Institute of Education London

Research

Our research reflects our multidisciplinary nature and is funded by central and local government, the Research Councils, and the charitable sector. Major centres and selected projects are noted below. See also descriptions of staff members' activities on our Staff pages and output described on our Publications page.

Centre for Longitudinal Studies
The birth cohort data collected by CLS provides an invaluable resource for research. In addition to being funded as an ESRC Resource Centre, CLS also houses a number of research projects supported by a range of funders.

Centre for Analysis of Youth Transitions
CAYT is a Department for Education funded research centre, held jointly with the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Research is organised into thematic strands: education and employment, risky behaviours and positive activities, and disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.

ADMIN Node
ADMIN (Administrative Data: Methods and Inference) is a phase 2 'node' of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Research explores use of survey data to enhance analysis of administrative data, and use of administrative data to aid analysis of survey data. 

Higher Education Funding and Access: exploring common beliefs
This project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, aims to inform the public policy debate on higher education funding and access using a range of different data sources.

Centre for the Economics of Education
CEE undertakes innovative research in the field of the economics of education. Work at the Institute has focused upon research into widening participation issues.

Wellbeing of Children
The project is focused on the factors and processes that promote the wellbeing of young children, especially those growing up in circumstances of family poverty and hardship.
 
PATHWAYS Programme
An international Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for the Comparative Study of Productive Youth Development.