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The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
2025/2026 BERA Small Grants Fund
Researching Additional Support Needs (ASN)/Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) £5000 per project available
Navigating the AI revolution: Safeguarding academic integrity and ethical considerations in the age of innovation
As AI technologies like ChatGPT become more accessible, balancing innovation, academic integrity and ethics is crucial. While these tools enhance learning, they also raise concerns about...
BERA Bites, issue 12: Education and the environment
Today, in 2025, as an Earthly community, we face the ongoing triple planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. Across the UK, and in many other...
BERA 2024 Annual Report: Celebrating 50 Years of Educational Research
We are pleased to announce the release of BERA’s 2024 Annual Report, marking our 50th anniversary year! This milestone provided an opportunity to reflect on our rich history while looking ahead...
BERA Conference 2025
The 2025 BERA Conference will be held 9th-11th September 2025 at the University of Sussex. Registration open. Early bird deadline: 1 May 2025
Upcoming events
Exploring pupil achievement and underachievement by place and socioeconomic disadvantage in England and Wales
The event will focus on ‘place’ and it aims to highlight how socioeconomic disadvantage and geographical context shape educational outcomes in England and Wales. It will focus on the varying...
Perspectives from Ireland – Opening the Black Box of Alternative Education Provision in Ireland
While the right to education is guaranteed under the Irish constitution (Kennedy & Smyth, 2018) educational inequality is a continuing feature within the education system (Cahill, 2020). On...
ECR Symposium Series 2025: Generating, Sustaining and Rebuilding Momentum
Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is designed for early career researchers (ECRs), including Master’s and Doctoral students, as well as those in the early post-doctoral phase....
BERA Small Grants Fund 2025/2026 Enquiries Meeting
Enquiries Meeting We will be holding a non mandatory enquiries meeting on 30th April 2025 at 11:00am. This session will provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the...
BERA Teacher Network
The BERA Teacher Network is an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Neurodivergent Researchers Network
The BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network is a new initiative launched by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). The network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent...
Event Videos
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Transforming curriculum planning with Sankey diagrams
Have you ever wondered how to gain deeper insights into the complexities of curriculum planning and to support data-driven decision-making? As an educator and researcher at ETH Zurich, I’ve...
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Practices and learning needs of Romanian school-based teacher educators
Initial teacher education (ITE) varies across countries. In many educational systems, including Romania, universities are responsible for preparing future teachers, collaborating with schools for...
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Raising Critical Confidence as a root to knowledge of self
hooks (1994, p. 34) advises us to ‘renew our minds if we are to transform educational institutions and society so the way we live, teach, and work can reflect our joy in cultural diversity, our...
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