University College Dublin, Ireland

UCD is one of Europe's leading research-intensive universities; and the UCD School of Education is a leader in the field of education, with over 100 years of service to the wider education community in Ireland and beyond. Our record of excellence in teaching and learning is built on a foundation of research excellence, recognised in the QS world subject rankings, where we consistently achieve the highest of ratings for research activity. The School has extensive engagement with leading practitioners in the field, senior policy makers, government and NGOs, as well as with leading international research networks and universities.

The UCD School of Education offers the MSc Education, Children and Youth is an interdisciplinary programme specialising in research, policy and practice relating to children and young people. Set in the context of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the programme explores key aspects of the welfare and well-being of children and young people from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It does so recognising the complexity and inter-dependence of issues facing contemporary childhoods and youth. The programme encourages students to develop along a trajectory of critical thinking and independent learning through a series of tailored reading programmes matched to programme aims.

The School also hosts the Voice, Agency and Rights in Education (VARiE) Interdisciplinary Research group, that generates evidence to inform and improve decision-making in public policy and professional practice in Education by creating knowledge and developing rigorous, interdisciplinary and participatory projects that place the voice, agency and rights of children and young people at the core.