October 2026 - October 2031
Research Projects
Academic Leadership for Data First: Maximising the Impact of Linked Justice Data
The Ministry of Justice’s Data First programme, funded by Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK), brings together administrative data from across the justice system, creating new opportunities to understand people’s experiences of justice and generate evidence to inform policy and practice.
Encountering nation(hood) in Oxford and Edinburgh: An exploration of the relationships and disconnects between children’s geographies and education
October 2026 - September 2027
This project investigates how young people encounter nation(hood) through both their everyday lives and geographical education in Oxford and Edinburgh.
Siblings in contact with children’s social care
September 2026 - March 2028
Research suggests that many children in England have contact with a social worker at some point during their school years.
Support for grant application: AI and the Reconfiguration of Teaching.
August 2026 - December 2026
AI is shaping teaching practice in schools in the UK.
Responding to Experiences of Second Language Teaching (RESULT)
June 2026 - May 2028
This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a research-informed, subject-specific Pupil Perception Survey (PPS) as a tool for languages teachers’ professional learning.
The enactment of part-time timetables in English schools
June 2026 - May 2027
Adopting a policy enactment framing, this mixed methods research study will investigate how national policy on the use of part-time timetables is being interpreted, translated, and put into practice in England.
Updating the Best start in speech, language and communication (SLC) gov.uk guidance
May 2026 - March 2027
In October 2020, Public Health England published the “Best start in speech, language and communication (SLC): Guidance to support local commissioners and service leads”, alongside supporting evidence and case studies of good practice.
Negotiating shifting practices to preserve professional learning: the problem of planning
May 2026 - April 2027
Learning to plan lessons has long been seen as essential in learning to teach but practices now vary.
Adapting the Parent Report of Children’s Abilities-Revised (PARCA-R) questionnaire: Improving research inclusion and access to healthcare services for families with limited English literacy
May 2026 - April 2027
Our aim: To translate and make the Parent Report of Children’s Abilities-Revised (PARCA-R) parent-completed questionnaire easier to use by families who do not speak or read English well.
AVENUE: Added Value of English-medium and International University Education
May 2026 - May 2029
Increasingly, universities in non-Anglophone countries are teaching through English-medium instruction (EMI) rather than the local language or students’ first language.
Developing Lifelong Learners for an Automated Future: How Motivation, Mindsets, and Digital Learning Enable Continuous Upskilling
April 2026 - April 2028
This project addresses a pressing challenge: how professionals can continue learning as automation and artificial intelligence rapidly change the nature of work.
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.