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Current projects

Title Funder Start date End date
Young People, Criticality and Figurative Language Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 October 2024 31 March 2027
Efficacy trial of the Communication Friendly Settings Programme 1 October 2022 31 March 2026
Voices of the rainforest: Co-creating a traditional ecological knowledge-based climate change curriculum framework with indigenous communities in Malaysia 1 April 2024 31 March 2026
Pilot study of the Communication Friendly Home-Based Settings Programme 1 October 2022 31 March 2025
Efficacy trial of Concept Cat 1 October 2022 31 March 2025
Efficacy trial of the 5Rs approach to GCSE Maths resits 31 October 2021 31 December 2024
Evaluation of Let’s Talk Bristol: Bristol Early Language (BEL) Recovery Programme 1 February 2023 31 December 2024

Past projects

Title Funder Start date End date
Books, bags and boxes: a study of the role and impact of the Leeds School Library Service 1 January 2023 31 December 2023
Connecting and Comprehending Through Play 1 April 2023 30 September 2023
Unveiling the factors for the predictive validity of IELTS for postgraduate studies: assessment, teaching and learning in the TLU domain British Council 31 January 2021 1 January 2023
Young People & Active Journeys in Leeds 1 January 2022 30 September 2022
Communication for Children with Hearing Impairment to optimise Language Development (Comm4CHILD) EU Horizon 2020 1 September 2019 30 September 2022
Social exclusion in adolescence 1 July 2019 30 June 2022
Early education for young deaf children and their caregivers in Ghana British Academy Early Childhood Education Programme, supported under the Global Challenges Research Fund 18 November 2019 17 May 2022
ETHER Ethics and Aesthetics of Encountering the Other: New Frameworks for Engaging with Difference Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 November 2020 30 April 2022
The impact of a pre-registration transition programme (Transition to Leeds) on international PGT students’ sense of belonging 1 February 2021 30 September 2021
The Impact of Covid-19 on Key Learning and Education (ICKLE) ESRC/UKRI 10 September 2020 9 August 2021
Student perceptions of teaching and learning within undergraduate education programmes Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence 1 February 2020 1 July 2021
The linguistic challenges of the transition from primary to secondary school Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 September 2018 30 June 2021
Growing post-16 maths participation: promoting the benefits of Core Maths ESRC/LSSI Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 1 August 2020 31 May 2021
Well-being and burnout in teaching: unpacking the causes and tackling the problems ESRC/LSSI Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 1 November 2019 30 March 2021
The Foundational Number Sense (FoNS) Research Project Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) 1 July 2016 31 January 2021
Medical education assessment 1 January 2008 1 January 2021
Opportunity Areas: Impact Evaluation Department for Education 1 January 2018 31 December 2020
REACH Primary Education Endowment Foundation 1 January 2019 31 December 2020
A systematic review of early interventions for parents of deaf babies National Institute for Health Research: Research for Patient Benefit 1 April 2019 30 September 2020
ASCENTS 121 Support for Science EEF and Wellcome Trust 1 January 2019 1 July 2020
The early take-up of Core Mathematics: successes and challenges The Nuffield Foundation 1 March 2017 28 February 2020
Hitting them where it hurts: The history of development of Civil Recovery powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 June 2017 31 December 2019
The state of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education institutions in Indonesia The British Council Indonesia 1 March 2019 31 October 2019
Barriers to Attendance 1 April 2019 30 October 2019
‘Sticky Objects’ and pathways to wellbeing: teacher understandings of and practices in positive psychology in their classrooms British Council 1 September 2018 30 August 2019
A Different Take ESRC/LSSI Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 1 July 2018 30 June 2019
Fostering effective parent-practitioner partnerships in Character Education ESRC/LSSI Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 1 September 2018 30 June 2019
Investigating the applicability of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for self-assessment in tertiary writing instruction in China: accessibility, effectiveness, feasibility and usefulness British Council 1 September 2017 1 February 2019
Updating AntConc for spoken and educational language data Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 1 November 2018 31 January 2019
Translation and translanguaging: Investigating linguistic and cultural transformations in superdiverse wards in four UK cities Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 January 2014 31 December 2018
Improving educational and social outcomes for deaf children of Roma families in the UK ESRC/LSSI Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) 1 January 2018 31 December 2018
The Unbundled University: Researching Emerging Models in an Unequal Landscape ESRC Newton 1 October 2016 30 November 2018
