Education Research MPhil/PhD

King's College London, University of London

The School of Education, Communication & Society welcomes applications for the PhD in Education Research. The MPhil/PhD programme offers the chance to undertake a piece of research that is worthy of publication and which makes an original contribution to your field of study. We are looking for outstanding candidates to join a supportive and dynamic research community. Students are supervised by staff in one or more of our three Research Centres: Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Centre for Public Policy Research Centre for Language Discourse and Communication In addition to its world-leading academic contributions, the School has a proud history of contributing to public policy debates and the concerns of professional communities of practice across multiple sectors, both nationally and internationally. We provide programmes of study that lead doctoral students to the cutting edge of knowledge, and help education professionals critically analyse, research and effectively respond to changes in thinking and policy in their fields. We recommend that prospective students read through the Research Centre webpages to find their preferred area of research and potential supervisor. Course Detail The School provides extensive research training and supervision on a range of themes including: curriculum, pedagogy and assessment education management school improvement higher education student & teacher identities informal & workplace learning inequality and social and environmental justice the nature of professional expertise and the evolving practices and policy contexts of professional work. There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines. We also run MPhil and PhD programmes in Interdisciplinary Policy Studies and Language, Discourse & Communication. We are home to a range of research projects, funded by research councils (ESRC and AHRC) and major charities (e.g. Wellcome, Leverhulme and Nuffield).

Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy