Seminars

We run frequent research seminars on a wide variety of themes during term time. Please visit our Events page for further details. Many of these seminars are recorded and can be accessed by visiting our archive.


2015 Seminars

Learning Outcomes in universities: how are they interpreted and practiced in Norway and England?

Rachel Sweetman, Research Fellow, Department of Education, University of Oslo

18 November, 2015

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HEFCE’s Enhancement Initiatives and the Dynamics of Change Management in Higher Education

Paul Trowler, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University

11 November, 2015

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Capitalizing on social presence

Murat Oztok, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University

21 October, 2015

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Masculinities in higher education physics

Anna Danielsson, Department of Education and Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University

14th October, 2015

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Mobile technologies for learning in developing countries

Professor Mpine Makoe, University of South Africa and Professor Mikko Ruohonen, University of Tampere, Finland (Visiting Academics).

18th June, 2015

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Feedback as Dialogue

David Carless, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

17th June, 2015

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The gender gap in education through sociological lenses: explanations from Flanders

Mieke Van Houtte, Department of Sociology at Ghent University (Belgium). (Visiting Academic)

8th June, 2015

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‘New’ material feminism and the politics of knowledge in higher education

Carol Taylor, Reader in Education, Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University

3rd June, 2015

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The OECD and global governance in education

Professor Bob Lingard, University of Queensland (Visiting Academic)

2nd June, 2015

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Adjusting the lens: Knowledge, capability and self-authorship in graduate narratives

Professor Jenni Case, University of Cape Town (Visiting Academic)

1st June, 2015

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Cerebral schools: intelligent systems, education and the smart city

Ben Williamson, University of Stirling

6th May, 2015

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Making it with the University of the Future: pleasure and pedagogy in higher and higher education

Professor Mike Neary, University of Lincoln

29th April, 2015

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A rehearsal: Academic life and dissent

Judi Morgan, Part-Time PhD Student, Doctoral Programme In Educational Research, Lancaster University

18 March, 2015
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High participation higher education systems: Evidence, interpretations, implications

Professor Simon Marginson, Professor of International Higher Education, UCL Institute of Education,University College London

11 March, 2015
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Does engaging undergraduate students in research transform their understandings of disciplinary knowledge?

Paul Ashwin, Educational Research, Lancaster University

18 February, 2015
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The Impact of Sure Start Children's Centres on developing social capital: the influence of Pierre Bourdieu

Andrea Richardson, Head of Early Help Services in Leeds City Council, Children's Services

21st January, 2015
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