Fair Shares and Families: Children’s perceptions of material resource distributions and decision-making within families Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 October 2016 30 September 2018
Science teachers’ experiences of educational reform in Sweden: Enacting national tests and grading at Y6 1 January 2013 31 July 2018
English Language Learning Areas in Pre-School Classrooms: an investigation of their effectiveness in supporting EFL development 1 October 2013 28 February 2015
REAding for CompreHension (REACH) Education Endowment Foundation 1 January 2013 31 December 2014
The challenge of transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 British Academy 1 October 2012 30 September 2014
Evaluation of the ‘Raising Aspirations in Physics’ project 1 October 2012 31 July 2014
Perceptions of language and identity amongst international MA TESOL students 1 October 2011 31 December 2013
Delta trainers' cognitions and practices 1 January 2013 30 November 2013
The impact of teacher education on pre-service English language teachers 1 November 2012 31 October 2013
Research on professors, professorial academic leadership and preparation for professorship 1 March 2012 31 August 2013
Mobigam: Language on the move in India 1 August 2012 31 July 2013
Comenius Transfer-Expert on SignLanguage@School 1 October 2012 1 July 2013
Inspiring teachers British Council 1 January 2012 31 May 2013
New Urbanisms, New Citizens Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 January 2009 31 January 2013
GCSE 21st Century Science: comparisons of participation and attainment in post-compulsory science The Nuffield Foundation 1 May 2011 31 December 2012
Deafness and Reading for Meaning - 'DReaM' 1 November 2012 1 December 2012
CPD for ITE Providers 1 September 2011 31 July 2012
Applied science students: Examining progression routes from KS4 1 May 2011 31 May 2012
Interests and Recruitment in Science (IRIS) 1 May 2009 30 April 2012
Virtual School and College Education for Teenagers and Young Adults (VISCED) ED Education and Culture DG - Lifelong Learning Programme 1 January 2011 31 January 2012
Core Values, Student Learning and School Transformation Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 January 2011 31 January 2012
Enactment and Impact of Science Education Reform (EISER) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 September 2008 1 November 2011
Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to Read for Meaning Faculty & Alumni Fund Vacation Scholarship Schemes 1 June 2010 30 September 2011
Learner Autonomy: English Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices British Council 1 October 2010 30 September 2011
Teaching English Radio British Council 1 January 2011 31 July 2011
EAL additional experience pilot TDA (Teaching and Development Agency for Schools) 1 September 2010 31 July 2011
The target language revisited 1 June 2010 30 June 2011
HENNA (Harehills ESOL Needs Neighbourhood Audit) project Leeds City Council/YoHRSpace 1 November 2010 31 May 2011
Home background and the L2 motivational self-system in a developing country context Language Learning small grants programme, University of Michigan, USA 1 January 2010 31 January 2011
Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice in Deaf Education 1 November 2010 31 December 2010
Teacher learning on the Delta Cambridge ESOL 1 September 2009 31 July 2010
Identity Online British Academy 1 October 2007 30 March 2010
Teacher Empowerment to Educate Students to Become Active European Citizens (TEESAEC) European Commission 1 October 2006 30 September 2009
Learning and the Transition into Work School of Computing 1 October 2006 30 September 2009
Disability Equality in English Primary Schools (DEEPS) Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 September 2007 1 September 2009
The impact on students of British Council EFL classes British Council 1 November 2008 30 June 2009
Secondary National Strategy: Effective practice in Interactive Teaching Secondary National Strategy 1 March 2007 30 April 2009
To what extent does IELTS encourage communicative language teaching in Chinese IELTS classes? 1 February 2009 31 March 2009
Using digital storytelling to develop reflective learning by the use of next generation technologies and practices JISC Next Generation Technologies and Practices Phase 2 1 February 2008 31 March 2009
Learning Responsibility? Exploring Doctors' Transitions to New Levels of Medical Performance Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 October 2007 31 January 2009
National Evaluation of the Applied Learning Specialism Programme Specialist Schools and Academies Trust 1 November 2005 31 December 2008
Religious Reading in a Secular Society: Learning for Life in a Liberal Democracy? 1 January 2008 31 December 2008
Mother Tongue Language Policy in a Globalising World: The Case of Eritrea British Academy 1 August 2008 31 October 2008
The working lives of Special Educational Needs Coordinators 1 September 2007 30 September 2008
AWESOME Dissertation 1 January 2008 28 February 2008
IELTS Listening 1 March 2007 31 January 2008
Physics Enhancement Programme (PEP) Evaluation Gatsby Technical Education Projects 1 September 2004 30 September 2007
INTERACT: Intercultural Active Citizenship European Commission 1 January 2004 31 July 2007
The recruitment, induction and retention of Special Educational Needs Coordinators 1 February 2007 31 July 2007
