# Department of Education
**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/education/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/
- [Education home](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/)
- [About the Department](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/about/)
- [Undergraduate study](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/undergraduate/)
- [Postgraduate study](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/)
- [Teacher training/PGCE](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/pgce/)
- [Research](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/)
- [Equality and Diversity](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/ed/)
- [Our staff](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/our-staff/)
- [Meet our students](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/meet-our-students/)
- [International students](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/international/)
- [Student wellbeing](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/student-wellbeing/)
- [For alumni](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/alumni/)
- [News and events](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/)
- [Intranet](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/intranet/)
- [Contact us](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/contact/)
# Department of Education
A leading department with internationally recognised quality in teaching and research in education
[Scholarship awards and funding opportunities for postgraduate students](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/scholarships/)
[ECU’s Gender equality charter mark: Bronze award holder](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/news/archive/2014/gender-equality-award/)
## [Undergraduate study](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/undergraduate/)
> ## Welcome
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> We are an open and friendly department, committed to excellence in research and teaching. Our [research groups](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/) have a national and international reputation for the quality of their work, and the [THE (2021)](https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-2021-research-excellence-framework-results-announced) ranking of the Research Excellence Framework results placed the department 5th in the UK for research.
## News
[New book from Dr Dusana Dorjee](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/news/2026/dusana-dorjee-book-2026/)
Monday 2 February 2026
Dr Dusana Dorjee's new book - Making Sense of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools - is out now.
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[Education at York ranks in the Top 125 in Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject, 2026](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/news/2026/the-world-university-ranking-subject-2026/)
Friday 23 January 2026
We have been ranked Top 125 in the world, and 14th in the UK, for Education Studies in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
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[Commuter students: A student-centred, whole provider approach to improve student experiences and outcomes in technological higher education in Ireland](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/cresj/news/2025/commuter-students/)
Monday 17 November 2025
The final report of the research and knowledge exchange project, was launched in an online webinar.
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[More news](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/news/2025/)
## [Postgraduate study](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/ "Root%20%BB%20University%20Website%20%BB%20Education%20%BB%20Graduate%20School")
> ## [Our research centres](http://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/)
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> - [Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/)
> - [Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/cresj/)
> - [Psychology in Education Research Centre](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/perc/)
> - [University of York Science Education Group](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/uyseg/)
> ## [Research hub](https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/education-research-hub/home)
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> Staff and students can advertise any research project that is seeking a student sample
## [Independent research fellowships](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/fellowships/)
> ## Short films
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> [Watch our student and staff videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6F0H9HhRTfgdyDaJsdmYOw)\
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> ## Our graduate experiences
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> [Watch our video](https://youtu.be/d9KV-kt6bwQ)
## [PGCE teacher training](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/pgce/)
[Pre-sessional language courses](https://www.york.ac.uk/study/international/applying/international-pathway-college/pre-sessionals/)
## [Decolonising Education Collective](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/dec/)
**[Weibo](http://weibo.com/uoyedudept)**
**[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/uoyeducation/)**
## [Events](http://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/events/)
Wed
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Apr
[Do words hurt? The power of language in education](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/events/2026/dowordshurtthepoweroflanguageineducation/)
[More events](http://www.york.ac.uk/education/news-events/events/)