Hear Professor Raj Chetty talk about the work of Opportunity Insights, the research centre he leads at Harvard University to further social mobility in the US. Professor Chetty’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to help design more effective government policies. His work on tax policy, unemployment insurance, and education has been widely cited in media outlets and Congressional testimony. His current research focuses on equality of opportunity: how can we give children from disadvantaged backgrounds better chances of succeeding?

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12/16/2021

Women were ignored in the first wave of research on social mobility – in postwar Britain – and their experiences and mobility have been underplayed or misrepresented since then. This presentation examines reasons for this and illuminates some of their experiences and what these can tell us about British society, sex and class, since the early twentieth century.

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2/8/2021

It's a cause that's generated reams of policy wonkery, as well as a far-reaching education reforms - most recently the drive to provide 'powerful knowledge' for all in schools, through to the removal of the cap on university student numbers. But is any of this really going to bring about the meritocracy that many say we should aspire to, and any time soon? What if we wanted quicker results? Speakers • Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York; co-author, 'The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone'. • Lord David Willetts, the Executive Chair of the Resolution Foundation • Diane Reay, Professor of Education at Cambridge University • James Croft, Chair of the Centre for Education Economics (CfEE) Chair: Professor Becky Francis, Director of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE) #IOEDebates

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12/4/2019

Professor David Scott talks about social categories such as gender, race, dis-ability, intelligence, sexuality and class, as they are used in English education system. Knowledge of and about them and their effects is central to how we can understand society, equalities and inequalities within it, and educational relations. He will draw on events, happenings and experiences to develop a more coherent account with the potential to transform our understandings of these matters and hence our educational practices. David's lecture is drawn from his book 'Equalities & Inequalities in the English Education System, published by UCL IOE Press, 2018.

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11/28/2018