Dialogic Teaching in Science Classrooms 1 March 2005 30 June 2007
Evaluation of Take-up of Science GCSEs 1 January 2007 30 March 2007
Evaluation of the Primary Science Enhancement Programme Gatsby Technical Education Projects 1 January 2003 31 January 2007
Linking School Mathematics to Out-of-School Mathematical Activities Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 May 2004 30 November 2006
Developing Curriculum Pathways in Mathematics - phase two 1 August 2006 30 September 2006
Coordination Disorders in the Early Years 1 September 2004 30 August 2006
21st Century Science Evaluation: Students' understandings of science explanations and ideas-about-science 1 March 2004 31 July 2006
Developing Curriculum Pathways in Mathematics - phase one 1 January 2005 31 July 2006
Pupil Enrichment Materials: Interactive Teaching Department for Education and Skills (DfES) 1 May 2005 31 May 2006
The Role of Sign Language for Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants Nuffield Small grants scheme 1 October 2005 28 February 2006
Deaf Children's Early Literacy at Home Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 September 2004 28 February 2006
Indonesian Islamic School Headmasters Programme in Educational Leadership and Management British Council 1 February 2005 31 December 2005
Learning from practice: improving the professional development of science teachers National Science Learning Centre. White Rose Research into Practice Scheme. 1 October 2005 30 November 2005
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) Project 1 May 2005 31 August 2005
Tianjin Higher Education Management Summer School 1 June 2005 31 July 2005
Pathways in Mathematics 14-19, Phase 2 QCA/AQA 1 May 2005 30 June 2005
Regional Quality Standards for Inclusion Yorkshire and Humberside Partnership 1 May 2005 30 June 2005
MA TESOL - Oman 1 May 2005 30 June 2005
Developing Practice in Teaching English to Young Learners - Slovenia 1 May 2005 30 June 2005
Iraqi English Language Development 1 March 2005 30 June 2005
National Survey on Innovation in Science Enquiry The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) 1 March 2005 30 June 2005
BA Educational Studies (TESOL) - Oman 1 November 1999 31 May 2005
BBC Science Clips 1 November 1999 31 May 2005
Evaluation of the Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology Project (SNAB): implementation in the classroom 31 July 2002 30 June 2004
The Relevance of Science Education Project (ROSE) 1 January 2004 28 February 2004
Teachers and researchers as knowledge builders for better school science 1 January 2003 31 January 2004
Creating Applied Science in Schools Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 November 2003 31 December 2003
Monitoring the Educational Performance of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Action Research (now Action Medical Research 1 October 2001 30 September 2003
Students' Experience of Undergraduate Mathematics Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 June 2000 31 August 2003
Towards Evidence-Based Practice In Science Education Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 January 2000 30 June 2003
Management and Intervention in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: the role of teachers and parents Action Research (now Action Medical Research 1 September 1999 31 August 2001
Formal Science Education and Life-Long Learning University of Leeds Research Fellowship 1 June 1999 30 June 2001
Graphic calculator use in Leeds LEA school: fragments of practice 1 January 2001 28 February 2001
Teaching about the Nature of Scientific Knowledge and Investigation on A/AS Level Science Courses The Nuffield Foundation 1 September 1999 31 January 2001
Language and Learning in Science 1 January 2000 28 February 2000
Models of the Educator in Higher Education: A Bibliographic and Conceptual Map Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 December 1998 30 November 1999
Moving from Occasional to Regular Use of ICT in Mathematics Classes Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 May 1998 30 November 1999
Undergraduate Learning in Science Project University of Leeds Academic Development Fund, School of Education, School of Biology, School of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, School of Chemistry and School of Earth Sciences. 1 September 1994 30 September 1999
Labwork in Science Education European Commission 1 February 1996 30 April 1998
Change and Continuity in Science Teachers' Work Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 January 1996 31 January 1998
Young people's understanding of, and attitudes to, 'the new genetics' Wellcome Trust 1 October 1994 31 October 1997
An Investigation into Students' Global A-Level Mathematics Performance and their Performance in Routine and Non-Routine Questions 1 January 1997 31 January 1997
An Investigation of the Performance of English pupils in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1 January 1995 28 February 1995
The Implementation of the National Curriculum Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 January 1993 31 January 1995
The Implementation of Practical Assessment in the GCSE Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 January 1990 31 January 1992
Teaching and Learning Science in the Primary Classroom 1 January 1991 30 June 1991
Institute of Physics: Supporting Physics Teaching 11-14 The Institute of Physics Ongoing