Research and analysis

Department for Education: areas of research interest

This publication sets out areas where DfE is interested in more research and new evidence.

Applies to England

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DfE: areas of research interest

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This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government.

We are currently working on a new areas of research interest document to reflect the priorities of the new government.

The purpose of this document is to raise awareness among the external research community of the main DfE research priorities. It also provides information on:

  • DfE’s approach to publishing research and statistics
  • how to access data for the purposes of research

Updates to this page

Published 17 May 2018
Last updated 25 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Areas of Research Interest' for 2024.

  2. First published.

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