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Professor Dan Goodley elected as Fellow of the British Academy

Congratulations to Dan on this prestigious award in recognition of his contribution to critical disability studies.
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Maker{Futures} Team Hosts International Networking Event for Maker Practitioners

On 10th June the Maker{Futures} team, based in the School of Education, hosted their inaugural international networking event, drawing together a global community of makerspace, education and industry partners for a three-day programme.
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School of Education receives outstanding Ofsted report for secondary age training 

The School of Education is celebrating an Outstanding rating from Ofsted for its secondary-age teacher training.
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Thinking 51²è¹Ý¶ù Theory project - films launch

We are proud to announce the launch of our Thinking 51²è¹Ý¶ù Theory web resource, produced thanks to generous support from the Faculty of Social Sciences Education Projects funding in 2023.
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Our research has real world impact!

Here at the SMI we use research to tackle the big social science challenges - from understanding food poverty to the impact of lowering the voting age.