We have expert supervision available in a wide variety of education subjects. Our research areas range from early year's policy through to internationalisation in higher education.

Overview

At Newcastle University, we offer expert supervision for an MPhil or PhD in Education in the following research areas:

• early year's policy with a focus on language and communication
• social justice in education
• pedagogic innovation
• professional learning in practice
• international development and global education
• outdoor learning
• early literacy
• technology-enhanced learning, including language learning
• project-based learning and community curriculum making
• learning to teach languages
• transforming racism in schools
• the physical learning environment
• teaching and learning in Higher Education

Our supervisors' current research interests, projects and publications are available from the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences' staff profiles. Most of our staff have professional experience in teaching, speech and language therapy or English language teaching before entering academia.

Your development

Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:

• perform better as a researcher
• boost your career prospects
• broaden your impact

Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.

You’ll cover:

• techniques for effective research
• methods for better collaborative working
• essential professional standards and requirements

Your researcher development programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.