Should you be getting your child an AI toy for Christmas? Cambridge expert @ejgoodacre.bsky.social discusses how her research with @drjennyg.bsky.social is exploring what we know - and don't know - about the new wave of toys hitting the market. uk.style.yahoo.com/ai-toys-are-...

They submitted oral & written evidence calling for more research on mental health in the workspace, a more consistent measurement of productivity, & stronger empirical evidence to better know the impact of home-based working.

Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at @cam.ac.uk highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.

To mark its 10th anniversary, this newly-published article highlights three projects led by the University of Cambridge PEDAL Centre which show how centring children in play research can generate new insights that would otherwise remain hidden. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Three years after ChatGPT burst on to the scene, @rupertwegerif.bsky.social spoke to ABC's future tense about its potential impact on education. Listen again here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Making RE part of the national curriculum will promote tolerance – but only if it’s taught in the right way. Daniel Moulin discusses new recommendations for Religious Education in the curriculum in @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/making-re-pa...

Join Hilary Cremin and Luke Kemp for this interactive dialogue at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge about the existential threats facing humanity and how education might respond. Nov 26, 5pm - 6.30pm. It's free and open to all! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...

Action on climate change and a just response to the climate crisis are challenges for education. This University of Cambridge article summarises how researchers are exploring how learning can nurture justice, sustainability, and wellbeing for people, planet, and peace. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/educ...

The Government’s imminent curriculum review presents an opportunity to reassess the place of languages education in our schools. What, though, does the evidence base tell us? Join us for this University of Cambridge seminar exploring some potential ways forward.

Applications are OPEN for the Cambridge Doctor of Education (EdD) programme starting 2026: a part-time research degree for working professionals who want to use the power of education to drive innovation in any sector. Open to UK and international students. www.educ.cam.ac.uk/courses/post...

'A new book by Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, @camedfac.bsky.social, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick.' @cam.ac.uk We are crying out for a completely new vision of what education involves, however challenging that may be.'

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research by @karenforbes.bsky.social shows. Read more: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/poor...

Very happy to share this article exploring the influence of school-level curriculum policies on both uptake and attainment in GCSE modern languages in England @camedfac.bsky.social Freely available to download - key points below ⬇️ (1/6) www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

A new book by Professor Hilary Cremin, Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick’. Is it time to think bigger about education reform? More here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/scho...

The Editorial Board of the Cambridge Journal of Education is seeking education scholars with diverse intellectual interests to join its Editorial Panel. Find out more at: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/cje/

A new prize for education and social justice research in South Asia has been launched in memory of Dr Arif Naveed. Arif was an outstanding Pakistani social scientist who undertook his doctoral research at the Faculty of Education. More about the prize here: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real...

More about @drjennyg.bsky.social and @ejgoodacre.bsky.social's research on AI toys and children's development here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-...

"It is our collective responsibility to understand how toys powered by artificial intelligence impact young children." @drjennyg.bsky.social and @ejgoodacre.bsky.social in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The long-term follow up findings of our Healthy Start, Happy Start study have been published in the @acamh.bsky.social Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry this week. Read a quick-read summary by @camedfac.bsky.social: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/heal...

Today in our Guardian letter, @drjennyg.bsky.social and I call for a greater public discourse on how AI toys are interacting with young children and the impacts on their development. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Generative AI doesn't "think" like humans do, but in a new University of Cambridge study which confronted it with an Ancient Greek maths puzzle, it did behave in a curiously "learner-like" way. Read more here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/chat...

This animation provides an update on the long term findings of the Healthy Start, Happy Start study testing a relationship-based parenting programme. @nihr.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social @camedfac.bsky.social

New research from @pedalcam.bsky.social shows that a short, relationship-based programme for families can protect against children developing behaviour problems years later. Quick-read summary here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/heal... ...or take a look at the full paper in the attached post!

📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors. Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky

How should teaching – and teacher education – adapt for a fast-changing world? In January, we began building a vision for teaching in 2050. Now we’re inviting those at the heart of the teacher education sector to shape what comes next. Find out more and have your say: teachereducation2050.co.uk

Congratulations to our recent MEd graduate Aliabbas Dhanji, whose dissertation was recently shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association (UKLA) Student Research Prize. Find out more about the prizes at: ukla.org/research-pri...

Well done to @auroragaocam.bsky.social on her new paper in the SSCI-indexed @berj-2025.bsky.social The study spotlights student voice to explore what supports effective STEM learning and aspirations in Rwandan secondary schools. doi.org/10.1002/berj...

