Centre for Educational Neuroscience

An inter-institutional transdisciplinary project

MISSION STATEMENT

Combining the strengths of these three institutions provides
the foundation for a national Centre for Educational
Neuroscience. Together we can develop this emerging
discipline, using our combined strength in science and its
applications in education to attract major funding to build
the leading centre of this new transdisciplinary field in the
UK, and indeed the world.

SUMMARY

What: Our vision is to bring together three previously distinct disciplines – to focus on a specific common problem: how to promote better learning. This will mean building a new scientific community and a new discipline, educational neuroscience.

Why: We now understand better how learning organizes and reorganizes the brain, but there is very little research so far that has had an impact on educational delivery. What is lacking is a body of researchers who are expert in education, psychology, and neuroscience, and to create these researchers is a primary aim of the project.

How: We believe we can do this by building on existing research collaborations and creating new initial training, post-graduate research, and continuing professional development opportunities for becoming expert in educational neuroscience.

Impact: Bringing education, psychology and neuroscience together can help in designing better learning environments through the lifespan, and this will lead to more fulfilled and more effective learners.