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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New to the IOE, or back for more? Wherever you've come from, add a pin to our world or UK maps by the water fountain near the library Help Desk. Pins provided.
A world map showing locations around the world, each joined to London by a strand of cotton thread.
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thanks guys. Come on over.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Who gets into university? UCL researchers have developed a diagnostic tool showing many universities have a fair access problem: disadvantaged students miss out on places at top unis despite getting the grades. The tool assesses how well English universities support social mobility. bit.ly/4d71801
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Diagnostic tool assesses how well English universities support social mobility
UCL researchers have developed a new diagnostic tool that shows disadvantaged students miss out on places at many top English universities despite getting the required grades.
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UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science @ucllccos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dr Paul Ayris (1957-2025) has been celebrated as one of 200 Faces of UCL for his work championing open science and making research, scholarship and learning freely accessible to all. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news... #UCL200
Dr Paul Ayris.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What knowledge is valued or marginalised? What remains absent from the scholarly record? Dr Nazlin Bhimani has spent 15 years at IOE, where her work has focused on decolonising research and rethinking knowledge hierarchies through the IOE Special Collections. www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search... #UCL200
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 researchers @ioe.bsky.social: UK Parliament is seeking expert contributions to a research briefing (POSTnote) on rising demand for #ADHD and autism assessment and support, including implications for education and #SEND policy. Deadline: 13 Sept. #policyimpact post.parliament.uk/approved-wor...
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Approved work: Rising demand for ADHD and autism assessment and support services
What is the evidence for rising rates, what factors could be increasing diagnosis and what are the implications for service users and care provision?
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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In our latest podcast, data visualisation expert Katy Börner talks to @mirandaprynne.bsky.social about leading the global Human Reference Atlas initiative and how collaboration enables researchers to think far bigger
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Campus Talks: Want to think bigger and achieve more? Then collaborate – an academic makes the case for collective research
A data visualisation expert talks about leading the global Human Reference Atlas initiative and how collaboration enables researchers to think far bigger
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Would you like to take a creative approach to your research, expand your skills, and build new partnerships? Talent Development Awards supports innovative research methods, helping researchers develop expertise in new areas and foster meaningful collaborations. Learn more: bit.ly/4bpl2CE
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Lynn Ang remembers those who supported her through her academic journey, including the colleague who helped her secure her first grant. She advises early career researchers to build collaborative networks by meeting with different people, not just academics. Listen to Academia et al bit.ly/45rl0qD
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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 13/08/2026
Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Level results today! 🎉 If you're joining us this September, welcome to UCL 💜 🔗 Got questions about Results Day? Head to our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-stu…
Two people joyfully looking at a phone together. The image includes a purple banner with the word "Congratulations!" and the UCL logo.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Talking Time programme, originally developed by IOE and @ox.ac.uk researchers, boosts children's language development by months, finds a national trial. The findings were particularly promising for children facing additional barriers to language development. bit.ly/4pzNMyH
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Talking Time programme improves young children’s language skills by months, national trial finds
A language development programme originally developed by UCL and University of Oxford researchers, has been shown to boost early years language development in a large national trial.
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
IOE library have won GOLD for the second year running at the UCL sustainability awards! A huge round of applause to Amy-Laura Austin, whose continuous hard work and dedication has made the library a greener and environmentally conscious space. 🥇🌱💚 #WeAreUCL #UCLSustainability #GreenImpactAwards
Wooden chest of drawers with plants on top of it. Gold badge sticker on top right hand corner.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Get started with copyright! Find out more and learn about its importance here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teac…
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Warning: the IOE Library will be closed on Weds 15 July for a staff training day. Find out more.
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UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship @uclopenscience.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
New blog post 📣 Research Support Librarian, @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social, has written a brilliant piece about how doctoral research support can fall outside the bounds of formal supervision, and how the UKCGE Recognised Associate Supervisor Award is acknowledging this. Read the post:
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The UKCGE Recognised Associate Supervisor Award: Supporting Doctoral Researchers in Open Science and Beyond | UCL Open@UCL Blog
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
What does it mean to teach in fully-inclusive classrooms? Katherine and Joanna discuss working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders. They explain why collaborating with – and listening to – parents and caregivers can better support these children. Listen on The Staffroom: bit.ly/4vuUBna
Illustration shows two post-it notes. The Staffroom podcast's hosts, Mark and Elaine, are pictured on the notes. There is also an aerial view of a cookie, a pencil and a coffee cup.
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dannyanth.bsky.social @dannyanth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
UCL Press have just posted on YouTube an interview with me as part of a series called A Cup Of Tea, discussing various aspects of my work, including the impact of AI. It lasts for half an hour, so I guess the tea must have got cold 😊 You can see it at uclpress.co.uk/podcast/huma...
