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. It was ranked 1st in London for research quality the Education Unit of Assessment in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF). 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 justice, the nature of professional expertise, the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of personal experience and professional development, and the evolving practices and policy contexts of professional work.<br>There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines.