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About the Centre for Global Learning

About the Centre for Global Learning

About us 

Working with partners, we strive to develop educational innovation and excellence, exploring under exploited areas for development of new pedagogical insights and societal impact. 

Our focus on sustainable development goal number four, 'quality education', underpins everything that we do to ensure that our research is impactful and leads to change.

We are undertaking research in the following areas:

Download our 2022 annual report for more information on our work.


Our team

We have a large and growing team of interdisciplinary researchers who are internationally recognised as leaders in the fields of education, including neurodiversity, literacy, early years, intercultural/global, and learning, equality, gender and leadership.

Find out more about the staff and PhD researchers working at the centre and the work they are carrying out by visiting the PURE portal.


Our leadership

Professor Lynn Clouder smiling

Professor Lynn Clouder

Executive Director

Marie Sams smiling

Marie Sams

Operations Manager

Professor Julia Carroll smiling

Professor Julia Carroll

Theme leader: Development, Engagement and Attainment

Professor Megan Crawford smiling

Professor Megan Crawford

Theme leader: Educational leadership and Policy

Smiling Professor Katherine Wimpenny

Professor Katherine Wimpenny

Theme leader: Global Learning: Education without Boundaries

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