Professor Chloë Marshall drops into the Research for the Real World virtual studio to talk to Dr Sam Sims about her work focusing on language development in deaf children and in particular, sign language development. We hear about the challenges in diagnosing developmental delays among deaf children, the creation of a toolkit to aid awareness for teachers and education professionals, the relationship between language acquisition and executive function, and the pandemic’s effect on deaf people in...
Apr 19, 2021•29 min
In public health, we often refer to 'hard to reach' groups, but are we doing enough to listen to them? Hear from the co-founders of Five X More, and UCL academic Dr Carol Rivas, to explore the role of discrimination and structural disadvantage in the health inequalities experienced by different marginalised groups in the UK, and the incredible work they are doing to change this. Black women in the UK have a fourfold* higher risk of dying in pregnancy in comparison to white women. Five X More co-...
Apr 12, 2021•33 min
This season we'll be hearing from IOE experts covering incredibly interesting and important areas of research that involve communication and linguistics. Dr Keri Wong and Dr Sam Sims will be chatting with: Dr Ruanni Tupas about discovering different audiences with different languages, Professor John Potter about digital communication and creativity, Professor Chloë Marshall about language, linguistics and deafness, Dr Zsofia Demjen and Dr Talia Isaacs about language and communication in cancer t...
Mar 29, 2021•5 min
Environmental degradation is the global challenge of our times. As demonstrated vividly by the climate strikes among school pupils, many young people feel passionate about ‘saving the planet’, but this cause is also a source of anxiety and even helplessness. Is the National Curriculum and the knowledge and skills it seeks to develop fit-for-purpose? Our IOE academics are joined by Laura Kravac (Action for Conservation) and Miranda Lowe (Natural History Museum) to discuss these issues, in associa...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Jamie Frost created and runs the hugely influential and ground-breaking website for maths tuition Dr Frost Maths, which provides an online learning platform, teaching resources, videos and a bank of exam questions to practise on, all for free. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, Dr Frost Maths became a lifeline for students around the world. This talk between Dr Jamie Frost and the IOE’s Interim Director Professor Sue Rogers promises to be an inspiring event for all in the teaching ...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Answering your questions about how children learn to read and how to nurture their interest in reading in and out of school, in IOE Coffee Breaks. There is growing evidence to show the wide-ranging benefits of reading for young children’s learning and wellbeing. In particular, research suggests that the more time children (and adults) spend reading, especially fiction, the greater the advantage. But not all children find learning to read easy and not all of them choose to read in their spare tim...
Mar 18, 2021•41 min
A data-driven discussion with Professor Alex Bryson about the ways women and ethnic minorities experience discrimination in the labour market and what can be done to mitigate this. Dr Sam Sims hears about Professor Bryson’s work, including investigations into discrimination in the workplace across characteristics such as gender, race and sexuality, as well as wage and employment dynamics across professions. Professor Bryson also explains how discrimination plays out in professional sport, despit...
Mar 15, 2021•43 min
As children across the UK start heading back to the classroom, Vivienne Parry speaks to Dr Amelia Roberts (UCL Institute of Education), and Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Population Health Science), whose work focuses on children and education. With a focus on vulnerable children, our guests tell us more about the projects they're involved with to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic. First released on International Women's Day, this episode also hears about their passions and why and how ...
Mar 11, 2021•35 min
Dr Keri Wong hears from Dr Antonina Tereshchenko about the study she led investigating issues facing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) teachers’ employment. We find out whether there are differences in the pattern of employment between types of schools, the factors that affect retention, and recommendations for stakeholders such as school leaders, trade unions and policymakers. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/mar/representation-and-retention-black-asian-and-m...
Mar 08, 2021•30 min
IOE Coffee Breaks reviews the contemporary debate on the school curriculum. The past decade has seen a strong push towards a ‘knowledge-led’ curriculum for schools in England, as reflected in reforms to the National Curriculum. Nevertheless, polarised discourse that pits ‘Gradgrind’ against child-centred learning continues, with each variously presented as the route to ‘twenty-first century skills’ such as creativity and problem-solving. Full event information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Mar 04, 2021•40 min
How’s work going for you? Do you feel like you’re working harder than ever before and have little to show for it? We delve into the quality of a number of professions today. Dr Sam Sims is joined by Professor Francis Green to talk about his interest and academic journey covering labour economics, education economics and political economy. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/mar/employment-prospects-job-quality-and-intensification-work-rftrw-s08e02 If you'd like to ask ...
