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Latest updates from the Department of Education, @ox.ac.uk
📣 SEMINAR SERIES - SKOPE: England’s progress towards a tertiary education system.
Open to all, this seminar series explores England’s progress towards a tertiary education system, and puts this in a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.
View the series schedule 👉 bit.ly/4qm3BHM
Open to all, this seminar series explores England’s progress towards a tertiary education system, and puts this in a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.
View the series schedule 👉 bit.ly/4qm3BHM
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 AM
📣 SEMINAR SERIES - SKOPE: England’s progress towards a tertiary education system.
Open to all, this seminar series explores England’s progress towards a tertiary education system, and puts this in a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.
View the series schedule 👉 bit.ly/4qm3BHM
Open to all, this seminar series explores England’s progress towards a tertiary education system, and puts this in a theoretical, historical, and comparative perspective.
View the series schedule 👉 bit.ly/4qm3BHM
We are pleased to share that the Department has received the Athena Swan Bronze Award following a renewal submission.
The award represents external recognition of the Department's ongoing commitment to reflection, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Read more: bit.ly/4qjZdJk
The award represents external recognition of the Department's ongoing commitment to reflection, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Read more: bit.ly/4qjZdJk
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 PM
We are pleased to share that the Department has received the Athena Swan Bronze Award following a renewal submission.
The award represents external recognition of the Department's ongoing commitment to reflection, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Read more: bit.ly/4qjZdJk
The award represents external recognition of the Department's ongoing commitment to reflection, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Read more: bit.ly/4qjZdJk
What does it mean to educate teacher educators? 🎓
This question will be explored in the first research seminar hosted by the Oxford University Teacher Education Research Group (OUTER)
📅 Thursday 5 February
⏰ 4pm - 5.30pm
📍 Seminar Room A & online
👥 All welcome!
🔗 Full details: bit.ly/4knhEvp
This question will be explored in the first research seminar hosted by the Oxford University Teacher Education Research Group (OUTER)
📅 Thursday 5 February
⏰ 4pm - 5.30pm
📍 Seminar Room A & online
👥 All welcome!
🔗 Full details: bit.ly/4knhEvp
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
What does it mean to educate teacher educators? 🎓
This question will be explored in the first research seminar hosted by the Oxford University Teacher Education Research Group (OUTER)
📅 Thursday 5 February
⏰ 4pm - 5.30pm
📍 Seminar Room A & online
👥 All welcome!
🔗 Full details: bit.ly/4knhEvp
This question will be explored in the first research seminar hosted by the Oxford University Teacher Education Research Group (OUTER)
📅 Thursday 5 February
⏰ 4pm - 5.30pm
📍 Seminar Room A & online
👥 All welcome!
🔗 Full details: bit.ly/4knhEvp
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🌟 We’ve launched a new report from the Children’s Information Project on what ethical & effective use of children’s information looks like & how it can be improved.
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🌟 We’ve launched a new report from the Children’s Information Project on what ethical & effective use of children’s information looks like & how it can be improved.
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
Funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org , it introduces a practical framework & 8 essential practices.
➡️Read report: shorturl.at/HBllR
📢 Calling all teachers of modern languages!
We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for this year's Oxfordshire Association for Language Learning Conference.
📅 27 March
⌚ 1pm - 5pm
For more information, including a full programme, click this link ➡️https://bit.ly/4qJkYDn
We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for this year's Oxfordshire Association for Language Learning Conference.
📅 27 March
⌚ 1pm - 5pm
For more information, including a full programme, click this link ➡️https://bit.ly/4qJkYDn
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 AM
📢 Calling all teachers of modern languages!
We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for this year's Oxfordshire Association for Language Learning Conference.
📅 27 March
⌚ 1pm - 5pm
For more information, including a full programme, click this link ➡️https://bit.ly/4qJkYDn
We are pleased to announce that tickets are now available for this year's Oxfordshire Association for Language Learning Conference.
📅 27 March
⌚ 1pm - 5pm
For more information, including a full programme, click this link ➡️https://bit.ly/4qJkYDn
📝Registration is now open for our next Public Seminar: What do research funders actually do? How could they do it better?
The seminar will be delivered by Stian Westlake, Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council.
📅 9 February
⌚ 5pm – 6.30pm
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3M7meRM
The seminar will be delivered by Stian Westlake, Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council.
📅 9 February
⌚ 5pm – 6.30pm
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3M7meRM
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
📝Registration is now open for our next Public Seminar: What do research funders actually do? How could they do it better?
The seminar will be delivered by Stian Westlake, Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council.
