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CES would like to welcome Dr Abdullah Sahin to the department, Dr. Sahin comes from an Islamic Studies, Theology and Educational Studies background. He has conducted research on religious identity formation among British Muslim youth and worked on educational strategies to address the impact of religious extremism within Muslim minority and majority contexts.

CES has been organising annual postgraduate conference since 2012. Each year, the conference featured themes that unlock the interdiciplinarity in education, providing a space for research students to share their research in a supportive and educational environment. These conferences are organised by our Postgraduate Research students, with the support from CES staff. For details on this years conference, please

Teenagers who spend quality time with their parents are more likely to want to further their studies, according to research from the Centre for Education Studies.

Philosophy, Literature and Education: A seminar series funded by the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.

Wednesday 17th February, Scarman House, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ (13.00-17.00).

Introductions by Professor David Bakhurst (Queens) and Professor Christine Sypnowich (Queens).

This invitation only seminar seeks to explore the educational potential of philosophy and literature from interdisciplinary perspectives. Themes to be examined include 'Learning from Philosophy and Literature' and 'Lessons from Dystopia'. The seminar builds upon questions that emerged in the first seminar (held at the University of Oxford, December 2015) and anticipates themes to be examined in the final seminar, which will be held at the British Academy in March 2016.

Coordinated by Dr Liam Gearon (Oxford) and Dr Emma Williams (¹û¶³´«Ã½).

Pontso recently joined the Centre for Education Studies at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ as an associate professor in educational leadership. Her new role involves leading the MA Educational Leadership and Management as well as teaching and participating in research activities in the department. Pontso has previously worked at universities in South Africa, Canada and the UK, leading postgraduate and international programmes on educational leadership and management and thoroughly enjoyed working with international students to provide a perfect cross-cultural learning situation.