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Our department is committed to supporting our community in opposing racism in all its forms, including upholding anti-racist values.

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4th in the world and 1st in Europe for Education subjects

Discover and apply to graduate programmes at our department, which was ranked the number one place to study in Europe and fourth in the world by the 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings league for Education subjects.

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Teaching & Learning

We offer a wide range of internationally-recognised courses. Find out more about our doctoral and masters programmes, and our postgraduate certificate in Education now.

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Research

Driving research forward

Our research is outward-facing, with projects that are transformative not just in the research field, but for governments, charities, industry and all levels of the educational sector.

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Our People

Ariel Lindorff

Departmental Lecturer in Research Methods
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Therese Hopfenbeck

Director of the Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment & Professor of Educational Assessment
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Gill Boag-Munroe

Tutor - MSc Learning and Teaching
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Jo-Anne Baird

Director of the Department & Professor of Educational Assessment
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Valerie Dunn

Researcher
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Natia Sopromadze

Research Officer
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Kit Double

Research Fellow
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Natasha Robinson

Doctoral Student
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Katrina May Dulay

Research Officer
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Alison Cullinane

Departmental Lecturer in Science Education
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Natalie Reynolds

Administrator, Rees Centre
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Chloe Walker

Research Student
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Judy Barrett

TEEMUP Research Manager / Administrator
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Rachel Childs

Senior Library Assistant
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Jess Ryan-Phillips

Research Facilitator
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Kyra Smith

Academic Administrator (DPhil, MSc Education, MSc ALSLA, MSc ALLT)
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David Griffiths

Project Manager, Excluded Lives
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Stacey McGowen

Academic Programmes Manager
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Natalia Manzano Perez

Library Assistant
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Diana Jarman

Professional Programmes Administrative Officer
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Latest posts

News

STORIES Conference 2021: ‘Resilience, Resistance and Reflexivity in education’

Tuesday 06 April 2021
Webinar

From a rebel to consumer and now a digital user: the changing role of students in British university governance
In this talk, we will focus on the changing role of students in British higher education governance. We will review three societal periods: the welfare state, the market society and the digital economy. Within the past three decades, the student has shifted from a partner with significant involvement in governing universities, to a consumer whose […]
Thursday 15 April 2021

Thursday 15 April 2021

14:00 - 15:00

Rille Raaper, Durham University; Janja Komljenovic, Lancaster University

Zoom webinar, registration required
Blog

Care leavers in Higher Education: new statistics but a mixed picture
Dr Neil Harrison, Deputy Director of the Rees Centre The team in the Department for Education (DfE) that produces statistics on progression to higher education have really upped their game recently. Starting with a trial last December, they are now publishing an annual digest of statistics looking at a wide range of demographic and educational […]
Tuesday 01 September 2020
Media

Care leavers achieve ‘similar graduate outcomes’ to peers

Wednesday 13 January 2021
News

Caroline Korell receives University Research Staff Representative Fellowship
The Department would like to congratulate Caroline Korell on being awarded the University Research Staff Representative Fellowship for 2020/21. Caroline has been awarded the Fellowship for her efforts as Co-Chair of the Oxford Research Staff Society, and her substantial time commitment to attending meetings, liaising with other fellows, and organising OxRSS events. The University of […]
Tuesday 06 April 2021
New project

Protected: Emptiness and educational imaginaries in small or isolated rural communities that experienced permanent school closures
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Wednesday 14 April 2021
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Our commitment to opposing racism

COVID-19: home-schooling resources for parents and teachers

4th in the world and 1st in Europe for Education subjects

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Stay in touch

Teaching & Learning

Driving research forward

Our People

Ariel Lindorff

Therese Hopfenbeck

Gill Boag-Munroe

Jo-Anne Baird

Valerie Dunn

Natia Sopromadze

Kit Double

Natasha Robinson

Katrina May Dulay

Alison Cullinane

Natalie Reynolds

Chloe Walker

Judy Barrett

Rachel Childs

Jess Ryan-Phillips

Kyra Smith

David Griffiths

Stacey McGowen

Natalia Manzano Perez

Diana Jarman

Latest posts

STORIES Conference 2021: ‘Resilience, Resistance and Reflexivity in education’

From a rebel to consumer and now a digital user: the changing role of students in British university governance

Care leavers in Higher Education: new statistics but a mixed picture

Care leavers achieve ‘similar graduate outcomes’ to peers

Caroline Korell receives University Research Staff Representative Fellowship

Protected: Emptiness and educational imaginaries in small or isolated rural communities that experienced permanent school closures

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