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The Human Consequences of AI: A Cup of Tea with Professor Daniel Miller
Join Professors Judy Stephenson and Daniel Miller as they discuss the different meanings and values that people assign to AI
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Join us today to hear Pia Russell, University of Victoria, talk about her research and discoveries during her Liberating the Collections Fellowship with UCL's Research Institute for Collections. @ioe.bsky.social Library’s #historicaltextbookscollection @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #HistEd
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
‪ Tomorrow at 4.00 pm! Our RIC Fellow, Pia Russell (U of Victoria, BC), discusses her use of the IOE Library's #SpecColl in ‘Teaching Britishness in Canada: A Historical Analysis of Schoolbooks at the Heart and Edge of Empire’. Join: bit.ly/4owbQSo @uclspeccoll.bsky.social #textbookresearch #HistEd
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UCL Research Institute for Collections Fellow's Talk
‘Teaching Britishness in Canada: A historical analysis of schoolbooks at the heart and edge of empire’
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Congratulations Nazlin! Fantastic news! We are all celebrating with you.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A list of book recommendations from the @ucl.ac.uk community inspired by the 2026 theme for Mental Health Awareness Week: action. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
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UCL Grand Challenges @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🎙️ New episode of ‘Fair Enough?’ is out now. How can technology help tackle inequality and improve access to justice? Lauren Andres and Victoria Austin are joined by Professor Cathy Holloway and Elly Savatia 🎧 Listen now: share.transistor.fm/s/8d5502d9 #UCLGrandChallenges #Podcast
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Tradwives, femcels, heteropessimists – did TikTok just divide and conquer feminism? TikTok's promotion of commodified, depoliticised “feminist” clickbait erodes feminism’s potential for social justice, community-creation and collective action, finds IOE research. bit.ly/4eU7fH5
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📢 Undergraduate Open Day bookings are now live! Join us in Bloomsbury on Friday 26 or Saturday 27 June to get a feel of what it's like to study at IOE. #UCLOpenDays Secure your place: bit.ly/4cTmqi9
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We have bookable study spaces across our libraries. Find out more about availability and book here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library…
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
London students/collectors! Just under two weeks left to apply
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join us for a workshop exploring collective memory through discussions with artist Simon Farid, collection display and a creative activity reflecting your feelings on UCL as part of the UCL200 celebrations. All are welcome! Book now on tinyurl.com/uclscmemory
Poster for a UCL Special Collections event titled “Is the collection the memory?: Bicentenaries, memories, and archives.” The event takes place on Tuesday 9 June, 1–4pm at UCL East. The design features torn paper textures, with the UCL Special Collections logo at the top left, an image of the “100 Not Out” magazine at the top right, and an illustration of the UCL main building at the bottom.
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Don't get caught out: the library opens later than normal at 11.00 for the bank holiday on Monday 4 May, and closes at 21.00 as usual. The Help Desk and Membership Desk will be closed all day. #UCLLibraries
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A few places left for this popular Wikidata workshop! If you’re a UCL student or staff member curious about Wikidata, join us at Bloomsbury on 7 May to learn what it is and edit your first pieces of data using Congolese items from the university’s Ethnography Collections.
Image for an event titled ‘UCL Collections and Wikidata: An exploratory workshop’. The background shows a photo of vibrant textiles from the Ethnography Collections. The centre features the Wikidata logo, with event details below: ‘Thu 7 May 2026 | 10am – 1pm, UCL Science Library 417, Gower Street, London WC1E 6AE’.
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Dr Nazlin Bhimani @nazlinbhimani.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Who says titles don’t matter? The most downloaded @ioe.bsky.social paper has this title: ‘Object Personification in Autism (this paper will be very sad if you don’t read it)’ discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"At IOE you'll be provoked to think critically, to ask questions that are worth asking, to develop as a teacher or a leader, to carry out research" Caroline Daly @cttr-ucl.bsky.social explores the powerful pull of the IOE and how it's shaped her academic identity over decades Listen bit.ly/4mNs09c
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
With the library becoming busier over term 3, access to external University of London undergraduates and taught postgraduates is suspended between Monday 27 April and Friday 29 May to prioritise study space use for UCL students.
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Ignore the red labels. Our overnight loans policy in the IOE has been discontinued. All books previously restricted to overnight, one-day, or short loan periods have been converted to standard 8-week loans. This means no more early morning rushes to get them back to us, and no more hourly fines.
 a poster saying we're ignoring red at the ioe library. there is a photo of a football match and a referee holding up a red card.a text based poster stating that overnights loans policy has been discontinued.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Hear @professorliwei.bsky.social talk us through his career pathway, from classroom teacher to lecturer in linguistics and IOE Director and Dean. He tells us how observing language shifts in three generations of immigrant families sparked a life in academia. Listen on Academia et al bit.ly/4t9wI30
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If you'd like to learn more about our new exhibition, you can read an interivew with our Outreach and Exhibitions Coordinator about the process of putting the exhibition together and some of the items on display! Link is: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
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Interview: Innovative collecting at UCL
Sarah Pipkin, Outreach and Exhibitions Coordinator for UCL Special Collections, discusses her work to shine a light on 200 years of collecting at UCL.
