This year, IOE celebrates its 120th anniversary, and Emeritus Professor John White has been around for almost half of its lifetime. He tells Emily MacLeod about what life at the IOE was like when he started and how much things have changed from a professional and personal perspective.

With his research focus on the philosophy of education, Professor White discusses student wellbeing, policy, practice, PGCEs and Plato.

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/philosophys-influence-school-curriculum-rftrw-s13e04

Dr Laura Outhwaite chats to Professor David Gough to learn about research synthesis to look  beyond individual study findings in order to respond to the bigger picture, and a new frontier: why research is - or isn't - used in practice and decision-making.

And in what's become an infodemic as well as a pandemic, Professor James Thomas has been working on a living map of systematic reviews to help researchers and policy makers keep up to date with huge volumes of shifting Covid-19 evidence.

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/harnessing-evidence-tackle-health-issues-rftrw-s13e03

Research into developmental disorders such as Williams and Down's Syndromes sounds niche, but aids understanding of how learning happens in general, thus improving education for all. We hear about work to uncover neuromyths, and how to make maths learning less daunting.

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/feb/uncovering-neuromyths-and-wide-applicability-neurodevelopmental-research-rftrw-s13e02

Malnutrition, poor diet and inadequate health services contribute to child stunting being one of the most complex global challenges we face today, affecting over 100 million children worldwide. IOE research aims to take a holistic approach to improve the development of children across the world.

Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/what-stunting-and-why-should-we-take-action-rftrw-s13e01

Our flagship research podcast is back for another year starting conversations about education and social science research and its impact on policy, practice and our everyday lives.

In this preview of the upcoming season, meet two of our new presenters, Emily MacLeod and Dr Laura Outhwaite and their guests:

More episodes of Research for the Real World: https://bit.ly/researchfortherealworld

The IOE Podcast: https://bit.ly/ioepodcast

For London-born Auschwitz survivor Leon Greenman it was after the Holocaust that he said his nightmare really began. Every day was an agonising struggle for survival.

Leon passed away in 2008 at the grand age of 97. Ruth-Anne Lenga, was privileged to be with him at that moment. Ruth-Anne’s long friendship with Leon gave her – and in turn the Centre – a rare insight into how he lived with the trauma of the past and what drove him to become a force for good despite the suffering he had endured.

Leon’s mission was to bear witness so that atrocities, such as the Holocaust, would never happen again. He spoke to thousands and thousands of people, especially young people, over his lifetime, and his testimony and humour shaped many of their lives. He also spoke to many teachers-in-training at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, and the experience left a lasting impression that has stayed with them through their careers.

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2022, we have created this podcast reflecting on Leon’s life and work, and the daily trauma of his survival. Presented by Ruth-Anne Lenga Associate Professor (Teaching) & Programme Director, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education.

More information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/marking-holocaust-memorial-day

In this episode we discuss imposter syndrome, overcoming challenges as early career academics, finding success and dealing with low points in your academic career. It's a rollercoaster!

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/academia-actually-what-does-real-success-look-academia-et-al-s01e03

In this episode we talk about the messiness of academic career trajectories. IOE Director and Dean Professor Li Wei shares his own path into academia, and his vision for staff at IOE. Dr Emma Jones joins the episode to talk about how the Early Career Network was set up and how it has developed over time at IOE.

Finally our guests discuss career precarity and progression, the recent wider conversations around pensions and set them in wider issues of intergenerational justice. Is it ever too early to think about retirement, and what support is out there that can help right now? 

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/it-too-early-think-about-retirement-academia-et-al-s01e02

Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/about-ioe/ioe-life/digital-and-social-media/podcasts/academia-et-al/transcript-academia-et-al-s01e02

Welcome to the very first episode of Academia et al. We share some inside perspectives on ethnic diversity, representation, and belonging in academia, as well as hearing about Dr Gideon Sappor's journey into and love of teaching.

Full show notes: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jan/diversity-and-inclusivity-academia-what-does-it-really-mean-academia-et-al-s01e01

Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/about-ioe/ioe-life/digital-and-social-media/podcasts/academia-et-al/transcript-academia-et-al-s01e01

Lorna Collins speaks to Professor Charlotte Faircloth (UCL Social Research Institute) and Michelle Kindleysides (Beamish Museum) about generations, culture, and identity.

This episode is reshared with permission from the Creative Lives: Tackling inequalities UCL podcast series. The series aims to investigate how creative health approaches and social prescribing can be used to connect and communicate throughout life and generations.

Full series information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/impacts-and-outputs/podcasts/creative-lives-tackling-inequalities

Transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/impacts-and-outputs/podcasts/creative-lives-tackling-inequalities/creative-lives-episode-5