Point-of-care ultrasound is a medical scanning technology which enables doctors to perform rapid, bedside scans and reveal life-threatening problems. Despite its potential, it is often abandoned after training. This new study explains why. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/clos...

Can refugee education truly be transformed without decolonizing the foundations of aid & knowledge production?  Join Z. Zakharia, F. Menashy, A. Ahmad, T. Weldemichel, C. Saab & others June 19–20  https://shorturl.at/EnvON

A very happy 10th birthday to @realcentre.bsky.social! As the REAL Centre marks its anniversary, this feature explores how it has led the way in producing collaborative research to advance equity and social justice in and through education. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/10-y...

Academic research and activism: Key lessons from #SouthAfrica & #Palestine 17 June 4pm BST Join us @camedfac.bsky.social discussing the interrelationships between research & activism & the role of academics & intellectuals in the academy & society www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/academic-r...

We just wrapped up our PhD retreat on Theorising in PhD Research at @camedfac.bsky.social  two days of powerful conversations on theory, lived experience & decolonising knowledge. Grateful to all who joined us!  @homertoncollege.bsky.social   @realcentre.bsky.social  @britishacademy.bsky.social

The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It's been such a delight to host @elizafricker.bsky.social and our amazing comics and autism team this week! Looking forward to working with you again in the autumn 🙏

📔 Join us for a discussion of Richard Latham Lechowick’s new book, I Won’t Let Them Be Like Me: Ezidi Women’s Agency and Identity after the Sinjar Genocide' His talk traces personal narratives of transformation in self and society 23 May from 5-7pm Online & in-person at CRASSH buff.ly/rMcNqEg

To mark the launch of his new book, @rupertwegerif.bsky.social will be joined by special guest Sir Anthony Seldon – educator, historian, and founder of the AI in Education Initiative for this event on 9 June, 5.30pm – 7pm. Tickets are free: deficambridge.glueup.com/.../rethinki...

These are challenging times for international scholarship and student mobility, so in its 25th year, the Gates Cambridge programme has perhaps never mattered more.. Gates Scholarship 'original' Prof Riikka Hofmann was among those exploring why at this event. www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/a...

A sharp drop in aid for pre-primary education may be the first sign that the international community is turning its back on the world’s most vulnerable children amid wider economic strain, a new report from @realcentre.bsky.social says. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-...

The @realcentre.bsky.social Conference will take place the day after the #PEDALConference2025, on Thursday 12 June, also at @camedfac.bsky.social. Why not make the most of a trip to Cambridge and attend them both? Book your place today: 10yearconference.eventbrite.co.uk

Starts today: University of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday explores the different reasons we experience loneliness in this new series for BBC Radio 4. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Education projects supporting marginalised girls in lower-income countries are more likely to achieve lasting transformations when they mobilise communities as “agents of change”, a new @uniofcam.bsky.social @realcentre.bsky.social report shows. Read our summary here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65

Excited to see this come out - it extends the application of our work on participative multilingual identity construction to higher education contexts @camedfac.bsky.social. Free to download here: www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

Play "humanises" healthcare for children and should be a core feature of children's healthcare, in forthcoming plans for the future of the NHS, according to a new report by University of Cambridge researchers for the Starlight Children's Foundation. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/play...

More details on our new AI toys research, plus an opportunity for early years professionals to tell us what you think of AI for young children 👇

Do you work in a role supporting young children (aged 0 to five) or their families? If so, @uniofcam.bsky.social researchers are interested in hearing your perspectives on how children are using a new generation of AI-powered toys. Find out more: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-...

This event at King's College, Cambridge on 26 March is open to all, and will explore how White Rose Education may provide a template for effective, teacher-led entrepreneurship to improve STEM teaching in schools. Sign up via the link. www.kingselab.org/all-events/t...

Last week, the Faculty hosted the Abdias Nascimento Conference - a student-led conference showcasing the research and knowledge which has emerged from a unique Brazil-UK student partnership. Read more: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/news/2502-ab...

A stressful workplace affects family life, and can have an impact on children’s emotional development. This new report by @uniofcam.bsky.social researchers urges employers to do more to support the emotional health of parents in the workforce. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/news/2502-pa...

Who can fix England's teacher recruitment & retention crisis & how? Have your say and put your views to our panel at the Cambridge Festival on 20 March. Tickets are free and available now: bit.ly/teacher-crisis

School uniform policies could be restricting young people from being active, particularly primary school-aged girls, new research suggests. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...