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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Jubilee Campus
Part Time
Oct 2026
6 Year
Researchers in the School of Education are committed to investigating and advancing social justice within and through education. You will undertake your doctoral study in a supportive international and interdisciplinary research community. The school has over 150 years of experience in educational research and includes researchers and teachers whose work addresses current challenges affecting practice, theory, policy, institutions, and systems. Our researchers are leaders in their fields of endeavour and have strong relationships with local and international organisations. You will work with two supervisors who have relevant expertise and share an interest in your field. Education research areas include: • literacies and literacy practices • education for human flourishing • education and international politics and development • education and social justice • higher, adult and vocational education • language education • informal and non-formal education • learning sciences • learning through the arts, creative pedagogies and science • mathematics education • refugee/migrant education • school leadership and improvement teachers' work, professionalism and education policy
The University of Nottingham is a pioneering institution with a long and distinguished heritage in education. It is also...