Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) facilitates research at the cutting edge of theory and practice.
78% of our research activity was defined as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).
Our international research expertise crosses diverse areas including:
- critical pedagogies and maths education
- educational policy and leadership
- equality, disadvantage and poverty
- educational psychology.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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The European Universities Initiative: Navigating Expansion and Consolidation
Gunn, A. & Cino Pagliarello, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Continuities, Changes and Challenges for the European Higher Education Landscape: Five Years of the European Universities Initiative. Springer NatureResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Welcome home?: Finding your (queer) place in Scotland and in STEM
Gagnon, J. & Reggiani, M., 2 Apr 2026, Queer in a Wee Place.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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· Active Lives, Natural Spaces: Supporting Children and Young People's Wellbeing and Mental Health.
Macquarrie, S. & Hennessey, A., 2025Research output: Other contribution
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Accent and identity in the United Kingdom
Baratta, A., 17 Mar 2025, Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes. Bolton, K. (ed.). John Wiley & Sons LtdResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Activism in the arts: Co-researching cultural inequalities with young people during the COVID-19 pandemic
Habib, S., 14 Mar 2025, In: British Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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LCD-PSY: Centre for Language, Communication and Developmental Psychology
Ambridge, B. (PI), Theakston, A. (PI), Sturrock, A. (CoI), Kindell, J. (CoI), Buckle, L. (CoI), Ferry, A. (CoI), Freed, J. (CoI), Kandemirci, B. (CoI), Linnert, S. (CoI), Lopez-Perez, B. (CoI), Papastergiou, A. (CoI), Twomey, K. (CoI), Köymen, B. (CoI), Mitchell, C. (CoI), Jensen, K. (CoI), Greenwood-Davies, S. (CoI), Hartshorn, C. (CoI), Ormerod, E. (CoI), Purcell, R. (CoI), Starkey, R. (CoI), Durrant, S. (CoI), Ellis, C. (CoI), Pert, S. (CoI), Waddington, O. (Researcher), Alcock, C. (Researcher), Walibhai, W. (Researcher), Zhang, S. (Researcher), Zhao, C. (Researcher), Leith, K. (PGR student), Ward, L. (PGR student), Price-Williams, D. (PGR student), Benafif, S. (PGR student), Eroglu, H. S. (PGR student), Savill, C. (PGR student), Gregori, F. (PGR student), Manfredi, L. (PGR student), Ozturk Mihci, I. (PGR student), Chen, Y. (PGR student), Ewaida, A. (PGR student), Hu, X. (PGR student), Jackson, K. (PGR student), Kerry, S. (PGR student), Zhang, J. (PGR student), Zhang, R. (PGR student), Chen, S. (PGR student), Breen, S. (PGR student), Ozturk, T. P. (PGR student), Walker-Sharpe, P. (PGR student), Price-Williams, D. (PGR student) & Wood, G. (PGR student)
1/09/25 → …
Project: Research
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Developing ‘gap year’ as a supportive mechanism for HE graduates post-Covid19
Yu, Y. (PI) & He, R. (CoI)
1/10/23 → 1/06/26
Project: Research
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CLEAR: Cognition and Language in Education: Application and Research SIG
MacQuarrie, S. (PI) & Burgoyne, K. (PI)
1/01/22 → 1/01/27
Project: Research
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Display: Developing and disseminating student projects with lay audiences (Display Project)
MacQuarrie, S. (PI), Ivy, T. (CoI), Kwihangana, F. (CoI) & Pennock, J. (CoI)
1/01/18 → 1/01/27
Project: Research
Impacts
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Appropriate Course Design - Implementation, Licencing, and Consultancy
Fay, R. (Participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Policy, Society and culture
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Assessment tools and the impact on learners’ ‘understanding and use’ of mathematics in schools, colleges and higher education
Black, L. (Participant), Farnsworth, V. (Participant), Hernandez-Martinez, P. (Participant), Hutcheson, G. (Participant), Pampaka, M. (Participant), Pepin, B. (Participant), Petridou, A. (Participant), Prevett, P. (Participant), Ryan, J. T. (Participant), Wake, G. (Participant), Williams, J. (Participant) & Wo, L. (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Societal impacts
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Café Autistiqué
Sturrock, A. (Participant), Guest, H. (Participant), Gowen, E. (Participant), Bendo, G. (Participant), Leadbitter, K. (Participant) & Nosova, E. (Participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture
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Changing education policy and practice through challenging the link between social and educational disadvantage
Ainscow, M. (Participant), Raffo, C. (Participant) & West, C. (Participant)
Impact: Societal impacts
Activities
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Invited keynote speaker at the Conexões Pedagógicas | Encontro Interinstitucional de Práticas Pedagógicas no Ensino Superior (Pedagogical Connections | Interinstitutional Meeting of Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education) - Porto
Evans, L. (Keynote speaker)
15 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Teaching and Research
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British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) (External organisation)
Healey, K. (Academic expert member)
1 Jan 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of board › Research
