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The 3rd ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Islamic Education Summer School brought together an enthusiastic group of researchers, practitioners, and community activists representing diverse social, national, educational and linguistic traditions for three days of presentations, workshops and discussions.

25 international delegates travelled to ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ for the 3rd ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Islamic Education Summer School. Participants in this year’s summer school discussed Muslim female faith and educational leadership within the context of contemporary Muslim minority and majority societies.

Congratulations and well done to Krystal and Tong!

2nd prize

Krystal Douglas, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ
Friendships Networks and Aspiration to Higher Education
 
3rd prize
Tongtong Zhao, University of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ
Aspirations for participation in higher education from a gender perspective: a research study on final year secondary school students in Cameroon

Michael's research is part of a broader focus on services and educational support available to young refugees. The project is entitled Positive Youth Foundation and the Educational and Service Needs of Young Refugees: An Applied ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ The research is a pilot programme to monitor and support the educational transitions of refugee Young People. Working alongside a Coventry based youth organisation, Positive youth Foundation, the aims of the research are to develop an assessment tool for identifying the educational needs of teenage refugees; and to to track small groups of young refugees as they move into further education.

Dr. Emma Williams hosts ‘Writers and their Education’ Colloquium

Professor Homi Bhabha among one of the distinguished keynotes and speakers at Dr. Emma Williams' colloquium on 'Writers and their Education', held at Oriel College, Oxford 20-21st September 2018.

Dr Emily Henderson joined the SARChI Chair Higher Education and Human Development Research Programme at University of the Free State, South Africa, on a funded institutional visit for a week in September 2018. Dr Henderson was affiliated with the programme during her doctoral studies at UCL Institute of Education, and was recently invited to attend a week of activities to renew the collaboration. During the visit, Dr Henderson acted as discussant for an international colloquium, delivered a workshop on intersectionality for students and postdoctoral fellows in the programme, and attended meetings to further discuss collaboration with Professor Melanie Walker and Dr Mikateko Höppener.