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Is it any wonder that there is discussion about the structure of such programmes and what works best for those concerned? What is a doctoral programme? An advanced study of a defined topic? A...
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In this blog I will be arguing that it would be extremely beneficial for many schools to engage in community curriculum making (CCM) whereby some of the curriculum is developed with community...
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The Wellcome Trust is inviting proposals for research that builds on their Authentic Biology work. In particular, they are keen for proposals that can examine in more detail the impact that AB...
Many are sceptical about the impact of MOOCs on the higher education landscape while others argue that we need to wait before we evaluate the experiment. Regardless of which side of the...
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½¿É«µ¼º½Â is calling for proposals for Research Commissions to run during the academic year 2015-2016. The purpose of the commissions is to create space to think laterally and at greater depth on...
Maintaining global competitiveness in a fast-changing data landscape requires ongoing investment of resource For some time the development of research capacity has been a concern amongst...
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½¿É«µ¼º½ is delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Masters Dissertation Award is Alvin Leung, University of Cambridge.Alvin’s dissertation took a critical look at discourses of...
½¿É«µ¼º½ is delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Doctoral Thesis Award is Dr Carla Finesilver.Carla’s thesis examined the particular difficulties with multiplicative thinking...
In February, the Commons Education Committee recommended that Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, the subject which teaches pupils to keep healthy and safe and prepares them...
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One of the trends in educational research has been towards more sophisticated understandings about which research methods are appropriate to answer particular research questions. For example a...
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I read somewhere (maybe in J G Ballard’s Empire of the Sun, but I stand to be corrected) about events in some prisoner of war camps in Singapore, as the Japanese troops withdrew towards the end...
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We held the first meeting of ½¿É«µ¼º½'s new Independent Researchers' Forum on Wednesday 22nd July. Bringing together a diverse range of researchers, the group looked at priorities for action over the...