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From leaderism to leadership-agnosticism: A researcher development journey, via France, from mainstream to critical educational leadership scholarship - paper presented at the International Studying Leadership conference: St. Andrews University
Evans, L. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2025 → 2 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
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Invited external assessor to the promotions panel, University of Hong Kong
Evans, L. (Advisor)
12 Nov 2025 → 3 Dec 2025Activity: Consultancy, spin-outs, CPD & licensing › Consultancy & Services › Teaching and Research
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School Leadership and Globalisation: From Global Convergence to Local Renewal
Courtney, S. (Keynote speaker)
8 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Datasets
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The READY Study - Datasets and documentation
Young, A. (Creator), Espinoza, F. (Creator), Dodds, C. (Creator), Squires, G. (Creator), Rogers, K. (Creator), Chilton, H. (Creator) & O'Neill, R. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 5 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.48420/19566031, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/The_READY_Study_-_Baseline_data/19566031
Dataset
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Office politics, teacher bullying and what to do about it
Hindle, R. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 3 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.48420/28290032.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/_b_Office_politics_teacher_bullying_and_what_to_do_about_it_b_/28290032/1
Dataset
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Prevent and Fundamental British Values
Hindle, R. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 12 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.48420/22587655, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/Prevent_and_Fundamental_British_Values/22587655 and one more link, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/Prevent_and_Fundamental_British_Values/22587655/1 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Applying a ‘funds of knowledge’ approach to learning within the curriculum using examples from primary and secondary teaching practices
Jackson, S. (Creator) & Phillips, R. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 3 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.48420/28289168.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/_b_Applying_a_funds_of_knowledge_approach_to_learning_within_the_curriculum_using_examples_from_primary_and_secondary_teaching_practices_b_/28289168/1
Dataset
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Academic Identity research dataset
Hodgson, R. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 20 Sept 2024
DOI: 10.48420/27038380, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Academic_Identity_research_dataset/27038380
Dataset
Prizes
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2016 Best Book on Globalization and Education
Verger, A. (Recipient), Zancajo, A. (Recipient) & Fontdevila, C. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2018 Best Doctoral Dissertation
Zancajo, A. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2019 Best paper. Journal of Vocational Education & Training
Zancajo, A. (Recipient) & Valiente, O. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 Best Contribution to internationalisation Awards-MDC Excellence Awards UoM.
Zhou, L. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 Global Scholar Fund (Recipient)
Zhou, L. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Soft power: Russia revives the Intervision song contest, Cold War rival to Eurovision
20/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks
19/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Festival Intervision moet Russische invloed in de wereld vergroten
17/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Inequalities in GCSE results stubbornly persistent - here's what the data tells us
21/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
Student theses
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"13 years and it's the first time anybody's ever said, but how does this impact you?": The women's experiences of being partners of elite male footballers in England
Welcome, P. (Author), Etchebarne, A. (Supervisor) & Hanley, T. (Supervisor), 11 Nov 2024Student thesis: Doctor of Counselling Psychology
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âAn Exploratory Study on the Accessibility of Counselling for Children and Young People in Primary and Secondary Schools in India (Bengaluru)â
Fernandes, M. (Author), Hanley, T. (Supervisor) & Winter, L. A. (Supervisor), 22 Jul 2024Student thesis: Doctor of Counselling Psychology
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A biographical study of six women in leadership positions in Higher Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bawazeer, W. (Author), West, M. (Supervisor) & Gunter, H. (Supervisor), 9 Nov 2017Student thesis: Phd
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Academically successful Care Leavers: what has gone right?
Tilley, A. (Author), Squires, G. (Supervisor) & Bond, C. (Supervisor), 15 Dec 2015Student thesis: Doctorate of Educational Psychology
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Academic Literacy Practices: plausibility in the essays of a diverse social science cohort
Smith, P. (Author), Fay, R. (Supervisor) & Sharrock, W. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2013Student thesis: Phd
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