Education projects overview
A list of current research projects being undertaken in the School of Education.
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Current projects
| Project | Lead staff member | Research cluster | Funder | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hub for Heritage Languages and Multilingualism | Dr Sabine Little | November 2024 | - | ||
| Improving teacher awareness and understandings of paediatric OCD | Dr Lauren Powell/ Dr Anna Weighall | Education and Psychology | ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP) | October 2023 | October 2027 |
| Re-Emerge: Arts and Health | Dr Jessica Bradley | Literacies and Language | Leeds Hospital Charities/NHS Charities Together, Arts Council England, Research England | January 2022 | December 2023 |
| Responsible Innovation in Technology and Ethics for Children (‘RITEC’) | Dr. Fiona Scott | Literacies and Language | The LEGO Foundation | October 2021 | December 2023 |
| Digiware: Knowledge Exchange in Education and Internet of Things | Dr Katherine Easton | Education and Psychology | HEIF | December 2022 | December 2023 |
| Humanising the healthcare experiences of people with learning disabilities | Professor Dan Goodley | Education and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised Communities | ESRC | September 2022 | August 2025 |
| Reimagining Trustworthy Autonomous Systems with Disabled Young People | Dr Lauren White and Professor Dan Goodley | Education and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised Communities | EPSRC / TAS Hub | March 2022 | March 2023 |
| Disability Matters | Dan Goodley | Education and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised Communities | TBA | ||
| The School Meals Service: Past, Present - And Future? | Dr Heather Ellis | Childhood and Youth / Knowledge and Systems | ESRC | October 2022 | October 2024 |
| Tired of spinning plates: an exploration of the mental health experiences of adults and/or older carers of adults with learning disabilities | Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole | Education and Psychology | NIHR/HSDR | October 2022 | November 2024 |
| A positive early education: Theory, intervention modelling, and evaluation (PECE-TIME) | Dr Anna Weighall | Education and Psychology | The Nuffield Foundation | April 2022 | February 2024 |
| Maker{futures} | Dr Alison Buxton | Literacies and Language | Multiple funders | January 2020 | Open ended |
| Capturing relational practice in educational psychology | Dr Harriet Cameron/Dr Penny Fogg | Education and Psychology | Funding provided by The University of Sheffield | January 2022 | January 2023 |
| WorldBuilders: Digital Literacies and Media Arts in Primary Education | Dr Alison Buxton/Becky Parry | Literacies and Language | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | July 2021 | July 2023 |
| Autistic adults' constructions and experiences of autism | Dr Harriet Cameron | Education and Psychology | British Academy | March 2020 | March 2023 |
| iHuman Research Centre | Professor Dan Goodley and Dr Kirsty Liddiard | Centre for Critical Psychology and Education | TUOS | January 2015 | Ongoing |
| Why Can't We Dream | Dr Kirsty Liddiard | Education and Psychology | ESRC | ||
| Sheffield Anti Racist Education SHARE | Dr Christine Winter | Education and Psychology | |||
| Psychoeducation for Young People with Neurodisabilities | ESRC Impact Accelerator fund | ||||
| Re•Storying Autism in Education | Dr Harriet Cameron/Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole | Education and Psychology | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant | ||
| Mad Mothers | Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole/Dr Penny Fogg | Education and Psychology | SSHRCH Insight Grant | ||
| IPS Beyond SMI: maximising individual placement and support (IPS) beyond severe mental illness (SMI) | Professor Katherine Runswick-Cole | Education and Psychology | NIHR |
Recent projects
| Project | Lead staff member | Research cluster | Funder | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional development for educational change: building inclusive and culturally responsive practices | Dr Liz Chesworth | Early Childhood Education | ESRC | September 2021 | October 2022 |
| Gender Diversity and Game Avatar Designs | Dr Aneesh Barai | Childhood and Youth | HEIF | March 2022 | September 2022 |
| My Media, My Power, My World: Designing a New Interdisciplinary Primary School Subject | Dr Ryan Bramley/ Dr Sabine Little | Literacies and Language | Holistic Think Tank | February 2022 | August 2022 |
| Mental Health and Technology at Sheffield | Dr Katherine Easton | Education and Psychology | eNurture - UKRI mental health network funded project | July 2021 | July 2022 |
| How do D/deaf people experience suspense in film? | Dr Kirsty Liddiard/ Dr Ryan Bramley | Literacies and Language | Sheffield Innovation Programme and Paper | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Childhoods and Play British Academy | Professor Jackie Marsh | Early Childhood Education | The British Academy | April 2012 | March 2022 |
| A National Observatory of Children’s Play Experiences During COVID-19 | Yinka Olusoga | Literacies and Language | ESRC | November 2020 | January 2022 |
| Multilingual streets: translating and curating the linguistic landscape | Dr Jessica Bradley | Literacies and Language | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s ‘Open World Research Initiative’ (OWRI) ‘Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community’ programme. |