Mar 01, 2021•40 min
Hear from Professor Carey Jewitt and doctoral researcher Lili Golmohammadi (UCL Institute of Education) on digital touch technologies and touchy vocab, student Alessia Qiu (Natural Sciences BSc) who joined UCL Volunteering to help a vulnerable group during the pandemic, and Dr Helge Wurdemann’s (UCL Engineering Sciences) robotic limbs that make the feeling of touch possible. This episode is reposted from the #MadeAtUCL podcast Season 2, Episode 1. It is presented by Cassidy Martin and edited by ...
Feb 25, 2021•26 min
This season’s exploration of the world of work begins with a discussion about the transitions and trajectories available to teenagers. Dr Lynne Rogers is the Co-Director of the Centre for Post-14 Education and Work and has long-standing interests in teacher and lecturer training and learning in further and higher education and other professional settings. She joins Dr Keri Wong to share her own journey as a teacher and academic, as well as her views on curriculum offerings and assessments for yo...
Feb 22, 2021•26 min
Wherever you find culture, you find Caroline Marcus. She creates innovative programmes in museums and heritage settings, from the Royal Opera House to UCL. While Caroline teaches MA students on the IOE’s Museums and Galleries in Education programme, she is also an advisor, producer, and programmer for many cultural organisations across the UK. The National Gallery London, The Jewish Museum and the Imperial War Museum are only a few of the places where Caroline worked and taught. In her goal to s...
Feb 18, 2021•35 min
We officially welcome our presenters Dr Keri Wong and Dr Sam Sims to the Research for the Real World podcast ! Hear a little bit about them as well as our guests for Season 8, who will be sharing insights about these aspects of the world of work: Dr Lynne Rogers - the transition to higher and further education Professor Francis Green - employment prospects, job quality, the intensification of work Dr Antonina Tereshchenko - representation and retention of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) ...
Feb 15, 2021•6 min
Girls’ access to education was already precarious in many parts of the world prior to COVID-19: around 130 million girls of school age were not in class. Many factors contributed to this picture, from cultural attitudes that don’t prioritise the education of girls, to the threat of gender-based violence in schools. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target to eliminate gender disparities in education by 2030 encapsulates the international aim to turn this picture around. We gathered IOE and ...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr
Discussing home-schooling and play, home-working, parenting - and how to juggle them all. With the latest announcement that schools won’t be reopening until at least the 8th March, Coronavirus: The Whole Story speaks to three UCL experts to explore how home-schooling is affecting children and parents, and some practical tips and tricks for listeners. UCL experts: Dr Sandra Leaton Gray, Institute of Education Prof Lorraine Sherr, Faculty of Pop Health Sciences Prof John Potter, Institute of Educa...
Feb 10, 2021•36 min
*This episode includes audio of a video shown during this event, some of which is not in English. You can access captions and subtitles with this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfGTiB11qNA Ranjitsinh Disale has been bridging barriers for girls' education in rural India by innovating with QR coded textbooks. School attendance can be as low as 2% for girls in some parts of rural India, and those who are in school are prevented from learning as the curriculum is not in their primary la...
Feb 05, 2021•59 min
Dr Jennie Golding joins the podcast to discuss how her experiences in mathematics education informs views on the ways the curriculum may change over time. Dr Rob Webster hears from Dr Golding about the book series she has co-edited, “What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, subjects and the pursuit of truth”, part of the “Knowledge and the Curriculum” series published by UCL Press. Using mathematics as a reference point, Dr Golding points to how thinking around knowledge points to its complementa...
