Professor Caroline Daly explores the powerful pull of the IOE and how it shaped her academic identity over decades. She discusses how returning as a master’s student and then a tutor sparked new curiosity about online professional learning.

Professor Daly offers an inside look at building cross‑institutional partnerships and co‑constructing programmes that support teacher inquiry. She highlights the transformative impact of mentoring networks and bilingual learning in Wales. For those starting out in academia, she emphasises staying open, staying connected and embracing the unexpected turns that shape a career.

Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/apr/when-teacher-education-becomes-lifelong-return-academia-et-al

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Hans Svennevig joins Dr Hakan Ergül to explore the ethical challenges that emerge as researchers use AI tools and wearable technologies.

Hakan and Hans discuss how these systems complicate consent, privacy, autonomy, and the researcher–participant relationship. They ask whether existing ethical principles are robust enough for technologies that collect and interpret data continuously, often without active awareness.

Their conversation draws on the AI and Technology Wearables Task and Finish Group Report and Recommendations (2025), commissioned by the UCL Institute of Education Research Ethics Committee and chaired by Hans.

Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/apr/ai-tech-wearables-and-ethics-research-ethics

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What does a PhD journey look like when you paint it rather than write it?

Louise and Tooba explore the first major milestones that shaped their PhD research paths. They think back to what support they had, what might have been different, and how it felt to go through those initial stages.

You can see the artworks they created during this episode on the UCL IOE student blog, and on the IOE Instagram account.
Full show notes and links: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/apr/painting-our-way-through-milestones-splash-colour-phd-sketchbook

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