Volker Wedekind

Congratulations to #UoNSoE's Head of School, Professor Volker Wedekind on his appointment to the Robert Peers Chair in Lifelong Learning.

For a brief history of Robert Peers and the establishment of the Chair, and Volker's work in vocational education and lifelong learning, visit: bit.ly/4a6uxFs

We have so many green spaces on our campuses but this is a fave.

📍 Millennium Garden, University Park Campus 😍

Technical professionals can offer more than support wonkhe.com/blogs/techni...
Important to highlight this critical component of the HE workforce

We’re proud to share the news that we’ve been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. 🎉

Read more at bit.ly/40cSO8u #WeAreUoN #QSWUR2026 #TopUnis

Friday evening in the Dearing Building and a few dedicated UoN education students are still here... #UoNSoE

I was a social mobility experiment. Here’s how it changed my life Summer schools sent underprivileged kids like Wes Streeting and I to university. Reuniting with some of them 25 years on, this is what I found

app.theneweuropean.co.uk/story/128178... Education interventions like this aren't likely to change systems, but they have powerful consequences for individuals

Education for disabled refugees in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe: a cross-case analysis International treaties mandate the educational inclusion of refugees and disabled people, but many remain excluded with disabled refugees facing compounded exclusions. We compare research about edu...

This is out and Open Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Presenting this with Bill Esmond at #BERA2024