International Conference on Disaster Memory and Education
2025–2027
An annual international conference series connecting disaster memory, education, preparedness and resilience. Explore the 2025 and 2026 editions.
Current projects
STEM Participation and Aspiration in Ultra-Low-Fertility South Korea
2025–2027 · one-year extension
Ethnographic research on STEM opportunities and aspirations in small schools in Jeju, in the context of demographic change.
Making Research Matter
2025–2026
Supporting science teachers’ engagement with research, including the research-informed practice toolkit published in 2026.
Teaching Disasters: Professional Development for Teachers
2024–2027
The teacher development and implementation phase of the Grenfell Curriculum: online CPD, classroom resources and continuing evaluation.
Completed projects and earlier phases
Bridging Research and Policy to Improve Science Education in England
2024–2025
Research–policy dialogue with the Association for Science Education, including the July 2025 symposium and policy report.
The Grenfell Curriculum: Community Research
2023–2024 · original research phase
Community-engaged research on education after Grenfell, informing the EDJ framework and subsequent teacher professional development.
Remembering Titanic
2022–2023
Science and history teachers, museum educators and pupils co-developed a cross-curricular unit on Titanic and Southampton.
Networking for Disaster Education Research
2022–2023 · funded project
UK–South Korea collaboration on disaster education, with subsequent publications and continuing international partnerships.