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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...
Have Your Say: BERA Member Survey 2024
BERA is striving to continuously improve our services and better support our community of educational researchers. To help achieve this, we are launching the 2024 Member Survey, and we want to...
Global connections: A postgraduate researcher’s perspective on international conferences
Doctoral student life is multifaceted and challenging, particularly in today’s competitive academic environment. High expectations and increasing pressure on performance and professional...
BERA Insights: In conversation with… Lani Florian, BERA AGM and Awards Ceremony
This event will mark the culmination of BERA's 50th anniversary celebrations alongside our more formal AGM. We will finish with a drinks reception, canapés and the ceremonial cutting of a...
BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting Highlights Video
BERA is delighted to share the highlights video from the 2024 BERA Annual Conference & WERA Focal Meeting, held from September 8th-12th, 2024 in Manchester. This landmark event brought together...
The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum
Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice
Upcoming events
BERA Insights: In conversation with… Lani Florian, BERA AGM and Awards Ceremony
This event will mark the culmination of BERA's 50th anniversary celebrations alongside our more formal AGM. We will finish with a drinks reception, canapés and the ceremonial cutting of a...
Learning about Race Equality from Norway
This event will have a clear international and anti-racist perspective. The speaker is Kristin Gregers Erikson, an Associate Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Her...
BERA/CCEAM – Teacher Training for Equity: Empowering Democratic Languages and Cultures to Inform Policy
A BERA & CCEAM joint event This year's CCEAM / BERA seminar argues that teachers are crucial in promoting equity in education by fostering democratic languages and cultures (inclusive practices...
Neurodivergent Researcher Network Coffee hour
The Neurodivergent Researcher Network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent researchers to come together, collaborate, offer mutual support, and share experiences. Our coffee hours...
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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Global connections: A postgraduate researcher’s perspective on international conferences
Doctoral student life is multifaceted and challenging, particularly in today’s competitive academic environment. High expectations and increasing pressure on performance and professional...
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Internationally, the marketisation of schooling has re-imagined schools as businesses (Ball, 2017) calling for those with business skills take on the role of school governance (Wilkins, 2015)....
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Understanding the impact of socioeconomic status on student learning in schools
Why do some students excel while others struggle, despite having access to the same school educational resources? The answer often lies in their socioeconomic status (SES). SES is a complex...
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Making the case for technologically imminent classrooms
The way in which education is being delivered in England is faltering. A study by the National Foundation for Education Research found that 44 per cent more teachers stated their intention to...
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