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Today is National Board Game Day! 🎲 Brian Bear and friends have decided to play their new favourite game, the IOE Library board game (coming soon to a wellbeing table near you!). This is a great excuse to have some old fashioned, off screen fun and play a game with your friends and family. 🧩
Three stuffed animals, a bear, lamb and owl sit around a board game with different cards
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wishing a happy Passover to everyone who is celebrating! #UCLLibraries #WeAreIOE #Passover
A graphic with a purple background featuring a blue wine glass with a Star of David, a white egg, and a green herb. A small bone sits beside the items. The text reads "Happy Passover." The upper right corner displays "UCL 200"
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Spring break alert! We close for the holidays on 1 April at 17.00 and reopen on 8 April at 08.30. The Student Centre, Main Library and Science Library all remain open 24/7 during this time if you need somewhere to study. We all wish you a refreshing and relaxing long weekend. ☺️ ❤️ 🌲
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Half a million plastic bottles saved! When Inara, a volunteering officer at the Student Union, filled her bottle at the library's water fountain, the counter clicked over to 500,000. The fountain, installed in 2019, has helped the library community avoid using half a million single-use bottles. 🌏 💦
A smiling woman stands next to her bottle on a metal water fountain in a library.
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Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) @allfieuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
SEND Reform: Education Professionals 🎓️ Teachers, TAs, SENCOs, Headteachers, and others - join this vital conversation to influence the Government’s SEND Reform consultation When: 7th April, 5.30 - 7pm Where: Zoom Access: BSL Book: tinyurl.com/shtwuyvy #EducateDontSegregate #InclusiveEducation
SEND Reform Consultation 2026: the Alliance for Inclusive Education. Two young Disabled people are holding a protest banner with the slogan: Educate, Don't Segregate
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Don't forget, we close for the Easter break on Wed 01/04 at 17.00 and reopen on Wed 08/04 at 08.30. The Main Library, Science Library and Student Centre will be open 24/7 during this time. For information see: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/opening-hours
A monochrome image of the staircase in the IOE Library, showing people going up and coming down the stairs, a few desks, and signs saying Level 3 and Level 5.
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“If owt’s been dunn ‘ere, Miss Punnett’s dunnit” Margaret was Vice-Principal of the London Day Training College (now IOE) for over 30 years. Through her leadership, teaching & pastoral care, she was a powerful force in teacher education, championing women's entry into the profession bit.ly/3NF04XK
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Want some plants to liven up your windowsill? Thinking of sowing some seeds? Next time you're passing our help desk, check out our plant sale! We have indoors plants and seeds to help your desk spring into action. All proceeds go to funding more plants and pots for IOE library. 🌾 🌿 🪴 #WeAreIOE
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Eid Mubarak to everyone in our community who is celebrating!
Eid Mubarak purple coloured graphic with stylized minarets and crescent moon. UCL 200 logo in the top right corner.
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UCL Libraries @ucllibraries.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship supports the adoption of Open practices and approaches. Find out more and get support with your research projects. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/open-science-…
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What does a PhD journey look like when you paint it rather than write it? That's what Louise and Tooba will find out as they chat and paint their way through research, belonging and London. Listen to the 1st episode of The PhD Sketchbook, released monthly on IOE Insights! bit.ly/4sj3i2t
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Painting our way through research, belonging, and London | The PhD Sketchbook
Honestly, at the beginning I didn’t want to do a PhD at all.
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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A few more days to apply to be our next Small Press in Residence! Outstanding collections, collaborations with us, @sladeschoolucl.bsky.social & @uclpublishing.bsky.social + £5,000 to spend flexibly! #smallpress #libraries #archives #artistresidency #artistinresidence #funding #specialcollections
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IOE Library @ioelibrary.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Wen Zhang's research paper They are "Bad", "Barbaric" and "Different": the Construction of Chinese Otherness in an Edwardian School History Textbook sprang from historic books in IOE's Special Collections. Her research is published in UCL Press's Paper Trails: ucldigitalpress.co.uk/BOOC/Article...
A screenshot of research titled They are "Bad", "Barbaric" and "Different": the Construction of Chinese Otherness in an Edwardian School History Textbook  by Wen Zhang on UCL Press's Paper Trains website.
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Andrew WM Smith @smidbob.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We’re delighted to share the latest update to ‘Paper Trails: the Social Life of Archives and Collections’, our ongoing #openaccess publication with @uclpress.bsky.social 🗃️ #skystorians
Paper Trails: The Social Life of Archives and Collections
An open access 'living book' now available and accepting submissions for: Collection Profiles; Co-Production; Engagement; Research Stories
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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What if you could phone the past? Hear 200 years of UCL voices with the Time Telephone – ft. stories from the 1940s to the present day. Spot the Time Telephone, tiny furniture, and artefacts from the 'crown jewels' of social research at the Two Centuries Here exhibition: bit.ly/4uwfMFb
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