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Interested in finding out more about funded PhD opportunities in social sciences?

Register for the ESRC Midlands Graduate School University of Nottingham Virtual Open Day

Wed 19 Nov, 2.30-4pm UK time.

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November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
How lucky are we to call this our work place!

Our beautiful #JubileeCampus in full glory this morning captured by #UoNSoE's Ellen on her way into the office.
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Research aims and objectives aren’t the same thing but are related It helps to understand the differences and connections patthomson.net/2025/11/01/r...
research aims vs. objectives – what’s the difference?
You’re finally sitting down to write your research proposal and you’ve hit that section where you need to outline your aims and objectives. You stare at the page. Aren’t these bas…
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November 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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🚨BIG day on the BLOG🚨

MY 100th POST‼️

Never thought I'd get to 10, let alone 100.😮

A new blog for #ITT #ECT #mentors #coaches on setting meaningful targets for their #mentees. Particularly helpful for #ITAP follow-up!

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Setting granular targets for beginning teachers
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Saima’s teaching practice placement is well underway, and she is getting used to the pattern of her teaching week and her regular mentor meetings.  Things …
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November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dr Subarna Sivapalan will be wearing her tri-campus hat as moderator of this EAUC panel next week.

Subarna is Associate Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at #UoN's Malaysia campus and also leads the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development (Malaysia Office).

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Meet the panellists 🌎🎓 With just one week to go until our SDG Accord webinar, we're very excited to announce our international panel of sustainability leaders who will join us to discuss the… | ...
Meet the panellists 🌎🎓 With just one week to go until our SDG Accord webinar, we're very excited to announce our international panel of sustainability leaders who will join us to discuss the report'...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Combining master's study with a busy professional and personal life is never easy. But studying part-time online gives the flexibility to study at your own pace and at times that suit you. Our MA online courses can be can be completed over two years, with a further eight months for the dissertation.
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Observatory for Mathematical Education is delighted to welcome Dame Jil Matheson as Chair of the Observatory’s Strategic Advisory Board.

Find out more about Dame Jil and the expertise she brings to the #OME: bit.ly/4oEemoy

Photo: Dame Jil with OME Director, Professor Andy Noyes
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Doing a PhD can feel like wandering through a forest with no map. You’re constantly questioning whether you’re smart enough, working hard enough or heading in the right direction. If you’re feeling this way, you’re not alone. More importantly, you’re not broken. patthomson.net/2025/10/25/b...
Building confidence during your PhD
Doing a PhD can feel like wandering through a forest with no map. You’re constantly questioning whether you’re smart enough, working hard enough or heading in the right direction. If yo…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs
“An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors
This paper explores how the subject-specific professional learning of secondary history teachers is supported by mentoring a preservice teacher within a subject-specific Higher Education Institutio...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Hello to our new PGCEi cohort who have joined our #PGCEi team in #Bangkok for induction weekend.

We're delighted that this is our 30th #Bangkok cohort. 🎉
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Having a super week @uonsoe.bsky.social with #ITT #historyteacher s exploring each second order concept in turn and undertaking an #ITAP on questioning to promote historical thinking. Also lovely to celebrate a birthday today. #CakeyThursday
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October 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Co-authored by @dryuweixu.bsky.social and University of Portsmouth colleagues, this is a self-study of their own intercultural experiences of Chinese and English early childhood education, and they challenge a deficit view on Chinese ECE in existing literature.
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Universality versus culturality in early childhood education (ECE): what are they and where are they located in the everyday practice of Chinese and English ECE? / Universalidad frente a culturalidad ...
Criticisms on the dominance of ‘Western’ mores and values in shaping early childhood education (ECE) curriculum frameworks in Asian contexts have led to argumen...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Two research terms to get clear on, contributions and significance patthomson.net/2025/10/19/r...
research contribution vs significance
If you’re a PhDer, you’ve probably heard these terms thrown around in seminars, thesis committees, and paper reviews: “What’s your contribution?” and “Why is thi…
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October 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dr Anne Emerson returns to #UoNSoE to present our next Centre for Research in Human Flourishing #CRHF seminar.

All welcome, attend in person or on MS Teams. Please register attendance: bit.ly/3L1tNbP
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Registration for winter graduation is now open, so check your university email for full details on attending or graduating in absentia, gown hire and guest tickets.

The #UoNSoE ceremony will take place at 1.30pm on Thursday 11 December.

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October 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
@mannymadriaga.bsky.social is leading a #ESRC funded project drawing on Black, mad and disability studies to explore and enhance the mental health of Black students in four English universities.

Project details: bit.ly/3KZOBk4
Amplifying the mental health of Black university students: A Black, Mad and Disability Studies Intersectional Inquiry - The University of Nottingham
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October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating today.
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Episode 34 of the Leadership Launchpads podcast features
@tobygreany.bsky.social discussing the importance of differentiated CPD and his current research into sustainable school leadership.
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Episode 34 - Professor Toby Greany
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October 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Professor Joanna McIntyre and the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe are working with @reuk.org calling for a more inclusive and intersectional approach to ensure that refugee learners with disabilities receive the tailored support they need to thrive in education.
October 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
October 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New article from Emeritus Professor W John Morgan, focussing on the profound impact of war.

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(PDF) War, Demography, Education in Russia
PDF | The Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation have each experienced demographic decline aggravated by war and famine, the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Are you #SoE alumni? We'd love to see you over on LinkedIn!
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Looking for feminist leadership praxis in higher education: a systematic review of the literature

New article from @kayfuller.bsky.social and #UoNSoE #PhD graduate Dr Asadullah Lashari.

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Looking for feminist leadership praxis in higher education: a systematic review of the literature
Leadership in higher education dominates growth in research about women in educational leadership. However, leadership informed by feminism (feminist leadership praxis [FLP]) in higher education go...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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A new study by the Observatory for Mathematical Education, commissioned by U-Maths, finds that students at these schools achieve higher A Level grades and are significantly more likely to progress to the UK’s most selective STEM universities than comparable students elsewhere.

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October 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM