Education
Education
The Education Pathway is offered at Durham, Newcastle and Queen's University Belfast.
Durham, Newcastle, Queen’s Belfast, and Ulster Universities have distinct and complementary strengths in Education.
At Durham University, the School of Education was ranked 1st in the UK for outputs and impact in the 2021 REF exercise. Research expertise is centred on six research clusters:
- Digital Society and Education
- Durham University Evidence Centre for Education (DECE)
- Higher and Further Education
- Intercultural, International, and Comparative Education
- Pedagogy and Curriculum
- Psychology and Education
At Newcastle University, education researchers in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences have expertise in four research clusters:
- Social Justice and Education
- Pedagogic Innovation
- Professional Learning and Practice
- International Development and Global Education
At Queen’s University Belfast, education researchers in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work have expertise in five research clusters:
- Children’s rights
- Shared education
- Applied behavioural analysis
- Advancing understanding and improving outcomes
- TESOL
Additionally, researchers at Queen’s Belfast are active in a number of affiliated research centres including:
- Centre for Child, Youth and Family Welfare
- Centre for Children’s Rights
- Centre for Inclusion, Transformation and Equality (CITE)
- Centre for Language Education Research
- Centre for Shared Education
- Centre for Technological Innovation, Mental Health and Education (TIME)
At Ulster University, the School of Education, hosts three research clusters:
- Professional Education and Pedagogical Practice
- Children, Youth and Adults
- Education, Conflict and Peace-building
Additionally, Ulster’s UNESCO Centre is a world leader on research related to education, peace and conflict, and on the role of education in peacebuilding and human rights around the world.
