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'The Top Education Faculty for Research for this Kind'

At the recent launch of “Building Evidence into Education” with Ben Goldacre, Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove introduced Professor Carole Torgerson, who was on the panel, noting that she was from ‘the top education faculty for research of this kind’.

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(21 Mar 2013)

Art History Student Wins Essay Competition

Charlotte meets Antony Beever and Theodora Clarke

Charlotte Gill, a postgraduate art historian, studying for her Ph.D. in Art History in the School of Education, has won a prestigious international essay competition organised by the journal Russian Art and Culture.

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Synergynet project's findings on interactive school desks in the news

A research study by Durham's Synergynet finds that interactive hi-tech desks could help boost the maths skills of primary school pupils.

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