We were delighted to welcome Professor Michael Thomas, Chief Scientific Advisor at the Department for Education, to our School of Education. We shared some of our latest research and discussed how it is helping shape the education research landscape in England. #TeachDurham #DfE
Dr Johny Daniel @durhameducation.bsky.social and Professor Debbie Riby @durhampsych.bsky.social have co-authored this important report calling on Government to adopt a national model to address the urgent need for better data sharing across children’s services ⬇️
We need a national connected data model to transform children’s services. Our report shows how proven approaches already working in Northern England can be scaled nationally to address the urgent need for better data sharing. childofthenorth.aflip.in/Connectingda... #ConnectingData
Applications for the Edward Richardson Travel Bursary are still open! BA Education and BA Primary Education students accepted onto the British Council English Language Assistant Programme can apply for up to £5,000. 📅 Sign up by 13 July to receive an application form: tinyurl.com/EdwardRichar...
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Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event: Helping Children with Reading and Writing Difficulties: A fundamental goal of education systems worldwide Presented by Prof Dominic Wyse UCL Institute of Education For event details see: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Research Seminar 24 June 2026 - Durham University
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We’re pleased to share that Dr Cristina Costa was interviewed today by BBC Look North on social media bans, sharing insights from her research. 📺 Look North, 6:30pm 📄 zenodo.org/records/2066... @durham.ac.uk
Growing Up in the Online World - DSIT Consultation Response
Key position Blanket social media bans risk reducing what is fundamentally a systemic, technological, and commercial issue to a young people’s problem, thereby individualising the problem as if it w...
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Join us for two research seminars next week: 🗓️ 8 June, 13:00 – Dr Keyu Zhai, Lingnan University 🗓️ 10 June, 13:00 – Prof Feyisa Demie, Durham University 📍 CB1017 & online via Teams For event details see: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/... All are welcome!
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*Postponed* The Durham–Peking University online seminar scheduled for 21 May has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience. A new date will be shared soon.
Congratulations to Dr Yan Chen on passing her PhD viva at Durham Education! 🎓🎉 Her thesis on students' resilience in China is a genuinely important piece of work. Congratulations also to Dr @CoraLinglingXu, Dr Antonia Manresa & Prof Prue Holmes (supervisory team). 🌟
How has dyslexia come to be diagnosed in adults with no significant history of reading difficulty? Elliott & Daniel trace the conceptual drift across higher education, medical training, and employment tribunals and set out what rigorous assessment requires. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Diagnosing dyslexia in adults: what is going wrong and how can we fix it?
This paper examines how the concept of dyslexia, a problem that was once considered to be both rare and highly salient, has now been broadened to such an extent that many adults with successful edu...
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Why some children with learning difficulties get identified – and others don’t @uk.theconversation.com recently published an article by Associate Professor Dr Johny Daniel. Read the article here: theconversation.com/why-some-chi...
Why some children with learning difficulties get identified – and others don’t
Boys were twice as likely as girls to be identified with specific learning difficulties
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Congrats to Associate Prof @coralinglingxu.bsky.social on winning a @britishacademy.bsky.social SHAPE Involve & Engage award for a project titled 'Time Inheritance: Mapping Inequalities, Co-Creating Futures'. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
SHAPE Involve and Engage 2026-27
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A major study has found that specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) like dyslexia are not being identified equally among school pupils in England. www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2026/02/specific-learning-difficulties-identification/
Specific learning difficulties identification - Durham University
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Congratulations to Associate Prof @coralinglingxu.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Comparative and International Education Society's Higher Education SIG! Marvellous achievement & international recognition! www.higheredsig.org/news/2026/1/... @sunypress.bsky.social
Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event: Assessing Maths Lesson planning among Chinese Pre-Service Teachers Through Comparative Judgment Presented by Dr Wenping Zhang Hangzhou Normal University www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event: More-than-human education governance and AI: analytical tools for policy Presented by Dr Francesca Peruzzo School of Education, University of Birmingham www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event: How has school segregation by poverty changed in the Northeast of England, 2007-2024? Presented by Professor Nadia Siddiqui School of Education, Durham University www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality. The Conversation (@uk.theconversation.com) has recently published an article by Dr Cora Lingling Xu (@coralinglingxu.bsky.social) on Time Inheritance. Read the article here: theconversation.com/another-kind...
Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality
Having more time allows some students to explore their interests.
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Join us for the upcoming School of Education research event: The Cultivation of Transnational Cultural Capital in Childhood and International Education Mobility Presented by Professor Susanne Yuk Ping Choi The Chinese University of Hong Kong www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Congratulations to Dr Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony on winning the Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology Award 2025! tinyurl.com/5dkdprxa Her PhD research reconceptualises emotion dysregulation in middle childhood. We’re incredibly proud to see this work recognised at national level!
Congratulations to the Outstanding Doctoral Research Contributions to Psychology award 2025 | BPS
This year's award winner has been recognised for her outstanding research into an often-neglected area of scientific study; middle childhood and emotion dysregulation.
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Join us for our next research seminar! The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China presented by @coralinglingxu.bsky.social 🗓 03 December | 🕐 1:00–2:00 PM
Join us for our next research seminar! How to use Generative AI in Educational Research 🗓 12 November | 🕐 1:00–2:00 PM www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Research Seminar 12 November 2025 - Durham University
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Professor Gorard from our School of Education reflects on the national curriculum review and calls for evidence-informed reform and equity-driven policy. Read more: durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
What the review of England’s national curriculum means for disadvantaged schools - Durham University
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🎉Huge congratulations to Dr @TongMeng0221 on passing her viva! So happy for you! Many thanks to Profs Cat Gomes and Rille Raaper for thoughtful Qs! Congrats to supervisors Drs @coralinglingxu.bsky.social & @drannallewellyn.bsky
Join us for our next research seminar! Learning, instruction and assessment in the workplace: applying and augmenting Communities of Practice theory 🗓 22 October | 🕐 1:00–2:00 PM
Join us for one of our Discover Durham Tours this autumn. Learn more about our unique collegiate system and explore the beautiful city that we feel so lucky to be able to call home. To find out more and register, visit: durhamuni.eventsair.com/2025-discove...
David Galloway Annual Education Lecture 2025 Thursday, 23 October 2025 at 14:00. ‘Solving the SEND Crisis’ by Helen Hayes, Member of Parliament. For more information and to register, visit: durham.ac.uk/departments/... #education #durhamuniversity #lecture #helenhayes #durham
David Galloway Annual Education Lecture 2025 ‘Solving the SEND Crisis’ by Helen Hayes, Member of Parliament and the Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee. Thursday 23 October 2025 at 14:00. For more information and to register, visit: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
📢 Join us for our next research seminar! Beyond literacy to orchestration: designing valid and sustainable assessment in the age of AI 🗓 8 October | 🕐 1:00–2:00 PM 📲 Scan the QR code below to find out more!
Join one of our webinars to find out more about undergraduate and postgraduate study at Durham University. 20 and 21 October 2025 Find out more and register: durhamuni.eventsair.com/discover-dur...
Specialised SEN teachers are essential for inclusive education. Our School of Education experts make the case for better SEN support in mainstream schools theconversation.com/specialised-...
Specialised teachers can make mainstream schools better for children with special educational needs
Inclusion cannot mean simply placing pupils with educational needs and disabilities in the same room with their peers.
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