Grants
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Dr Monica Dias | Economics | 01 May 2013
Policies aimed at alleviating poverty and improving children’s opportunities form the backbone of most welfare programmes. But poverty and underachievement are not well understood, often resulting in poorly designed policies that fail to delive ...
Professor James Nazroo | 08 April 2013
Centre on dynamics of ethnicity (code) will transform understanding of the patterning of ethnic inequalities, investigate how inequalities relate to the ways in which ethnic identities are perceived, acted upon and experienced, and provide the knowle ...
Professor Lucinda Platt | Education | 01 April 2013
The millennium cohort study (mcs) is a unique, multidisciplinary research resource. Following the lives of over 19,000 children born across the uk around the turn of the millennium, it has collected information about and from them at ages nine months ...
Dr Dirk Schubotz | Social Policy | 01 April 2013
This knowledge exchange project is a joint activity between ark – a joint initiative by queen’s university belfast and the university of ulster - and brook northern ireland (brook ni). It is based on data collected in the 2010 and 2011 yo ...
Professor Antony Manstead | Social psychology | 18 March 2013
Formal education has a large influence on social status, and educational achievement is seen as a personal responsibility. The resulting status hierarchy could therefore be seen as legitimately based on individual achievement. Less educated people th ...
Dr Paul Iverson | Phonetics | 15 March 2013
the aim of this research is to understand why and how accent differences among british english speakers and listeners can make speech recognition difficult in noisy conditions. The project will assess whether:
listeners are multidialectal (ie ...
Dr Ricardo Sabates | Education | 04 March 2013
This project investigates the role of education in the determination of social benefits for young people. in particular, the project will follow the educational trajectories of young people in england and in germany, focusing on academic and v ...
Mr Jonathan Portes | 07 January 2013
This exchange fellowship has two strands:
the engagement focus aims to increase government use of academic work, by increased engagement between bis, niesr and the wider academic community through:
a series of seminars for those working on policy wi ...
Dr Alex Mesoudi | 01 January 2013
The aim of this project is to compare the learning styles of western (british) and east asian (chinese) participants. In particular, this project will test whether there is a cross-cultural difference in the tendency to copy others’ solutions t ...
Professor Gareth Rees | Education | 01 January 2013
The overall aim of the research is to analyse how individuals who are resident in wales progress through secondary school, into sixth forms and further education colleges for post-16 education and on to higher education (he). It will also explore wha ...
Outputs
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Kate Cain | 18 May 2013 | Psychology | Journal article
Connectives are cohesive devices, such as before, because, and although, which specify the nature of the relations between clauses in text. Connectives can therefore help readers and listeners to make sense of text. We investigated knowledge and use ...
Debra Myhill | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
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Elaine Millard | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
This paper seeks to widen discussion about which forms of literacy are most appropriate for the education of children in the twenty-first century. It outlines the current debate about the changes to children's literacy practices, which are described ...
Andrea Wheeler | 14 May 2013 | Environmental Planning | Conference proceedings
Wheeler, andrea (2012) “from agent of change to global citizen?” dialogue, drawings, narratives and performances of secondary school children engaged with the design of a sustainable school”. Nceub 2012 windsor conference, 12- 15th april, full paper ...
Jacqueline Marsh | 14 May 2013 | Education | Book chapter
Chapter presenting findings from a study which was reported in the seminar series. Considers the relationship between gender, literacy and popular culture, drawing from an empirical study conducted n a primary classroom.
Jacqueline Marsh | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
Critical analysis of the primary literacy curriculum and the marginalisation of media and popular culture, based on presentation given at seminar series.
Karen Evans | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
Governments worldwide seek to upgrade the ‘basic skills’ of employees deemed to have low literacy and numeracy, in order to enable their greater productivity and participation in workplace practices. A longitudinal investigation of such interventions ...
Martin Lawn | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
This article draws on the academic literature on standardisation and applies some of its key concepts to the growth in regualtion of education in europe, through data, tests and networks of experts, including inspectorates.
Lawn Martin | 14 May 2013 | Education | Journal article
This article draws on research on the inspectorate in england to trace the growth of data as a regulation tool and to consider its impact on the work of the inspectorate and on the role of the local government of education.
Andrea Wheeler | 14 May 2013 | Environmental Planning | Conference paper/presentation
Wheeler, andrea and dino boughlaghem and masoud malekzadeh (2011) “what do young people tell us about sustainable lifestyles when they design sustainable schools? the value of participatory post-occupancy evaluation of new schools with children” arch ...
Case Studies
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Case Study | 16 November 2012 | Academic, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Schools
Researchers from bristol university's centre for market and public organisation evaluated school performance tables as predictors of children's likely exam performance. Their proposed alternative approach, offering improvements in functionality, was ...
Case Study | 08 May 2012 | Academic, Business, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Public sector, Schools
The uk government established sure start in 1999 to provide integrated early years services primarily targeted on disadvantaged groups. One of its main architects, norman glass of hm treasury, described it as "an outstanding example of evidence-based ...
