教育学院作为卓越中心而享誉国内外，并为学生提供广泛而多样的机会进行全职或兼职研究。在2014年的REF中，超过82％的研究被评为¢¬–国际优秀¢（3）或¢世界领先的¢¢（4）。该大学还拥有经经济及社会研究理事会（ESRC）认可的博士培训中心（DTC）。博士学位要求作为注册学生的最短学习时间，通常为全日制三年或非全日制六年。仅由论文评估
The School of Education has a national and international reputation as a centre of excellence and provides wide and varied opportunities for students to undertake full or part-time research.<br><br>The School of Education has a national and international standing as a centre of excellence for research in education which is recognised by consistently scoring high in the national assessment of the research (REF) which takes place across all UK universities approximately every 6 years. The results of the latest 2021 Research Excellent Framework (REF) show that the School of Education is ranked 3rd in the UK for its research. <br><br>The original Department of Education was founded in 1896 and became the School of Education in 1947. It is one of the largest research-led schools of education in the UK employing over 100 academic staff who teach more than 2,500 students. It is also home to a number of departments and research centres. The university also has a Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) which has been accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).