Faculty of Policy and Society

More than a century on from our foundation as a teacher training college for London, the Institute of Education, University of London (IOE) is a world-class centre of excellence in education and social research. We topped the latest UK government's Research Assessment Exercise in education research, ranking above Oxford and Cambridge; and across all subjects, our performance places us among the UK's top 10 universities.

We lead an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) accredited doctoral training centre in partnership with Birkbeck, SOAS and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, which offers a total of 26 studentships per annum. Visit www.ioe.ac.uk/dtc for more details.

The IOE has a graduate research community of more than 800 students, by far the largest in the field of education in the UK, and one of the biggest for social research.

Our world-wide network of alumni includes government ministers in the UK and abroad; heads of British and overseas educational institutions; and award-winning authors.

Centrally located in historic Bloomsbury, the IOE is within walking distance of many of London's museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas, shops, cafes and restaurants.

Research in the Faculty of Policy and Society
The academic departments within our Faculty of Policy and Society can offer supervision in a wide range of research areas including:

• child development
• comparative education
• developmental and educational psychology
• economics of education and education planning
• education, equality and human rights
• gender studies
• health development and clinical education
• higher, further, adult and lifelong education
• history of education
• international development and education
• language, literacy and numeracy
• leadership and management
• learning contexts and processes
• philosophy of education
• policy studies
• quantitative and qualitative research methods
• social justice and sociology of education
• special educational needs

The Doctoral School at the IOE acts as a forum for research students and staff to develop their intellectual interests and approaches to enquiry, brings together research students to develop cross-disciplinary perspectives, ensures high quality training programmes in research methods and develops the research culture and community of the Institute through conferences, seminars, workshops, support for publication in the Doctoral School journal, social events and other relevant activities.

The MPhil/PhD Programme
We offer opportunities for both full and part-time study leading to the degrees of PhD and MPhil. You can also choose to study for professional doctorates in education (EdD) and educational psychology (DEdPsy) along with research-focused masters degrees and options for post-doctoral and special programmes.

Online MPhil/PhD Programme
The Online PhD is ideal for those who do not wish or who are unable to attend the IOE for the research training courses or supervision, and students may be based in the United Kingdom or overseas.

Funding Opportunities
A number of studentships and scholarships are usually available through the Doctoral School each year. Available opportunities will be advertised on the IOE website at www.ioe.ac.uk.

How to Apply
Prospective studentsshould make contact with a potential supervisor before submitting an application. Contact them directly with a copy of your research proposal and Eligible to Apply form.

We also run a range of doctoral level short courses, which are open for application now. Visit http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/departments/ds/379.html for more information and to book.

Further Information
Institute of Education Doctoral School
Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 6122
Email: doc.enquiries@ioe.ac.uk
Web: www.ioe.ac.uk/pgr