Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Research in the Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education explores questions about equity, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing. Our work is multi-disciplinary – drawing particularly on sociology, linguistics and psychology - and spans a range of formal and informal education contexts including schools, higher education, home and the workplace. We have particular expertise in relation to: gender; literacy; disability; migration; motivation; technologies; widening participation; youth ‘at risk’; self-esteem; identities and well-being. We have close links with the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies and the Literacy Research Centre (both at Lancaster University). We also have strong links with regional and international development work through our programmes of participative research.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Paul Ashwin
- Vice-Chancellor's Office - Interim Pro-Vice Chancellor of Arts, Humanities, Management and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences - Professor
- Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation - Academic
- Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education - Academic
Person: Academic and Related
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Richard Budd
- School of Social Sciences - Lecturer in Higher Education
- Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation - Academic
- Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education - Academic
Person: Academic and Related
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Kathy Chandler
- School of Social Sciences - Lecturer in Technology Enhanced Learning
- Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning
- Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education
- Centre for Higher Education Research and Evaluation
Person: Academic and Related
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Social Justice and Quality in Higher Education
McArthur, J. (Researcher) & Ashwin, P. (Researcher)
1/05/19 → …
Project: Research
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Accessing Elite Graduate Employment? Social exclusion in graduate recruitment and selection
Ingram, N. (Principal Investigator) & Allen, K. (Co-Investigator)
5/10/16 → …
Project: Research
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Research output
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Communities of Student-Led Dialogue: Promoting Empowerment and Advancing Changemaking Engagement through Reflective Educational Practices
Palson, L., 2/03/2026, Lancaster University. 212 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Examining the Familial Impact on Traveller Women’s Aspirations in Education
Mcgrath, P., 5/05/2026, Lancaster University. 203 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
Open AccessFile19 Downloads (Pure) -
Expanding curricular outdoor learning: Teacher-identified current practices and needs for support in schools in England
Prince, H., Garrett, B. & Ager, J., 21/01/2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Beyond Fairness: Reclaiming Assessment for Justice
McArthur, J. (Speaker)
27/05/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Improving Assessment for Staff and Students in Difficult Times
McArthur, J. (Speaker)
18/02/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Inspiring environmental engagement and action through place-based education: The Morecambe Bay Curriculum’s collaborative approach to educational innovation.
Garrett, B. (Invited speaker)
4/02/2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
Press/Media
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High-stakes tests are common in England’s schools – and they’re linked to a fear of failure
2/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Gregg Wallace: why it’s so hard to challenge ‘cheeky chaps’ and ‘loveable rogues’ (even for middle-class women of a certain age)
19/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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UK and US ‘should follow Australia with sexual violence survey’: Researchers argue that national data provides a powerful call to action
4/08/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Catholic initiatives in collaboration with LU's Director of REAP
Lane, V. (Participant) & Houghton, A.-M. (Participant)
Impact: Societal Impacts, Cultural Impacts
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Digitale Lernumgebung im Leistungskurs verbessert Abiturnoten
Passey, D. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts
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EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL USES OF MOBILE DIGITAL DEVICES
Passey, D. (Participant) & Zozimo, J. P. (Participant)
Impact: Societal Impacts
Datasets
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Harry Potter Qualitative data
Dempster, S. (Creator), Lancaster University, 2016
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/57
Dataset
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Harry Potter Questionnaire data
Dempster, S. (Creator), Lancaster University, 7/10/2015
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/34
Dataset
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'AI' Literature Search Tools and Scholarly Diversity Project
Chandler, K. (Creator), Jordan, K. (Contributor), Al-Naabi, I. (Contributor), Tzanni, P. (Contributor) & Gately, L. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 12/07/2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/732
Dataset
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