CSPACE research projects

We are currently working on a number of projects within CSPACE. View our current research projects below. You can also see our past projects or view our individual research groups to see a filtered list of projects aligned to our specialisms.

Pedagogies of hybridity in the post-pandemic university

Experiences, expectations and possibilities for learning and engagement in education. This research examines students’ ...

Aimhigher Plus: Stakeholder project

What has been the impact of the Uni Connect programme across the West Midlands partnership on participating students, t...

Socially Distant Stories from Beyond the Screen

The Socially Distant Stories is an ethnographic exploration about the impact of a hybrid theatre in education approach ...

Educators In Educational Governance In Birmingham

The planned research project aims to explore the ways in which practising educators contribute to the governance of Bir...

Resisting hyperreality?: talking to young children about YouTube and YouTube Kids

Investigating how young children watch, understand and engage with digital content on YouTube and YouTube kids. ...

Using rhythmanalysis to explore the synchronicities and disruptions in children’s everyday lives in England and Greece during the 2020 lockdown

A small-scale international project focus ing on children’s experiences at home during the C...

Digi-Doc: Digital Doctorate Training Hub

BCU has pioneered an innovative ‘close to practice’ professional doctorate programme in Education, the EdD, and the UK...

Co-MAP: Investigating Covid-19's impact on vulnerable young people

The Co-MAP project responds to the urgent need to understand the impacts of Covid-19 in relation to the most vulnerabl...

Music teacher attitudes to assessment

Working with international partners to investigate what music teachers think is important in assessments.

A Level music decline and disadvantage attainment gaps

Researchers in BMERG have been investigating the decline of young people choosing music as an A Level subject, and whe...

Re-thinking curricula: STEAM education from early years through to higher education

This project will explore the interaction between STEAM subjects and their inherent creativity to better understand th...

Musical Beacons

As a London-based music organisation expands its outreach, BCU has partnered with them to ensure their work - promotin...

Postgraduate Researchers Mental Health and Well-Being

Investigating the experiences of postgraduate researchers and the effects of those experiences on  their mental healt...

Building a Diverse Practitioner Learning Environment

This PAR project aims to build a new practitioner research team to generate meaningful research evidence on the barrier...

Exploring the multi-dimensional relationships between social class inequalities, wellbeing and play in children aged 0-5

This project is designed to explore the links between three topical issues within the fields of education and public h...