Education projects overview

A list of current research projects being undertaken in the School of Education.

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Current projects 

ProjectLead staff memberResearch clusterFunderStart dateEnd date
Hub for Heritage Languages and MultilingualismDr Sabine Little  November 2024-
Improving teacher awareness and understandings of paediatric OCDDr Lauren Powell/
Dr Anna Weighall
Education and PsychologyESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership (WRDTP)October 2023October 2027
Re-Emerge: Arts and HealthDr Jessica BradleyLiteracies and LanguageLeeds Hospital Charities/NHS Charities Together, Arts Council England, Research EnglandJanuary 2022December 2023
Responsible Innovation in Technology and Ethics for Children (‘RITEC’)Dr. Fiona ScottLiteracies and LanguageThe LEGO FoundationOctober 2021December 2023
Digiware: Knowledge Exchange in Education and Internet of ThingsDr Katherine EastonEducation and PsychologyHEIFDecember 2022December 2023
Humanising the healthcare experiences of people with learning disabilitiesProfessor Dan GoodleyEducation and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised CommunitiesESRCSeptember 2022August 2025
Reimagining Trustworthy Autonomous Systems with Disabled Young PeopleDr Lauren White and Professor Dan GoodleyEducation and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised CommunitiesEPSRC / TAS HubMarch 2022March 2023
Disability MattersDan GoodleyEducation and Psychology / Identity and Marginalised CommunitiesTBA  
The School Meals Service: Past, Present - And Future?Dr Heather EllisChildhood and Youth / Knowledge and SystemsESRCOctober 2022October 2024
Tired of spinning plates: an exploration of the mental health experiences of adults and/or older carers of adults with learning disabilitiesProfessor Katherine Runswick-ColeEducation and PsychologyNIHR/HSDROctober 2022November 2024
A positive early education: Theory, intervention modelling, and evaluation (PECE-TIME)Dr Anna Weighall Education and PsychologyThe Nuffield Foundation April 2022February 2024
Maker{futures}Dr Alison BuxtonLiteracies and LanguageMultiple fundersJanuary 2020Open ended
Capturing relational practice in educational psychologyDr Harriet Cameron/Dr Penny FoggEducation and PsychologyFunding provided by The University of SheffieldJanuary 2022January 2023
WorldBuilders: Digital Literacies and Media Arts in Primary EducationDr Alison Buxton/Becky ParryLiteracies and LanguagePaul Hamlyn FoundationJuly 2021July 2023
Autistic adults' constructions and experiences of autismDr Harriet CameronEducation and PsychologyBritish AcademyMarch 2020March 2023
iHuman Research CentreProfessor Dan Goodley and Dr Kirsty LiddiardCentre for Critical Psychology and EducationTUOSJanuary 2015Ongoing
Why Can't We DreamDr Kirsty LiddiardEducation and PsychologyESRC  
Sheffield Anti Racist Education SHAREDr Christine WinterEducation and Psychology   
Psychoeducation for Young People with Neurodisabilities  ESRC Impact Accelerator fund  
Re•Storying Autism in EducationDr Harriet Cameron/Professor Katherine Runswick-ColeEducation and PsychologySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant  
Mad MothersProfessor Katherine Runswick-Cole/Dr Penny FoggEducation and PsychologySSHRCH Insight Grant  
IPS Beyond SMI: maximising individual placement and support (IPS) beyond severe mental illness (SMI)Professor Katherine Runswick-ColeEducation and PsychologyNIHR  

Recent projects

ProjectLead staff memberResearch clusterFunderStart dateEnd date
Professional development for educational change: building inclusive and culturally responsive practicesDr Liz ChesworthEarly Childhood EducationESRCSeptember 2021October 2022
Gender Diversity and Game Avatar DesignsDr Aneesh BaraiChildhood and YouthHEIFMarch 2022September 2022
My Media, My Power, My World: Designing a New Interdisciplinary Primary School SubjectDr Ryan Bramley/
Dr Sabine Little
Literacies and LanguageHolistic Think TankFebruary 2022August 2022
Mental Health and Technology at SheffieldDr Katherine EastonEducation and PsychologyeNurture - UKRI mental health network funded projectJuly 2021July 2022
How do D/deaf people experience suspense in film?Dr Kirsty Liddiard/
Dr Ryan Bramley
Literacies and LanguageSheffield Innovation Programme and PaperJanuary 2022July 2022
Childhoods and Play British AcademyProfessor Jackie MarshEarly Childhood EducationThe British AcademyApril 2012March 2022
A National Observatory of Children’s Play Experiences During COVID-19Yinka OlusogaLiteracies and LanguageESRCNovember 2020January 2022
Multilingual streets: translating and curating the linguistic landscapeDr Jessica BradleyLiteracies and LanguageArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s ‘Open World Research Initiative’ (OWRI) ‘Cross-Language Dynamics: Reshaping Community’ programme.