Workers by Self-Design: Digital Literacies and Women’s Changing Roles in Unstable Environments

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:44:00 BST

The second knowledge-exchange meeting of the SFC - GCRF funded CR&DALL project was held in the Philippines between 29th and 31st May 2019.

EdD graduate receives BELMAS Thesis award

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:16:00 BST

Dr Jane Cavani, a lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, has been selected as joint winner of the 2019 BELMAS Thesis Award.

Walk the Global Walk

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 11:12:00 BST

On Wednesday 5th June, a large group of enthusiastic and engaged young people came together at Glasgow City Chambers, then marched through Kelvingrove Park to the School of Education.

Yearly Refugee Cycle

Fri, 31 May 2019 14:05:00 BST

The UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts is once again organising the yearly Refugee Cycle!

Trajectories and Footprints

Tue, 14 May 2019 19:43:00 BST

On May 16th, 2019, Dr. Evelyn Arizpe will deliver a keynote at the XI Congreso De la Oralidad a la LIJ: Géneros de la memoria, pioneros y transterrados españoles. The event will be hosted by Universidad Iberoamerica and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City (May 16-17th), with the support also of IBBY Mexico.

Independent Evaluation Committee of the Global Partnership for Education

Tue, 14 May 2019 11:37:00 BST

Professor Michele Schweisfurth appointed independent evaluator.

Everyday Mobile Belonging

Wed, 08 May 2019 14:27:00 BST

Published by Kirsty Finn and Mark Holton presents a rich, empirically-based manifesto for a new kind of thinking about student mobilities and belonging.

BA Community Development students reach new heights in New Delhi

Tue, 07 May 2019 09:10:00 BST

After many months planning, at the end of March, 18 staff and students left Glasgow and landed safely in New Delhi, India. Our 11-day study trip was made possible by the excellent support we recieved from the School of Education, who helped make this become a reality and to our hosts, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA).

Dr David Morrison-Love

Tue, 07 May 2019 12:45:00 BST

Receives the 2019 Silvius-Wolansky Award for Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Technology and Engineering Education.

Food Train and Eat Well Age Well

Tue, 07 May 2019 12:29:00 BST

We are delighted to be working in collaboration with Food Train and Eat Well Age Well for a research study to explore the prevalence of malnutrition in older adults.

Strengthening Urban Engagement of Universities in Asia and Africa (SUEUAA)

Tue, 07 May 2019 12:23:00 BST

The final conference of the project led from the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, is being held in Harare, Zimbabwe on 9/10 May 2018.

Dr Yvonne Skipper shortlisted for he HE Psychology Teacher of the Year Award.

Fri, 03 May 2019 13:38:00 BST

This award has been supported by Oxford University Press and the British Psychological Society Division of Academics, Researchers & Teachers in Psychology (BPS DARTP), and aims to recognise and reward exceptional teaching talent.

From Glasgow to Belfast and back again

Fri, 03 May 2019 13:31:00 BST

In March, 31 Community Development students and staff members from the School of Education undertook a 5 day intense study trip to Belfast. The purpose was to see Community Development practice in a different context and to share learning and reflections with their communites back home.

School of Education at Comparative and International Education Society 2019.

Thu, 02 May 2019 09:19:00 BST

The School’s strengths in comparative and international education were represented by three staff members at this year’s CIES conference in San Francisco, on the theme of ‘Education for Sustainable Development’.

“Workers by Self Design” Knowledge Exchange Meetings at the University of Glasgow

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:20:00 BST

University of Glasgow hosted the first knowledge exchange meetings of the SFC - GCRF funded project Workers by Self-Design: Digital Literacies and Women’s Changing Roles in Unstable Environments.

The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities” International Roundtables in Kyrgyzstan and India, Dec 3rd and Dec 6th, 2018

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:52:00 GMT

Smart Cities project, funded by the Scottish Funding Council supported a group of academics from the University of Glasgow to participate in Roundtables at Bishkek and New Delhi.

School of Education ranked in the top 50 in the world and in the top 10 in the UK

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:12:00 GMT

The QS World University Rankings (https://bit.ly/2UeloCq) has recently ranked the School of Education (https://bit.ly/2STSIx6) in the top 50 in the world and in the top 10 in the UK.

Future Directions for the AHRC-GCRF Research Network working with picturebooks in contexts of displacement

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:53:00 GMT

The team leading the international project "Children's Literature in Critical Contexts of Displacement", brought together researchers and partners from Mexico, Egypt, Guatemala and Chile to discuss the two recent regional training workshops for mediators and future directions for the network.

British Council Programmes in Scotland: an Impact Study

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:42:00 GMT

A team of researchers from the School of Education, led by Kay Livingstone, Catherine Lido and Catherine Doherty, were commissioned to conduct a study on what impact the British Council programmes had on student outcomes in Scottish schools, in the context of the Scottish Attainment Challenge.