iBbY Books come to the School of Education

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:54:00 GMT

Staff and students asked 'What makes a book silent?' This travelling exhibition is a copy of a collection assembled in 2012 by iBbY members from across five continents as part of a powerful response to the influx of refugees arriving on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.

Baal/Routledge ‘Cognitive Approaches to Language in Education’

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:11:00 GMT

On the 18th and 19th January 2018, the University of Glasgow hosted a two day research symposium ‘Cognitive Approaches to Language in Education’ which was part of the BAAL/Routledge research seminar series.

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Economic and Social Research Council - Skills Development Scotland (ESRC-SDS) project begins

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:15:00 GMT

Applications for an ESRC-SDS PhD Studentship at Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change were invited internationally through jobs.ac.uk and the recruitment process completed earlier in 2017– see Blog post from March 29 for grant details. The successful candidate, Petri Simonen, started a four-year program of research in October 2017.

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Activate wins best in “Giving Back to Glasgow”

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:16:00 GMT

This award was for initiatives which demonstrated change outside of the academy, proactively targeting underserved audiences and are innovative in their design – all things which Activate achieves; therefore it was a fantastic result to get this award which recognises the contribution it plays in working alongside communities trying to make a difference.

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School of Education Podcast

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:58:00 GMT

We have now launched our "Conversations With" podcast series. Professor Catherine Doherty chats with researchers about a recent publication, to give you a sense of the breadth of research interests and the depth of expertise in the School.

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A Masterly Performance

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:55:00 GMT

This year's prestigious William Boyd Prize has been awarded to Stephen Scholes, a student on the MEd (Professional Practice) in the School of Education.

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Children and Books Crossing Borders

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:02:00 GMT

Dr Evelyn Arizpe delivered the keynote at the International Children’s Literature Hay Festival in the DOKK1 library.

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Research prize awarded to Dr Kristinn Hermannsson

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:16:00 GMT

Dr Kristinn Hermannsson of the Robert Owen Centre was recently awarded the Moss Madden Memorial Medal by the British and Irish section of the Regional Science Association International.