Education Today; workload and wellbeing issues in policy and practice Speaker 2: Jen Rowan Title 2: Relationships, sex and health education: applying policy to practice in teacher education and school |
| 20 March 2024 16.00-17.00pm (Online) |
Speaker 1: Marta Ulanicka Title 1: Widening participation and social justice in Higher Education: English and Polish institutional approaches Speaker 2: Marek Smulczyk Title 2: What do we know about academic resilience in disadvantaged groups of students? |
| 15 May 2024 13.00-14.00pm (F2F) |
Speaker 1: Asli Kandemir and Karl Kitching Title 1: Political views should be based on facts: Policy stakeholders navigating questions of ‘free speech’ in English schools
Speaker 2: Denisse Lillo Sierra Title 2: Exploring the experiences of first-generation students transitioning to higher education in Chile |
| 19June 2024 12.00-13.00 (Online) |
Speaker 1: Stephanie Wescott and Steven Roberts Title 2: Miss, what do you think of Andrew Tate?’: Teachers’ accounts of a resurgent masculinist supremacy in Australian schools Speaker 2: Anna Pagès Title 2: A voice, to begin with. Education, storytelling and the lessons of life |
More details on the seminar including the teams link or physical location will be sent via email to all staff and PGRs for each seminar session. We look forward to seeing you at the seminars!