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Current and Recently Completed Research Projects

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Ongoing work, and projects completed since 2005

These projects are listed chronologically with the most recently funded first and include:

  • Externally-funded Projects
  • Personal Research Fellowships
  • Projects internally funded through the Transforming Practice Research Programme (TPRP)

Smaller internally funded research projects that are ongoing may also be found on the Research Development Fund page.

'Who Do You Think You Are?'
Diane Reay, Kristine Black-Hawkins, Richard Byers, Nidhi Singal and Caroline Oliver
Funded January 2010 - June 2011
TPRP

Multimodal Imaging of Parietal Brain Networks in Adults and Children with Developmental Dyscalculia
Dénes Szücs, Usha Goswami and Tim Rowland
Funded November 2009 - October 2012
MRC
Understanding STEM Enrichment Worldwide and Developing Measures for it's Impact
Wai Yi Feng with Kenneth Ruthven
Funded October 2009 - September 2014
Royal Society (Post-Doctoral Fellowship)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Restorative Approaches to Conflict in Schools: Exploring International Theory and Practice
Hilary Cremin
Funded October 2009 - September 2011
ESRC Seminar Series
Dyslexia: A New Theoretical Framework: Rhythmic Perception, Music & Language
Usha Goswami

Funded October 2009 - September 2011
The Leverhulme Trust (Major Research Fellowship)

Exploring Place-Based Identities through Reading and Writing
Maria Nikolajeva, Gabriella Cliff Hodges, Pam Pointon, Liz Taylor and Dominic Wyse
Funded July 2009 - December 2010
TPRP

Children Articulating Thinking (ChAT): Developing a Pedagogy for Metacognition and Self Regulation: A Pilot Study with 5-6 Year Olds in English Year 1 Classrooms
David Whitebread
, Penny Coltman, Neil Mercer, Jane Warwick, Christine Howe and Usha Goswami
Funded March 2009 - December 2010
TPRP

Engaging Young People in Civic Action and Learning
Hilary Cremin, Carolynne Mason and Madeleine Arnot
Funded March 2009 - February 2011
Society for Educational Studies (National Award)

An Investigation into the Leadership and Management of Music Education in Primary and Secondary Schools
Pam Burnard
Funded January 2009 - March 2009
Welsh Education Research Network

Innovations in Mathematics Education (InnoMathEd)
Kenneth Ruthven
Funded December 2008 - November 2010
EC Lifelong Learning Programme (Comenius Multilateral Project)

More Apparent than Real? Spotlighting School Autonomy
Peter Gronn
, Ros McLellan, Ciaran Sugrue and Joanne Waterhouse
Funded November 2008 - October 2009
TPRP

The Primary Review: Dissemination, Policy Engagement and Preliminary Impact Assessment
Robin Alexander
and Julia Flutter
Funded October 2008 - June 2010
University of Cambridge, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Enhancing Students' Proof Competencies in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms
Andreas Stylianides
Funded September 2008 - February 2010
ESRC

Museums and Literacy Alternative Settings website
Dominic Wyse, Philip Stephenson and Helen Bradford
Funded September 2008 - April 2009
Museums, Libraries and Archive Council

Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education (epiSTEMe): Student Engagement and Learning in Early Secondary-School Physical Science and Mathematics
Kenneth Ruthven, Christine Howe, Neil Mercer, Keith Taber, Riikka Hoffman, Stephanie Luthman and Fran Riga
Funded August 2008 - April 2012
ESRC

Governing by Numbers
John Gray
Funded July 2008 - June 2009
ESRC

Organizational Strategy, Political Context and the Perceived Influence of Educational Interest Groups
Darleen Opfer
Funded March 2008 - June 2009
British Academy

School Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes
John Gray, Colleen McLaughlin and Maurice Galton
Funded March 2008 - June 2009
Nuffield Foundation
Language Education and Pedagogy in English and French Speaking Cameroon: A Comparative Approach to Primary School Teachers' Perception
Edith Esch
Funded March 2008 - August 2009
British Academy
IWBs and Collaborative Learning in the Primary Classroom
Neil Mercer, Paul Warwick and Ruth Kershner
Funded November 2007 - August 2009
ESRC
Exploiting the IWB to Enhance Dialogic Classroom Interaction
Sara Hennessy
Funded September 2007 - August 2009
ESRC Fellowship (Bridging Research and Practice)

Primary School Children's Tacit and Explicit Understanding of Object Motion
Christine Howe, Joana Taylor Tavares and Amy Devine
Funded January 2007 - December 2009
ESRC

Mathematical Knowledge in Teaching Seminars
Kenneth Ruthven and Tim Rowland
Funded November 2006 - October 2010
Nuffield Foundation

Humans as Analogy-Makers
Usha Goswami, Victoria Cheah, Sonia White and Fruszina Soltesz
Funded October 2006 - March 2010
EU FP6 STREP

Language Learning at Key Stage 3: The Impact of Curriculum Changes on Provision and Practice
Michael Evans
, Linda Fisher, Ruth Levine and Caroline Filmer-Sankey
Funded September 2006 - February 2009
DCSF

Dialogic Teaching in Science Classrooms
Neil Mercer and Judith Kleine Staarman
Funded May 2006 - April 2007
ESRC