📅 9 February
⌚ 5pm – 6.30pm
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3M7meRM
The seminar will be delivered by Stian Westlake, Executive Chair of the Economic and Social Research Council.
📅 9 February
⌚ 5pm – 6.30pm
Register ➡️ bit.ly/3M7meRM
Yesterday, Professor Steven Howard delivered his inaugural lecture, 'Unravelling Self-Regulation', which outlined a research agenda focused on better understanding how self-regulation develops and how it can be more effectively supported in real-world contexts.
Watch recording: youtu.be/2ZS_f1cbrKk
Watch recording: youtu.be/2ZS_f1cbrKk
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Yesterday, Professor Steven Howard delivered his inaugural lecture, 'Unravelling Self-Regulation', which outlined a research agenda focused on better understanding how self-regulation develops and how it can be more effectively supported in real-world contexts.
Watch recording: youtu.be/2ZS_f1cbrKk
Watch recording: youtu.be/2ZS_f1cbrKk
The Department is pleased to share the details for the upcoming SKOPE seminar with Professor Ann-Marie Bathmaker (University of Birmingham).
📅29 January
⌚4.15pm - 5.30pm
🏢Department of Education
Register: bit.ly/4rifkYY
📅29 January
⌚4.15pm - 5.30pm
🏢Department of Education
Register: bit.ly/4rifkYY
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The Department is pleased to share the details for the upcoming SKOPE seminar with Professor Ann-Marie Bathmaker (University of Birmingham).
📅29 January
⌚4.15pm - 5.30pm
🏢Department of Education
Register: bit.ly/4rifkYY
📅29 January
⌚4.15pm - 5.30pm
🏢Department of Education
Register: bit.ly/4rifkYY
We are proud to share that our Department has once again been ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in the UK in the Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings 2026 🎉
The latest rankings highlight the Department’s continued excellence across Education Studies.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4sVIAXb #Edusky
The latest rankings highlight the Department’s continued excellence across Education Studies.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4sVIAXb #Edusky
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
We are proud to share that our Department has once again been ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in the UK in the Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings 2026 🎉
The latest rankings highlight the Department’s continued excellence across Education Studies.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4sVIAXb #Edusky
The latest rankings highlight the Department’s continued excellence across Education Studies.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4sVIAXb #Edusky
🌍Today marks the International Day of Education! The theme is 'the power of youth in co-creating education', which is reflected in a recent project developed by Dr Jeremy Knox and Dr Isobel Talks: Co-designing AI for Education.
Find out more about this project in Dr Knox's blog: bit.ly/4bUTDJM
Find out more about this project in Dr Knox's blog: bit.ly/4bUTDJM
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🌍Today marks the International Day of Education! The theme is 'the power of youth in co-creating education', which is reflected in a recent project developed by Dr Jeremy Knox and Dr Isobel Talks: Co-designing AI for Education.
Find out more about this project in Dr Knox's blog: bit.ly/4bUTDJM
Find out more about this project in Dr Knox's blog: bit.ly/4bUTDJM
✨ From Beijing to British classrooms: Meet Dr Rob Neal
Part of our Staff Stories series, this feature spotlights Dr Rob Neal and his journey into Mandarin education and nearly two decades of work making Mandarin accessible in UK schools.
👉 Read the full story: shorturl.at/QLmyD
Part of our Staff Stories series, this feature spotlights Dr Rob Neal and his journey into Mandarin education and nearly two decades of work making Mandarin accessible in UK schools.
👉 Read the full story: shorturl.at/QLmyD
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
✨ From Beijing to British classrooms: Meet Dr Rob Neal
Part of our Staff Stories series, this feature spotlights Dr Rob Neal and his journey into Mandarin education and nearly two decades of work making Mandarin accessible in UK schools.
👉 Read the full story: shorturl.at/QLmyD
Part of our Staff Stories series, this feature spotlights Dr Rob Neal and his journey into Mandarin education and nearly two decades of work making Mandarin accessible in UK schools.
