Heather Sherkunov

Education Explored: A Department of Education Podcast

Education Explored will cover conversations from across education and will highlight some of the fantastic work which is taking place at...

Title	Description	People	Date
S1E8 – Jason Todd	In episode eight of Education Explored, we talk to Senior Departmental Lecturer in History Education Dr Jason Todd. We discuss Jason’s personal history and his current research on empire, migration and belonging in the classroom.	Heather Sherkunov, Jason Todd	21 July, 2026
S1E7 – Steve Puttick	In episode seven of Education Explored, we talk to Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Dr Steve Puttick. World Environment Day was in June and we discuss the Net Zero Ed project and ETC Hub, as well as much more, with Steve.	Heather Sherkunov, Steve Puttick	19 June, 2026
S1E6 - Carol Brown	In episode six of Education Explored, we talk to Dr Carol Brown about her career, what it’s like coming back to work at a department she was a student in, and the intersections of psychology, teaching and research.	Heather Sherkunov, Carol Brown	26 May, 2026
S1E5 - Leon Feinstein	In episode five of Education Explored, we talk to Professor Leon Feinstein.	Heather Sherkunov, Leon Feinstein	23 April, 2026
S1E4 - Velda Elliott	In episode four of Education Explored, we talk to Professor Velda Elliott who our Director for Graduate Studies.	Heather Sherkunov, Velda Elliott	27 February, 2026
S1E3 - Sara Ratner	In episode three of Education Explored, we talk to Dr Sara Ratner who is a post-doctoral researcher working on pedagogy, AI, policy and innovation.	Heather Sherkunov, Sara Ratner	20 January, 2026
S1E2 - Luke Brewer	In the second episode of Education Explored, we talk with former MLT student Luke Brewer about what it’s really like to be a teacher in the classroom today, what he learnt on the course and teaching as a sector.	Heather Sherkunov, Luke Brewer	11 December, 2025
S1E1 - Victoria Murphy	In our first episode, we talk to Professor of Applied Linguistics, and Director of the Department of Education, Victoria Murphy. We discuss Victoria’s career to date, upbringing and research.	Heather Sherkunov, Victoria Murphy	4 November, 2025