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Missionmaker, a software tool enabling teenagers to create their own computer games, is now used in over 200 schools and is part of the institute of education's masters programmes.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Research leading to the development of a simulator for new bus drivers, a psychometric driver assessment, and safety guidelines at bus depots - resulting in substantial cost savings for the bus company.
Case Study | 26 January 2011 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
The centre on skills, knowledge and organisational performance's research has informed the english skills strategy and policies in finland, norway and australia.
Features
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Feature | 10 May 2013 | General public, Press/media, Public sector
Despite more women than men studying at uk medical schools, women are far less likely than male colleagues to pursue a career in surgery. Esrc-funded researchers have partnered with rcs and surgical society scalpel to encourage women to become surgeo ...
Feature | 29 April 2013 | General public, Press/media, Schools
A pioneering esrc study by linguistics researchers has shown that 'story time' in primary schools can be used as a subtle way to introduce complex language structures to young children.
Feature | 23 April 2013 | Academic, Press/media
The new instruments for research into second language learning (iris) database allows any language researcher to upload and download materials free of charge.
Feature | 07 March 2013 | Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media
Professor david newberry argues that public investment in the right areas will fuel uk economic growth - with the short-term impact of giving work to domestic private companies who will create jobs.
Feature | 31 January 2013 | Academic, Business, General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Investing in human capital, improving the national infrastructure, improving finance provision for private investment and innovation, and the creation of an independent national growth council are key recommendations in the final report from the lse ...
Feature | 16 January 2013 | Further education, General public, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
A recent esrc study found that many working-class ethnic minority families are inspiring their children to be high educational achievers – even if the parents have had very little education themselves.
Feature | 13 December 2012 | General public, Partnerships, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
In some areas of england, one in four adults has the maths skills of a seven to nine-year-old or below, according to new skills for life survey figures. The targeted initiative on science and mathematics education, part-funded by esrc, aims to boost ...
Feature | 10 December 2012 | Business, Further education, General public, Higher education, Postgraduate, Press/media, Schools
Having a financial background can greatly enhance the career prospects of women in business - helping them to converse in the 'language of business' and prove their credibility, according to a new study.
Feature | 22 November 2012 | Business, General public, Partnerships, Press/media, Schools
Esrc's winning ktp partnership, with ktp associate harriet knowles, was among the eight finalist best partnership teams at today's ktp awards 2012 event. Ktp associates kate jones and katie flaherty both received a business leader of tomorrow award.
Feature | 12 October 2012 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Esrc-funded research shows that feeling anxious can improve the exam result – if the candidate has a good working memory. For candidates with poor memory, however, exam anxiety can have a negative effect.
Press Releases
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Press Release | 20 May 2013 | Academic, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A team of university of edinburgh researchers is launching a series of events addressing major issues around the funding and future of higher education in scotland, beginning with a one-day seminar this wednesday (22 may) in the scottish capital.
Press Release | 06 March 2013 | Academic, Further education, Policymakers, Postgraduate, Public sector, Schools
Recent research into how we learn is set to help people in their efforts to read a second or foreign language (sfl) more effectively. This will be good news for those struggling to develop linguistic skills in preparation for a move abroad, or to hel ...
Press Release | 02 November 2012 | Academic, Further education, Higher education, Postgraduate, Schools
Schools can promote social inclusion by helping children to discover a version of british history that acknowledges how people from a range of ethnic backgrounds have contributed to contemporary british society, according to new research.
Press Release | 06 September 2012 | Academic, Further education, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
A unique approach to early literacy work with families where children develop their language skills and their ability to read and write from an early age has had a huge success.
Press Release | 01 August 2012 | Academic, Business, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Postgraduate, Schools
Schools and college maths courses are paying little attention to preparing students to use maths in other areas of study according to a project funded by the economic and social research council (esrc).
Press Release | 05 July 2012 | Academic, Further education, Higher education, International, Press/media
Researchers from the uk and hong kong will be researching themes that arise in our everyday lives including parenting styles, education and management practices as well as global issues including sustainability and migration.
Press Release | 12 June 2012 | General public, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new tel report.
Press Release | 10 May 2012 | Academic, Business, Further education, General public, Higher education, International, Policymakers, Press/media, Schools
Understanding linguistic diversity among london’s schoolchildren is key for the city’s future as a ‘global player’, according to research funded by the economic and social research council (esrc)
Press Release | 23 April 2012 | Academic, Business, Further education, Higher education, Policymakers, Postgraduate, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn’t bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves distracted by social ...
Press Release | 02 April 2012 | Academic, Business, Further education, General public, Higher education, Policymakers, Press/media, Public sector, Schools
In april 1947 the labour government raised the school leaving age from 14 to 15. It was raised to 16 in 1972. As the uk prepares to raise the 'education participation age' to 17 in 2013 and to 18 in 2015, new research reveals that the 1947 and 1972 t ...
