The EdD is a research degree for experienced professionals from education and related fields who would like to extend their professional understanding and develop skills in research, evaluation and high-level reflection on practice. Development of the student cohort provides an important element of the EdD so that a learning community is established from the start of the programme. Research undertaken on the EdD programme can be based in any area of education, subject to the applicant being able to identify suitable principal and subsidiary supervisors within IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. Potential candidates should explore staff profiles and the IOE department and centre list to identify an appropriate supervisor before submitting an application. Applications submitted without agreement from a principal supervisor from within the Department of Culture, Communication and Media cannot be considered.