Department of Education
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We conduct research and teach courses to further our understanding of a range of education-related issues nationally and internationally.
Find out more about our undergraduate courses in education.
Our Department of Education offers a range of postgraduate courses, from taught master's to research degrees.
View our MPhil, PhD and Doctor of Education (EdD) courses available in the Department of Education.
Yanyan shares the story of her journey to Bath, where she found academic growth and a safe and welcoming city, while studying for her master’s degree and PhD.
Lola, a BA (Hons) Education with Psychology student, talks about how working with the Students’ Union has helped shape her future career ideas.
From receiving a special commendation for her dissertation, to becoming a role model for her students, Sofía reflects on her MA TESOL degree at Bath.
Study finds optimism rising in social mobility ‘cold spots’, bucking national downward trend
If Labour is serious about tackling regional economic inequalities, it must reverse Tory education policies, specifically the ‘levelling-up’ agenda – new study.
Work undertaken by Department of Education colleagues informed the first City-wide charter of its type launched by the London Mayor.
Eco-distress is rising around the world, but a new article in the journal Nature by psychologists suggests this could be a positive catalyst for action.
Dr Sam Carr writes for The Conversation.
Our research interests are broad. They concern educational leadership, globalisation, teaching and educational practice.
Head of the Department of Education, Elisabeth Barratt Hacking, blogs about our new collaborative project with the Mayor of Bath.
In this new blog Professor Bharat Pankhania, the Mayor of Bath, reflects on a new initiative with the University supporting his Mayoral theme for 2025/26.
Dr Ioannis Costas Batlle explains how children learn informally through their hobbies, like skateboarding and painting during the school holidays.
In a joint initiative with the Mayor of Bath, two PhD students from the University explore the gaps in educational attainment in Bath and North East Somerset.
Dr Pedro Flores-Crespo, from Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ) in Mexico, will work at the University of Bath until March 2026.
Dr Alison Douthwaite and Professor Ceri Brown from Bath's Department of Education were in Parliament on Tuesday 28 October for an evidence session.
New £11m Bath research group will partner with local services to boost youth mental health support across BANES, Swindon & Wiltshire.
University receives part of £54m Global Talent Fund to help attract and support top international researchers to the UK.
The British Academic Written English Secondary School (BAWESS) corpus project aims to improve teaching and learning outcomes at secondary schools.
3rd for Education in The Guardian University Guide 2026