UCL Institute of Education

08/09/2026

From the cosiest libraries, to the best place for a matcha, our student ambassadors share their favourite spots on campus ☕️📚

with UCL

07/09/2026

Life at uni in three words? 💭

A little taster of what to expect if you're joining UCL this September 💜

04/09/2026

Professor Qing Gu OBE is Director of the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership.

Under her leadership, the Centre has influenced the learning and practice of almost 4,000 schools and over 30,000 teachers.

"Each year 26% of early career teachers go through our programme. With this success comes responsibility because we’re shaping the professional development of those that will go on to influence thousands of young people."

⭐️ Read more about Qing: https://bit.ly/4d1h2ZT

03/09/2026

10 years of investment in leadership, research and experiential learning

Student Storyteller Aarohi (Social Sciences with Data Science BSc) reflects on the impact of the UCL Laidlaw Leadership and Research Programme.

Interested in joining the programme in 2027? Applications for our next Laidlaw cohort will open to first-year undergraduates in November 2026.
https://bit.ly/4biUlQi

Student Storyteller Aarohi Shah explores the impact of this unique programme open to first year undergraduate students.

02/09/2026

Congratulations to PhD student Nandini Adusumilli, a runner-up in the 2026 Doctoral Podcast Competition!

Her podcast explores the effect of sleep on the student brain 🧠
https://bit.ly/4cKYiO8

28/08/2026

Most Americans prefer non-violent border enforcement finds a UCL-led study.

Lead author Dr Sonmez says “Violent enforcement does not have the strong support of US citizens. However when the public believe migrants pose a threat, support for violent measures increase."
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Most Americans favour non-violent measures, such as temporary barricades, over violent measures, like the use of rubber bullets, by border enforcement officers towards undocumented migrants on the southern border, a UCL-led study has found.

26/08/2026

Dolly Parton's legacy lives on in the millions of children encouraged to discover the joy of reading. 🦋📚

Her Imagination Library Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library UK supported CLPE's Closing the Vocabulary Gap project by gifting children books to enjoy at home, alongside copies used in their early years settings. The Institute for Employment Studies evaluation explored the project’s contribution to teaching, vocabulary and literacy.

The full report is in the IOE Library archives: https://uclioe.info/cvg

25/08/2026

What knowledge is valued or marginalised? What remains absent from the scholarly record?

Dr Nazlin Bhimani has spent 15 years at IOE, where her work has focused on decolonising research and rethinking knowledge hierarchies through the IOE Special Collections.

⭐️ Read more about Nazlin: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search-faces-ucl/rethinking-knowledge-hierarchies-nazlin-bhimani-research-support-and-special-collections-librarian

24/08/2026

Persistent financial hardship accelerates age-related cognitive decline, finds a study led by UCL researchers.

The research showed that people who experienced either persistent money struggles or persistent low income had worse brain health.

Persistent financial hardship accelerates age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

21/08/2026

IOE alumna Ellie Bates has been highly commended in Innovate UK's Women in Innovation Awards 🎉

Ellie's company, EL Healthcare Education, is developing PharmaPlay, a mobile-first platform designed to help pharmacy teams practise patient-facing skills.
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