Higher and Further Education Cluster

Higher and Further Education

Welcome to the Higher and Further Education research cluster. We are researchers who work in a variety of ways to explore issues such as policy and governance, pedagogy, assessment and learning, and widening participation within the Higher and Further education sectors at local, national and global levels.

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Our Themes

Within this thematic cluster

Student politics and empowerment (Dr Rille Raaper)
Threshold concepts (Prof Julie Rattray)
Global approaches and practices to doctorates and doctoral examination (Prof Prue Holmes, Dr Dimitra Kokotsaki, Prof Mike Byram and Prof Stan Taylor)
Contextualised admissions (Prof Stephen Gorard and Prof Vikki Boliver)
Internationalisation of higher education (Prof Catherine Montgomery)

Study with us

Colleagues from the Higher and Further Education research cluster are involved in the provision of taught courses as well as research degrees. We warmly welcome applications from students interested in aspects of higher education that fit with cluster expertise, including areas which intersect with the interests and activities of other research clusters within the School of Education and wider university community.