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Research in the School of Education

We are one of the largest research-led schools of education in the UK with a number of research centres and groups.

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The Autism Centre for Education and Research (Acer)

ACER carries out extensive research into educational interventions for those on the autism spectrum.
The Centre for Research in Race and Education (CRRE)

CRRE conducts world class research on racism and race inequality in education.
Domus Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Histories of Education and Childhood

DOMUS work on the social, political and cultural histories of schooling, education and childhood.

The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues

The Jubilee Centre is a pioneering interdisciplinary research centre focussing on character, virtues and values in the interest of human flourishing.
Vision Impairment Centre for Teaching And Research (VICTAR)

VICTAR is a research and teaching centre which focuses on the social and educational inclusion of people with vision impairment.
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Latest publications

McLoughlin, S, Stapleton, A, Pendrous, R, Oldham, P & Hochard, KD 2025, 'A multi-study paper on the development and validation of the Value Clarity Questionnaire in adults and adolescents', Counselling Psychology Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2025.2451317

Fletcher-Watson, S, Joseph, H, Crane, L, Pavlopoulou, G, Lukito, S, Funnell, E, Alcorn, AM & Crompton, C 2025, 'Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies', Current Developmental Disorders Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-025-00318-1

Kandemir, A, Kitching, K, Gholami, R & Rahman, S 2025, 'Basing views about race on facts? Meso-level policy actors’ navigation of anti-racist and faith-inclusive expression with schools', Ethnic and Racial Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2520901

Oldham, P & McLoughlin, S 2025, 'Character Education Empirical Research: A Thematic Review and Comparative Content Analysis', Journal of Moral Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2025.2480185

Pennacchia, J, Axler, M, King, S & Clapham, A 2025, 'Choice and diversity in governance in the English alternative provision sector: Implications for educational equity', British Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4161

Bassetti, B 2025, Crescere nella terza età. L’apprendimento delle lingue sacre come strumento di crescita spirituale. in MD Panforti (ed.), Crescere. Mucchi Editore, Modena, Italy.

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