The Primary Review
Robin Alexander, Chris Doddington, Linda Hargreaves and Ruth Kershner
Funded May 2006 - September 2008
University of Cambridge, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Learning Without Limits: Transforming Learning Capacity
Mandy Swann
Funded April 2006 - April 2008
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Exploring the Pedagogy of Creative Partnerships
Maurice Galton
Funded March 2006 - March 2008
Arts Council

Personalised Learning Approaches
Maurice Galton
Funded February 2006 - January 2007
DfES via University of Sussex

Interactive Whiteboards as Pedagogic Tools in Primary Schools
Neil Mercer and Judith Kleine Staarman in partnership with the Open University
Funded January 2006 - December 2006
ESRC

The Socio-Cultural and Learning Experiences of Working Class Students in Higher Education
Diane Reay
Funded January 2006 - April 2008
ESRC Final Report

Improving the Outcome of Education for Pro Poor Development
Chris Colclough and Bolormaa Shagdar
Funded October 2005 - September 2010
DfID

The Effects of Pupil Grouping at KS2/3
Maurice Galton
Funded September 2005 - February 2006
DfES (now DCSF)

What About Us?
Richard Byers
Funded September 2005 - October 2008
The Big Lottery Fund

Identities, Educational Choice and the White Urban Middle-classes
Diane Reay
Funded May 2005 - October 2007
ESRCFinal Report

Theories of Learning
Lesley Dee
Funded May 2005 - February 2006
LDSA

Auditory Processing in Dyslexic Children: Behavioural and Neural Investigations
Usha Goswami, Dénes Szücs, Tim Fosker, Martina Huss, Natasha Fegan
Funded April 2005 - January 2011
Medical Research Council

Progression in Creative Learning
Pam Burnard
Funded February 2005 - November 2005
Creative Partnership

Exploring Teacher Mediation of Subject Learning with ICT: A Multimedia Approach (T-MEDIA)
Sara Hennessy
Funded January 2005 - June 2007
ESRC

Subject Leadership in Creativity and Design and Technology
Bill Nicholl
Funded January 2005 - March 2010
Gatsby Technical Education Projects

Collaborative School/University Education and Training Programme for Science, Design and Technology Teachers
Elaine Wilson, Mike Younger, Rosemary Deaney, Helen Demetriou and Alison Fox
Funded September 2004 - October 2010
Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Rhythmic Timing and Dyslexia: A Casual Connection?
Usha Goswami
Funded September 2004 - August 2008
ESRC

The Sustainability and Development of Practitioner Research and Enquiry
Colleen McLaughlin and Kristine Black-Hawkins
Funded 2004-2006
National College of School Leadership, Networked Learning Communities Group
Report Download

Bridges Across Boundaries: cross-disseminating quality development practices for schools in southern and eastern Europe
John MacBeath in partnership with seven countries
Funded March 2004 - December 2005
European Commission Socrates

Auditory Processing Skills, Phonological Awareness and Literacy Development in Monolingual and Bilingual Children
Usha Goswami
Funded November 2003 - January 2006
European Commission FP6 MC

Lessons for Learning: Using Research Study Lessons to Innovate and Transfer Metapedagogy
Mary James succeeded by Dave Pedder
Funded October 2003 - September 2009
ESRC/TLRP Research Training Fellowship

Phonological Skills, Vocabulary Development and Reading Development in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants
Usha Goswami
Funded January 2003 - March 2006
PPP Foundation

Assessment Systems for the Future: the Place of Assessment by Teachers
Mary James on behalf of the Assessment Reform Group
Funded July 2003 - June 2005
The Nuffield Foundation

Educative Technologies in Kindergarten Context (KINDERET): Identification of the Needs and Setting up of Training Programmes
John Siraj-Blatchford
Funded September 2002 - August 2005
European Commission

TLRP Research Training Fellowship: From Black Boxes to Glass Boxes
Robin Bevan and Mary James
Funded September 2002 - August 2008
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Carpe Vitam Leadership for Learning Centre
John MacBeath
Funded January 2002 - March 2006
Wallenberg

The Status of Teachers and the Teaching Profession
Linda Hargreaves, Donald McIntyre, Maurice Galton, Tim Everton
Funded September 2002 - January 2007
Department for Education and Skills

Evaluation of the Pilot Project for Schools Facing Extremely Challenging Circumstances
John MacBeath, John Gray, David Frost, Sue Swaffield
Funded August 2002- July 2004
Department for Education and Skills

Cambridge Schools-University Partnership for Educational Research (SUPER) Network
Colleen McLaughlin and Donald McIntyre
Funded September 2002 - August 2006
National College for School Leadership

Cambridge Online Latin Project
Bob Lister in partnership with Granada Media and Cambridge University Press
Funded September 2000 - August 2006
Department for Education and Skills

Evaluation of The Cambridge Bursary Scheme Evaluation Project (formerly known as The Isaac Newton Trust Bursary Scheme)
Donald McIntyre, Joan Whitehead and Caroline Oliver
Funded November 2000 - August 2010
Anonymous donor

Mathematics Enrichment Group of Projects (NRICH)
Jennifer Piggott
Funded 1996-2006
The University of Cambridge Local Examiniations Synidate, The Clothworkers' Foundation, the Royal Society, Millennium Maths Project, Intellexon