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.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 17 May 2018
• Last updated: 24 April 2025
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  1. 24 April 2025

     Updated 'DfE: areas of research interest' with details of research priorities.

  2. 25 January 2024

     Updated 'Areas of Research Interest' for 2024.

  3. 17 May 2018

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

DfE: areas of research interest

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Details

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