IOE Insights

What affects the development of language, literacy and numeracy? What kinds of educational practice that best support the growth of these key skills? Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/embedding-research-language-literacy-and-numeracy-practice  Transcript: https://...

Educational technology such as apps and online resources to support learning is booming, from preschool to higher education and beyond, but how can we ensure it is well designed and effective? Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/psychological-research-informing-ed-t...

Discussing research on the causes of different forms of eating disorder and the development of interventions aimed at reducing the severity and incidence of these. Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/researching-causes-eating-disorders-case-decision-making-skills Tr...

We learn about recent work on the ways in which the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted mental health across the generations, but also specifically children with special educational needs and research students in universities, and the factors that may have exacerbated and helped reduce this impact. Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 Marc...

The Department of Psychology and Human Development's research on autism exemplifies a strong ethos of collaboration and co-production with research stakeholders. Colleagues discuss why this approach is so important to them and their work. Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/...

Academics discuss their mission to develop and disseminate best practice in inclusive education, using knowledge exchange to support better outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) in a range of areas. Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.a...

What are some of the key psychological and neural processes underpinning learning in different areas of the school curriculum and how can teachers apply that information to their practice? Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes:  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/educational-neuroscience-and-its-applica...

A conversation with Professor Peter Blatchford mapping the growth of the Department of Psychology and Human Development in the 1980s, using his many landmark studies. Part of the Psyched about Education series. New episodes released daily between 21 February 2022 - 1 March 2022. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/brief-history-ioes-department-psychology-and-human-development...

This year, IOE celebrates its 120th anniversary, and Emeritus Professor John White has been around for almost half of its lifetime. He tells Emily MacLeod about what life at the IOE was like when he started and how much things have changed from a professional and personal perspective. With his research focus on the philosophy of education, Professor White discusses student wellbeing, policy, pract...

Dr Laura Outhwaite chats to Professor David Gough to learn about research synthesis to look  beyond individual study findings in order to respond to the bigger picture, and a new frontier: why research is - or isn't - used in practice and decision-making. And in what's become an infodemic as well as a pandemic, Professor James Thomas has been working on a living map of systematic reviews to help r...

Research into developmental disorders such as Williams and Down's Syndromes sounds niche, but aids understanding of how learning happens in general, thus improving education for all. We hear about work to uncover neuromyths, and how to make maths learning less daunting. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/uncovering-neuromyths-and-wide-applicability-neurodevelopmental-research...

Malnutrition, poor diet and inadequate health services contribute to child stunting being one of the most complex global challenges we face today, affecting over 100 million children worldwide. IOE research aims to take a holistic approach to improve the development of children across the world. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/what-stunting-and-why-should-we-take...

Our flagship research podcast is back for another year starting conversations about education and social science research and its impact on policy, practice and our everyday lives. In this preview of the upcoming season, meet two of our new presenters, Emily MacLeod and Dr Laura Outhwaite and their guests: Prof Lynn Ang and Dr Jessica Massonie on taking action against stunting Dr Jo Van Herwegen o...

For London-born Auschwitz survivor Leon Greenman it was after the Holocaust that he said his nightmare really began. Every day was an agonising struggle for survival. Leon passed away in 2008 at the grand age of 97. Ruth-Anne Lenga, was privileged to be with him at that moment. Ruth-Anne’s long friendship with Leon gave her – and in turn the Centre – a rare insight into how he lived with the traum...

In this episode we discuss imposter syndrome, overcoming challenges as early career academics, finding success and dealing with low points in your academic career. It's a rollercoaster! Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/academia-actually-what-does-real-success-look-academia-et-al-s01e03

In this episode we talk about the messiness of academic career trajectories. IOE Director and Dean Professor Li Wei shares his own path into academia, and his vision for staff at IOE. Dr Emma Jones joins the episode to talk about how the Early Career Network was set up and how it has developed over time at IOE. Finally our guests discuss career precarity and progression, the recent wider conversat...

Welcome to the very first episode of Academia et al. We share some inside perspectives on ethnic diversity, representation, and belonging in academia, as well as hearing about Dr Gideon Sappor's journey into and love of teaching. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/diversity-and-inclusivity-academia-what-does-it-really-mean-academia-et-al-s01e01 Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac....

Lorna Collins speaks to Professor Charlotte Faircloth (UCL Social Research Institute) and Michelle Kindleysides (Beamish Museum) about generations, culture, and identity. This episode is reshared with permission from the Creative Lives: Tackling inequalities UCL podcast series. The series aims to investigate how creative health approaches and social prescribing can be used to connect and communica...

Lili Golmohammadi and Kerstin Leder Mackley (UCL Knowledge Lab) speak to former teacher Caroline Coster about relearning and reconfiguring touch after quadruple amputations. We explore Caroline’s modified touch experiences, including issues of touch sensitivity and the use of digital and analogue tools for navigating everyday life. This episode was first aired on the UCL IN-TOUCH podcast on 20 Jul...

We’ve reached the end of another challenging year that seems to have flown by and dragged on at the same time. IOE researchers have continued to work hard in their fields of expertise and we’re delighted to share snippets that have struck a chord with us. For those of you who are seasoned Research for the Real World listeners, you may want to listen back to these again. And for those who are new l...

This is Academia et al., a brand new podcast series from the IOE Early Career Network at UCL. With hosts Dr Keri Wong and Dr Alina Pelikh, we're having some honest conversations about the challenges of being an early career academic in the modern world, with colleagues who've been there, and those who are just now figuring it all out. Find out more about the coming series: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/io...

Up to this point little is known about the consequences of growing up without siblings. We hear about research that seeks to analyse the effects on childhood and adulthood outcomes. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/dec/whats-life-only-child-rftrw-s12e03

Widening inequalities in learning, growing gender gaps in paid and domestic work - we hear about covid’s impact in these areas and how research findings are informing responses in policy and practice. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/dec/whats-happened-parenting-and-pay-during-pandemic-rftrw-s12e02

It’s been an incredibly busy couple of years or so for Professor Alice Bradbury and her colleagues. We hear about the findings and recommendations from their work looking at how lockdown has affected school communities. The pandemic has thrown into sharp focus just how involved schools are in the lives of children and their families beyond the classroom. Professor Bradbury details the lengths scho...

[Preview] We're going to hear from UCL experts on how children, parents, women and schools have dealt with the pandemic so far and what it's going to take to truly "build back better". Joining us in the IOE Podcast studio: Professor Alice Bradbury on how schools can recover post-pandemic Professor Almudena Sevilla on what's happening to parenting and pay during the pandemic Dr Alice Goisis and Dr...