May 2026 - May 2029
Research Projects
AVENUE: Added Value of English-medium and International University Education
Increasingly, universities in non-Anglophone countries are teaching through English-medium instruction (EMI) rather than the local language or students’ first language.
InTRACt: Interplay of Text, Reader And Context in children’s digital reading comprehension
February 2026 - February 2027
As childhood literacy undergoes a major transformation, with reading increasingly moving from paper to screens, a significant gap persists between scientific research and the design of educational apps.
Investigating Research Culture through Personal Interactions: Relationships between research professionals and academics at the University of Oxford
January 2026 - October 2026
This project will establish an evidence base centered around the experiences of relationships between research professionals and academics at the University of Oxford, as an institutional case study.
Past forward: Generational perspectives on trans and non-binary inclusive medical education, from history-anchored teaching to practice change
January 2026 - June 2026
This project explores how different generations within medicine understand and respond to trans and non-binary people, and how this affects care.
Cultural confidence & pathways to participation: Assessing the Impact of an Interactive Museum Learning Programme on Primary Pupils in England
January 2026 - December 2028
Art Explora’s Time Odyssey programme connects KS2 pupils with national heritage through digital storytelling, in-museum quests, and targeted transport support.
Social Science Engagement Fellowship: Support Care Leavers’ Access, Participation and Achievement in Higher Education and Transition to Work
January 2026 - June 2026
The recent Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper highlights persistent inequalities and the Ministerial priority to improve access, participation and achievement among underrepresented groups in higher education (HE).
NEET Narratives and Youth Re-Engagement: A Social Media Analysis from a Digital Community on Reddit
January 2026 - July 2026
This study examines how young people who self-identify as NEET in the UK make sense of learning, work, and employability.
Interdisciplinary hub to promote developmental recovery for infants
November 2025 - December 2026
This hub focuses on promoting optimal outcomes for infants who have had significant adverse early life experiences and whose cognitive, social and emotional development may have been impacted as a result.
Mapping participatory co-design in digital education: A systematic scoping of practices and principles
November 2025 - November 2026
This study investigates participatory ‘co-design’ practices for digital education in the UK.
Motivation, Engagement and Achievement in Arabic as an Additional Language: An Empirical Investigation in UK Secondary Schools
October 2025 - September 2026
This study examines the motivational profiles of UK secondary school learners of Arabic across its multiglossic forms.
NetZeroED
July 2025 - June 2026
In collaboration with the DfE, school partners and a Youth Advisory Board, this project addresses the question: How can curriculum designers provide better Net Zero education for the next generation?
Widening access to international student mobility
June 2025 - December 2026
The fellowship seeks to learn from national contexts outside the UK to help widen participation to short-term international student mobility