👉 Read the full story: shorturl.at/QLmyD
📢 New research–policy collaboration
Prof James Robson & Dr Yushan Xie have been awarded an Engagement Fellowship to work with the Department for Education on improving care leavers’ access to & outcomes in #HigherEd
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45jqW5u
#Edusky
Prof James Robson & Dr Yushan Xie have been awarded an Engagement Fellowship to work with the Department for Education on improving care leavers’ access to & outcomes in #HigherEd
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45jqW5u
#Edusky
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 PM
📢 New research–policy collaboration
Prof James Robson & Dr Yushan Xie have been awarded an Engagement Fellowship to work with the Department for Education on improving care leavers’ access to & outcomes in #HigherEd
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45jqW5u
#Edusky
Prof James Robson & Dr Yushan Xie have been awarded an Engagement Fellowship to work with the Department for Education on improving care leavers’ access to & outcomes in #HigherEd
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45jqW5u
#Edusky
School teachers are invited to The Oxford Education Deanery Climate and Nature Collaborative. A three-day professional development series convening leading experts, intended to be transformational for your teaching 💡
📅 11 – 13 June
⌚ 9am – 5pm
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/45TVMSi
📅 11 – 13 June
⌚ 9am – 5pm
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/45TVMSi
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
School teachers are invited to The Oxford Education Deanery Climate and Nature Collaborative. A three-day professional development series convening leading experts, intended to be transformational for your teaching 💡
📅 11 – 13 June
⌚ 9am – 5pm
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/45TVMSi
📅 11 – 13 June
⌚ 9am – 5pm
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/45TVMSi
🎙️ In Episode 3 of the Education Explored podcast, Dr Sara Ratner discusses how the AIEOU Hub brings together teachers, learners, policymakers, technologists and researchers to shape human-centered AI in education.
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-3-sa...
#Edusky #AIinEducation
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-3-sa...
#Edusky #AIinEducation
January 21, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🎙️ In Episode 3 of the Education Explored podcast, Dr Sara Ratner discusses how the AIEOU Hub brings together teachers, learners, policymakers, technologists and researchers to shape human-centered AI in education.
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-3-sa...
#Edusky #AIinEducation
Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-3-sa...
#Edusky #AIinEducation
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📢 Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network
A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.
Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC
YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM
A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.
Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC
YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM
January 21, 2026 at 10:34 AM
📢 Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network
A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.
Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC
YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM
A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings.
Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC
YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM
📣 SEMINAR: The intersections of measurement practice and research on teaching quality: Tradeoffs to consider
👩🏫 Speaker: Prof Courtney Bell
📅 2 February, 12.45pm
📍 Department of Education and online
👥 All welcome
Register to join in-person: lnkd.in/eE86Sepq
Or join us online: lnkd.in/esY8kwPN
👩🏫 Speaker: Prof Courtney Bell
📅 2 February, 12.45pm
📍 Department of Education and online
👥 All welcome
Register to join in-person: lnkd.in/eE86Sepq
Or join us online: lnkd.in/esY8kwPN
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📣 SEMINAR: The intersections of measurement practice and research on teaching quality: Tradeoffs to consider
👩🏫 Speaker: Prof Courtney Bell
📅 2 February, 12.45pm
📍 Department of Education and online
👥 All welcome
Register to join in-person: lnkd.in/eE86Sepq
Or join us online: lnkd.in/esY8kwPN
👩🏫 Speaker: Prof Courtney Bell
📅 2 February, 12.45pm
📍 Department of Education and online
👥 All welcome
Register to join in-person: lnkd.in/eE86Sepq
Or join us online: lnkd.in/esY8kwPN
🎙️ New podcast: Bullying or counter-connecting?
In our new Deanery Digests podcast, Dr Julia Badger and assistant headteacher Simon Fox discuss new research that explores definitions of bullying and coins a new term: counter connecting.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/bullying-or-... #Edusky
In our new Deanery Digests podcast, Dr Julia Badger and assistant headteacher Simon Fox discuss new research that explores definitions of bullying and coins a new term: counter connecting.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/bullying-or-... #Edusky
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🎙️ New podcast: Bullying or counter-connecting?
In our new Deanery Digests podcast, Dr Julia Badger and assistant headteacher Simon Fox discuss new research that explores definitions of bullying and coins a new term: counter connecting.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/bullying-or-... #Edusky
In our new Deanery Digests podcast, Dr Julia Badger and assistant headteacher Simon Fox discuss new research that explores definitions of bullying and coins a new term: counter connecting.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/bullying-or-... #Edusky
⌚ REMINDER: Inaugural Lecture: Unravelling Early Self-Regulation. Secure your place today for our next public seminar led by Professor Steven Howard.
📅 26 January
⌚ 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Dept of Education and MS Teams
Register now 👉 bit.ly/3MPn7hI
📅 26 January
⌚ 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Dept of Education and MS Teams
Register now 👉 bit.ly/3MPn7hI
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
⌚ REMINDER: Inaugural Lecture: Unravelling Early Self-Regulation. Secure your place today for our next public seminar led by Professor Steven Howard.
