Centre for Education Research and Scholarship (CERS)

The Centre for Educational Research and Scholarship (CERS) promotes research which explores any aspects of education and childhood. It embraces research and scholarship from a range of disciplines and theoretical traditions and is particularly keen to promote multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary and practice-based research.

Acting as a hub for staff and students, CERS nurtures the growth of new researchers through an active seminar, event and development programme. The Centre seeks to foster mentorship, collaboration, and professional development as well as increasing the profile and impact of researchers at Middlesex University.

The CERS team

The CERS committee is managed by a small team of senior researchers in the Education department at Middlesex University, but all of the department are automatically CERS members. Leadership is provided by an elected Chair (Dr Angela Scollan in 2025-26) and our Director of Research (Professor Jayne Osgood).

CERS management committee

The management committee consists of:

Nic Fryer, Ashley Hoolash, Sweta Rout Hoolash, Lee Jerome, Rebecca Lerman, Abele Longo, Ambreen Mohammed, Anne Mulligan, Paula Nottingham, Jayne Osgood, Yousra Osman, Neelam Raina, Mona Sakr, Angela Scollan, Omari Solarin, Nicky Spawls.

CERS podcast

CERS podcasts are available on Spotify.

Series 1 is aimed at university colleagues and demystifies some terms and processes around research and knowledge exchange.

Series 2 shares some research highlights from CERS members and includes summaries of projects about parental activism, inclusion, pedagogy and post-humanist engagements with the Anthropocene.