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School: Education and Sport (Moray House)

About the School

Moray House School of Education and Sport is home to internationally recognised experts in all aspects of education and sports-related studies. We offer postgraduate opportunities spanning a vast range of disciplines from language teaching to physical activity for health.

We are consistently ranked as one of the top centres of excellence for educational research in the UK. In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 we were ranked first in Scotland and in the UK top 10 for both education research (ranked fifth for research power, Research Fortnight REF 2014) and sport and exercise sciences, leisure and tourism research (ranked 10th for research power, Research Fortnight REF 2014).

We are the UK’s largest provider of initial teacher training in physical education and we have some of the best sports facilities and team performance facilities of any Scottish university. We have the largest concentration of nationally- and internationally-recognised researchers in Scotland, with staff and doctoral students carrying out research across all aspects of education and learning – from pre-school to higher education and lifelong learning.

Our staff are recognised for their theory-informed, applied research, which enriches their teaching of postgraduate students in the fields of education; education leadership; community education; outdoor education; performance psychology; and sport policy, management and international development. You will join an existing community of around 1,000 postgraduates who are studying an extensive range of taught and research postgraduate programmes.

Teaching with vision

The School is committed to developing research-led teaching that promotes education, health, and economic, environmental, social and cultural wellbeing. One example of this commitment is the University’s launch of an iPad game to help autistic children develop social skills. We used our expertise in autism in collaboration with the School of Informatics to create a life-changing app for children with autism and their families.

A rewarding place to live and study

Edinburgh is a wonderful capital city and the University is one of the world’s most outstanding. Moray House School of Education, located close to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, is an exciting and rewarding place to live, study and work. We look forward to welcoming you and working with you in the future.

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