📅 26 January
⌚ 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Dept of Education and MS Teams
Register now 👉 bit.ly/3MPn7hI
📅 26 January
⌚ 5pm - 6.30pm
📍 Dept of Education and MS Teams
Register now 👉 bit.ly/3MPn7hI
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We are guest-editing a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on Students and Politics
If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
Students and Politics
Explore the relationship between higher education and students' political beliefs and activities. Submit work on students and politics for this special issue.
think.taylorandfrancis.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
We are guest-editing a special issue of @bjse.bsky.social on Students and Politics
If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
If you’d like to be part of it, do submit your abstract by 1st Feb - details below
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
@rilleraaper.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk
Calling primary school teachers! Join us for a day of exploring how play-based pedagogies can deepen thinking, spark creativity, and help children construct meaning 🎨
The event is tailored for primary practitioners, but those teaching younger or older learners are welcome!
Book ➡️ bit.ly/4bmCit1
The event is tailored for primary practitioners, but those teaching younger or older learners are welcome!
Book ➡️ bit.ly/4bmCit1
January 9, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Calling primary school teachers! Join us for a day of exploring how play-based pedagogies can deepen thinking, spark creativity, and help children construct meaning 🎨
The event is tailored for primary practitioners, but those teaching younger or older learners are welcome!
Book ➡️ bit.ly/4bmCit1
The event is tailored for primary practitioners, but those teaching younger or older learners are welcome!
Book ➡️ bit.ly/4bmCit1
⏰ The first application deadline for our postgraduate courses is this Friday, 9 January 2026.
If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it.
Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/
If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it.
Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
⏰ The first application deadline for our postgraduate courses is this Friday, 9 January 2026.
If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it.
Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/
If you’ve already started an application, make sure to complete and submit it.
Apply now for Autumn 2026 entry ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/study/courses/
📣We are delighted to announce Professor Leon Feinstein as the new Director of our Department.
Professor Leon Feinstein is a Professor of Education and Children’s Social Care and has now started in the position which is set to run for four years.
Read more on our website: bit.ly/49DWhlH
Professor Leon Feinstein is a Professor of Education and Children’s Social Care and has now started in the position which is set to run for four years.
Read more on our website: bit.ly/49DWhlH
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
📣We are delighted to announce Professor Leon Feinstein as the new Director of our Department.
Professor Leon Feinstein is a Professor of Education and Children’s Social Care and has now started in the position which is set to run for four years.
Read more on our website: bit.ly/49DWhlH
Professor Leon Feinstein is a Professor of Education and Children’s Social Care and has now started in the position which is set to run for four years.
Read more on our website: bit.ly/49DWhlH
That’s a wrap on 2025 at the Department of Education, @ox.ac.uk 🎉
Here’s a look back at some of our stats and achievements from the year 📚
🔗 Explore more of our 2025 teaching and research highlights in our annual report: bit.ly/4jdkZfV
Here’s a look back at some of our stats and achievements from the year 📚
🔗 Explore more of our 2025 teaching and research highlights in our annual report: bit.ly/4jdkZfV
December 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
That’s a wrap on 2025 at the Department of Education, @ox.ac.uk 🎉
Here’s a look back at some of our stats and achievements from the year 📚
🔗 Explore more of our 2025 teaching and research highlights in our annual report: bit.ly/4jdkZfV
Here’s a look back at some of our stats and achievements from the year 📚
🔗 Explore more of our 2025 teaching and research highlights in our annual report: bit.ly/4jdkZfV
Season’s Greetings from everyone at the University of Oxford's Department of Education ❄️
We wish you a restful and enjoyable festive break and look forward to sharing more of our research and teaching highlights with you in 2026 🎆
We wish you a restful and enjoyable festive break and look forward to sharing more of our research and teaching highlights with you in 2026 🎆
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Season’s Greetings from everyone at the University of Oxford's Department of Education ❄️
We wish you a restful and enjoyable festive break and look forward to sharing more of our research and teaching highlights with you in 2026 🎆
We wish you a restful and enjoyable festive break and look forward to sharing more of our research and teaching highlights with you in 2026 🎆
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📣New paper, thinking across 2 brilliant doctoral projects @education.ox.ac.uk 📣 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Environmental Education in places: the cases of Azerbaijan and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. With @ameliafarber.bsky.social, Aysel Mehdiyeva & Ann Childs
Environmental Education in places: the cases of Azerbaijan and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Environmental education is increasingly seen as an important tool for addressing multiple intersecting crises. The climate and ecological crises are global crises, but multiple scales – local, regi...
tandfonline.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📣New paper, thinking across 2 brilliant doctoral projects @education.ox.ac.uk 📣 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Environmental Education in places: the cases of Azerbaijan and the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. With @ameliafarber.bsky.social, Aysel Mehdiyeva & Ann Childs