Educational Research at Lancaster University

Educational Research at Lancaster University The Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University has a world class reputation for excellence in both teaching and research.

We provide innovative and specialist postgraduate programmes that are consistently rated as outstanding. For example, the Department was ranked 10th in the UK and top in the North West of England by the Guardian University Guide 2012. In terms of research the Department is one of the best in the Country. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 put us in the top 20 education departments nationally.

Many congratulations to Reem Salem Al Bedwani who successfully defended her thesis this week. Reem is a member of the Do...
19/05/2026

Many congratulations to Reem Salem Al Bedwani who successfully defended her thesis this week.

Reem is a member of the Doctoral Programme in Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement (HEREE) and supervised by Professor Malcolm Tight.
The title of the thesis is: ‘Evaluation Capacity Building in Higher Education: A Systematic Review Informed by a Hybrid Framework Knitting Together Systems Thinking with the Integrative ECB Model’.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Very many congratulations to Kostas Petsiotis who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, ...
08/05/2026

Very many congratulations to Kostas Petsiotis who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Kostas was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Don Passey. The title of the thesis is:
“A Tale of Two Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Information and Communication Technology Training for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Greece and Cyprus”

Very many congratulations to Jean-Baptiste Maurice, who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will f...
08/05/2026

Very many congratulations to Jean-Baptiste Maurice, who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

JB was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Paul Ashwin The title of the thesis is:
“Dumbing down in the age of technology “enhanced” learning – Let them eat fun!”

Many congratulations to Rebecca Stiller who successfully defended her thesis today. Rebecca is a member of the:Doctoral ...
28/04/2026

Many congratulations to Rebecca Stiller who successfully defended her thesis today. Rebecca is a member of the:
Doctoral Programme in Education & Social Justice and was supervised by Professor Jan McArthur

The title of the thesis is: Justice in Child and Youth Care Educational Assessment: Love, Rights, and Solidarity

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Very many congratulations to Jayme Wilken who successfully defended her thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, sub...
24/04/2026

Very many congratulations to Jayme Wilken who successfully defended her thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Jayme was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she has been supervised by Dr
Natasa Lackovic. The title of the thesis is:
“How does impactful online teaching innovation happen? Experiences of award-winning professors at a U.S. university

Very many congratulations to Freddrick Logan who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, ...
30/03/2026

Very many congratulations to Freddrick Logan who successfully defended his thesis today. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Freddrick was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and he has been supervised by Brett Bligh.

The title of the thesis is: How Do Technology Professionals Engage in Distributed Work? An Activity Systems Analysis in Corporate and Educational Organizations.

Many congratulations to Panagiotis Nikolaou who successfully defended his thesis today. Pani is a member of the Doctoral...
13/03/2026

Many congratulations to Panagiotis Nikolaou who successfully defended his thesis today. Pani is a member of the Doctoral Programme in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement, and supervised by Dr Brett Bligh.
The title of the thesis is: ‘Lost in Transition: Advancing Collaborative Transformation between the Logistics Industry and Higher Education’.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Many congratulations to Aisling Donnelly who successfully defended her thesis yesterday. Aisling is a member of the Edu...
06/03/2026

Many congratulations to Aisling Donnelly who successfully defended her thesis yesterday. Aisling is a member of the Educational Research Doctoral Programme – Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement and supervised by Professor Paul Ashwin.

The title of her thesis is: ‘Media Literacy Conceptualisations in Irish Higher Education: A Phenomenographic Analysis of Media Lecturers’ Accounts’

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Very many congratulations to Amon Ezike who successfully defended her thesis yesterday. The award of PhD will follow, s...
24/02/2026

Very many congratulations to Amon Ezike who successfully defended her thesis yesterday. The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

Amon was a student on the Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, and she has been supervised by Brett Bligh.

The title of the thesis is: Learning on their own terms: A Study of Self-Organised Learning among University Students through the lens of Activity Theory.

Many congratulations to Mengting Yu who successfully defended her thesis on Friday. Mengting is a member of the PhD Educ...
22/02/2026

Many congratulations to Mengting Yu who successfully defended her thesis on Friday. Mengting is a member of the PhD Educational Research by Independent Study (TRR) and supervised by Dr Jonathan Vincent.
The title of her thesis is: ‘Epistemic Modalities of Silence: A Qualitative Study of Chinese and East Asian Learners in Higher Education Institutions in the United Kingdom’.

The award of PhD will follow, subject to any corrections or amendments requested by the examiners.

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