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Educational Studies Newsletter - Summer 2011
Posted on Monday 16 May 2011
The Summer 2011 issue of our Departmental Newsletter is now available from our department homepage.
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation funds research into ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’
Posted on Friday 10 December 2010
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has awarded a grant of £77k for work on the project ‘Creating Citizenship Communities’.
New name for Department of Educational Studies
Posted on Monday 6 December 2010
From 1 January 2011 we will be the Department of Education
International workshop at York on education in emergencies
Posted on Tuesday 16 November 2010
International scholars will gather at King's Manor in York on the 16 and 17 November 2010 for a major symposium hosted by the University of York focusing on the role of education in recovery and development of crisis-torn societies.
Eric Hawkins: An Obituary
Posted on Monday 15 November 2010
One of the foremost figures in language teaching in the 20th century
Chinese education pioneer visits the University of York
Posted on Wednesday 3 November 2010
Professor Yu Wei, one of China's leading specialists in science education, visited the Department of Educational Studies on Tuesday, 26 October.
The Jones Empirical Dissertation Prize
Posted on Tuesday 5 October 2010
Undergraduate Dissertation Prize made possible by former student
Students rank Educational Studies in the top ten for teaching
Posted on Monday 23 August 2010
The Department of Educational Studies at the University of York has been ranked in the top ten of UK universities’ Education departments for the quality of its teaching
Supervisor of the Year
Posted on Friday 2 July 2010
Paul Wakeling wins ‘Supervisor of the Year’ award
Educational Studies students help York school children cook up a world
Posted on Monday 28 June 2010
Pupils at a York primary school are taking a culinary world tour with the help of students at the University of York.
Educational Studies Newsletter
Posted on Tuesday 22 June 2010
The first issue of our Departmental Newsletter is now online.
“Outstanding” Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship
Posted on Friday 30 April 2010
Emily Fisher has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to participate in the Summer Institute for Outstanding European Students in the USA.
International Spring School at the University of York
Posted on Friday 30 April 2010
Department welcomes international delegates.
York Graduation in Beijing 17 April 2010
Posted on Saturday 17 April 2010
Kheng Suan Chew was one of twenty-seven students in Educational Studies to be awarded their degrees at the recent Graduation Ceremony in Beijing.
Teaching and learning grant success
Posted on Saturday 17 April 2010
Language and Literature in Education lecturers have been successful in securing a £8,000 grant from the White Rose Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Enterprise to develop pupil support packs for ‘A’ level students studying Shakespeare.
Ofsted - "Outstanding"
Posted on Monday 1 March 2010
PGCE course achieves top grade "Outstanding" following Ofsted inspection in March.
Students participate in Careers Event chaired by Estelle Morris
Posted on Tuesday 16 February 2010
Undergraduate Educational Studies and Language and Literature students took part in the Social Welfare, Education and Health careers event on February 16th.
Research success!
Posted on Friday 1 January 2010
The Department is delighted to have been awarded the contract for the research-based evaluation of the new STEM Centre which has just been built on the University Campus and opens this year.
Widening Participation in Post-graduate Research Degrees
Posted on Monday 30 November 2009
Dr. Paul Wakeling and Dr. Chris Kyriacou have been successful in their bid to win funding for their research in this area.
New course underway!
Posted on Thursday 22 October 2009
22 students on the new BA in Language, Literature and Education Programme celebrate the first teaching session on 22 October 2009.
Comparative Educational Pathways
Posted on Monday 31 August 2009
The ESRC has awarded members of CRESJ £40,000 under their International Networking and Training Opportunities scheme to run an international spring school in York.
Student accolades for Educational Studies
Posted on Tuesday 31 July 2007
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