PhD Researcher, Education
Lecturer, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Former PhD Student, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Senior Teaching Fellow, Education
Lecturer in Education (Secondary Maths), Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Lecturer in Education (PE & Health), Education
Lecturer in Education (TESOL), Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Emeritus Professor, Education
Teaching Fellow, Education
Emeritus Professor, Education
Honorary Professor, Education
Lecturer in Education, Education
Honorary Lecturer, Education
PhD Researcher, Education
Professional Doctorate Student, Education
Book Chapter
[Forthcoming] Integrating Social Justice into EFL Education: Technology-mediated Narrative Writing
Balta G, Yilmaz A, Ortactepe Hart D & Celik S (2026) [Forthcoming] Integrating Social Justice into EFL Education: Technology-mediated Narrative Writing. In: Krompák E, Arnold G & Althaus I (eds.) Social justice and wellbeing: Collaborative and decolonial approaches in language education. Routledge.
Book Chapter
Celik S, Yilmaz A & Ortactepe Hart D (2026) [Forthcoming] Exploring the long-term impact of social justice teacher education: A multiple case study of pre-service English language teachers in Türkiye. In: Tian Z & Silva K (eds.) The Routledge handbook of language, race, and social justice in the Global South(s). Routledge.
Book Chapter
Yilmaz A & Abdul Rahman AJ (2026) [Forthcoming] Educating Teachers to Integrate AI for Differentiated, Inclusive, and Socially Just Language Teaching. In: Tavares V & Dikilitas K (eds.) The Routledge handbook of generative AI and language teacher education.
Book Chapter
Yoney RZ, Yilmaz A & Ortactepe Hart D (2026) Environmental education in the language classroom: English as a foreign language for sustainable futures (Forthcoming). In: Intersections of environmental and language justice exploring policy, pedagogy and activism.
Presentation / Talk
The Complexities of staying active beyond the school setting and session
Murray A (2026) The Complexities of staying active beyond the school setting and session [ Models based practice to raise awareness, develop proficiency and reduce inequity around physical activity participation between school and out of school session]. Murray A (Designer), Murray P (Other), Cowley J (Other), Howells K (Other) & Johnston B (Other) 2026 Annual NAKHE Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 06.01.2026-09.01.2026.
Article
Historical Droughts in British Colonial Belize (1771–1981)
Ambrogio Gali O, Metcalfe SE, Rushton EAC, de la Barreda-Bautista B, Endfield GH, Márdero S, Schrodt F & McLellan A (2026) Historical Droughts in British Colonial Belize (1771–1981). Climate of the Past, 22 (1), pp. 25-47. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-22-25-2026
Research Report
Yilmaz A, Ortaçtepe Hart D, Brown S, Çelik S, Rana S, Karaca B, Ullah S & Ajmal Gulzar M (2026) Inclusive and social justice-oriented pedagogies in English language classrooms: Insights from Türkiye, Pakistan, and the UK.. British Council. British Council.
Article
Cathcart S, Priestley M, Priestley A & Rushton E (2026) Unravelling agency: A critical review of conceptualisations of agency for educational research, policy and practice. Review of Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.70131
Article
Exploring teacher agency in universities: three types of agentic actions
Kusters M, de Vetten A, Rushton EA, van der Rijst R & Admiraal W (2025) Exploring teacher agency in universities: three types of agentic actions. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2025.2604095
Book Chapter
Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice
Priestley M, Alvunger D, Hizli Alkan S, Philippou S & Soini T (2025) Understanding Curriculum Making by teachers: implications for policy as text and as practice. In: Wyse D, Baumfield V, Mockler N & Reardon M (eds.) The BERA-Sage International Handbook of Research-Informed Education Practice and Policy. London: Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-bera-sage-handbook-of-research-informed-education-practice-and-policy/book282002#description
Article
Co-developing best bets for participatory disaster risk management in a postcolonial harmscape
Petersen L, Black G, Wilson A, Ncube S, Piper L, Abrams A, Carden K, Dickie J, Hamilton-Smith N, Lamb G, Mpofu Mketwa T & Dick L (2025) Co-developing best bets for participatory disaster risk management in a postcolonial harmscape. Climate and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2025.2598004
Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators’ agency and curriculum-making across England and Scotland
PI: Professor Lizzie Rushton
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH – DATA SUPPORT FOR TRI NATIONS SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PROJECT
PI: Dr Romina Madrid
Funded by: Education Scotland
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Permanently Progressing? Phase Two: Middle Childhood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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A study to identify how values contribute to the practice of governing and leading colleges
PI: Professor Ron Hill
Funded by: College Development Network
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Historical education, identities and political socialization in contemporary Spain, 1970-2022
PI: Dr Joseph Smith
Funded by: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
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Inclusive and social-justice oriented pedagogies in English language classrooms: Insights from Türkiye, Pakistan, and the UK
PI: Dr Adnan Yilmaz
Funded by: The British Council
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Chitetetzo: improving adolescent road safety and reducing road traffic collisions
PI: Professor Edward Duncan
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors 2020 (TLPO) - A Scottish Cross-sectional Sequential Survey
PI: Professor Gregory Mannion
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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A Visual Study of Professional Learning in Closing the Poverty-Related Attainment Gap
PI: Dr Maureen Michael
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Waste Stories
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Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education
PI: Dr Terrie-Lynn Thompson
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing: co-production for impact and scale (DesHCA)
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Choice, attainment and positive destinations: exploring the impact of curriculum policy change on young people
PI: Dr Marina Shapira
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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English as a school subject: learning effective practices from low level primary English language teachers
PI: Dr Aileen Ireland
Funded by: The British Council
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Water and Fire: Understanding and reducing risk with 15 “Best Bets” for enhancing capacity for transformative adaptation with vulnerable township residents on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Participatory Design and Open Data Platforms for a Data Commons in Scotland: case study – waste management
PI: Professor Greg Singh
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Impact Evaluation of SSERC Young STEM Leader Programme
PI: Dr Alison Hennessy
Funded by: Scottish Schools Education Research Centre
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Amplifying our students' voice: the co-production of undergraduate field courses (residential and non-residential) to address EDI
PI: Dr Martina Quaggiotto
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Ethics and Aesthetics of Encountering the Other: New Frameworks for Living with Difference
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Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Clacks School Based Curriculum Development (SBCD) through critical Collaborative Professional Enquiry (CCPE) Programme
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Funded by: Clackmannanshire Council
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