Feb 01, 2021•27 min
Do we gain something in particular from reading fiction as well as non-fiction? And what about the role of digital technology, including audiobooks, in our reading habits? Children have always been encouraged to read widely in order to progress their learning and development. The benefits are many and varied, yet not all children – or adults – regularly find time to read for the sake of it. From the teaching of early literacy to access to public libraries, what lies behind this ‘reading deficit’...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr
This episode explores the debate around school curriculums and the value and nature of the knowledge that is gained by learners. Dr Keri Wong is joined by Dr Alex Standish to discuss the relationship between disciplinary knowledge and school subjects in the curriculum, which is also a key focus in a book he has co-edited, “What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, subjects and the pursuit of truth”, part of the “Knowledge and the Curriculum” series published by UCL Press. As a lecturer in Geograph...
Jan 25, 2021•30 min
We explore the central role that subject knowledge plays in education and hear why we need new thinking about how we understand knowledge and knowledge-building. Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2021/jan/why-do-we-need-focus-knowledge-and-curriculum If you'd like to ask our presenters or guests a question for future episodes, you can record a voice message: https://speakpipe.com/ioe or on social media: #IOEPodcast. Take our 2-minute survey and help us make the best podca...
Jan 18, 2021•35 min
The immediate impact of COVID-19 on the education system was profound; it heavily disrupted classroom teaching, across all phases, and upended school leaving examinations, with significant knock-on effects for further and higher education. In what ways have the past months opened up education policy and practice to new possibilities, and how have those debates evolved in different countries? In part Recorded on 15 December 2020, 5:45 pm–6:45 pm GMT. From start: John O'Regan introduces our guests...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
The immediate impact of COVID-19 on the education system was profound; it heavily disrupted classroom teaching, across all phases, and upended school leaving examinations, with significant knock-on effects for further and higher education. In what ways have the past months opened up education policy and practice to new possibilities, and how have those debates evolved in different countries? In part 1, the panel considers the case of South Asia, South East Asia, and Australasia. Recorded on 14 D...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
And we're so lucky and grateful to have you back for another year to share stories that shape our everyday lives. This season we're sitting up and paying close attention to the curriculum and examining the relationships between knowledge disciplines in schools and beyond. Dr Arthur Chapman, Dr Alex Standish and Dr Jennie Golding will be joining us to talk about what this means for subjects like history, geography and mathematics. The trio have also contributed to a series of books, "Knowledge an...
Jan 11, 2021•4 min
To kick off the new year, UCL Minds takes a look back at 2020 and the lessons we've learned throughout the pandemic. In this episode, we revisit some of the exemplary work happening at UCL - work that has been as interdisciplinary as it has been instrumental to combating the virus, as cutting edge as it has been community-minded, and as world-leading as it has been lifesaving. This episode features interview exerts from experts of all manner of disciplines, from medicine, engineering, psychology...
Jan 07, 2021•28 min
IOE's Dr Tamjid Mujtaba joins this Coronavirus: The Whole Story episode (listen from 13:22) to discuss her work exploring how ethnic minority women in higher education are coping during the pandemic. But first up, Dr Daisy Fancourt (Institute of Epidemiology & Health) explains the findings of her study exploring the differing impacts of Covid on the UK population over the past 33 weeks - from exacerbated social inequalities to the psychological implications of lockdown, including loneliness,...
Dec 17, 2020•26 min
The Research for the Real World production team reveal their favourite episodes of the whole series. The team share why each research story resonates with them, and discuss why they think everybody should know about these research stories. Full show notes and links to the episodes featured: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2020/dec/producers-cut-research-real-world-s06e04 Take our 2-minute survey to let us know what you think of the IOE Podcast: https://bit.ly/rftrw-survey...
Dec 14, 2020•24 min
Play is typically defined as ‘activity for enjoyment and recreation’, but in many respects, it serves a very serious and purposeful role in our lives. It’s vital to our early development and supports wellbeing throughout the lifespan. In education, though, play has seemed to carry less respect, squeezed out by curriculum reforms and shrinking break times. We’ve brought together experts from a range of fields to throw around some ideas about the place of play in children’s learning. Full show not...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 1 min
The narrative of education as an investment in a better future is as compelling at a national level as it is at the individual one, and Professor Moses Oketch aims to find the key to making this work in practice. Dr Humera Iqbal discovers how Professor Moses Oketch’s career has been building a compelling connection between human capital theory and education policy. Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2020/dec/putting-human-capital-theory-practice-and-raising-education-outcomes-rftrw-...
Dec 07, 2020•36 min
