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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...
World Mental Health Day 2024
Thursday, 10th October is World Mental Health Day. Mental illness affects an estimated 950 million people worldwide, and is the leading cause of disability across all age groups. BERA...
International students’ social engagement in UK local communities
International students within British higher education are not always seen in a positive light. They are sometimes thought of in monetary terms, cynically regarded as ‘cash cows’ (Lomer, et...
Black History Month 2024: What are the main challenges facing Black colleagues in educational research?
As part of Black History Month 2024, BERA is releasing a series of three videos, recorded at the 2024 BERA Annual Conference and WERA Focal Meeting, featuring the voices and insights of Black BERA...
BERA & Black History Month 2024
To celebrate Black History Month, throughout October the British Educational Research Association (BERA) will be highlighting a range of noteworthy contributions in our latest work promoting race,...
The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum
Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice
Upcoming events
Use of Virtual Teacher Learning Environments as a Supplement to Field Experiences: Opportunities and Challenges
Undoubtedly, student teaching and field experiences constitute a significant part of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs (Ronfeldt, Schwartz, & Jacob, 2014). However, teacher educators face...
Presidential Seminar Series – Anti-racism in Education: Actions for next steps-Learning from Research, Policy and Practice
Supported by Race and Inclusivity in Global Education Network (RIGEN) The murder of George Floyd in the US in May 2020 galvanised a shift in ‘discourses’ around race in education from...
ECR Coffee Hour – Autumn 2024
This BERA ECR Network’s coffee hour will give you the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities as well as get to know a little more about the team behind it. There...
ECR Symposium Series 2024: Being a creative researcher: creative thinking, decision making and problem solving in research
Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted at early career researchers (ECRs) – be they current Masters or Doctoral students or those in the early post-doctoral phase....
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
This page features videos and presentations from BERA events
The latest from the BERA Blog
International students’ social engagement in UK local communities
International students within British higher education are not always seen in a positive light. They are sometimes thought of in monetary terms, cynically regarded as ‘cash cows’ (Lomer, et...
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From hospital halls to school walls: Raising awareness about the impact of a cancer diagnosis on a child’s educational journey
A national average of 1,645 cancer cases among 0-to-14-year-old children and 2,110 cases among 15-to-24-year-old teenagers and young adults are reported annually in the United Kingdom, with a...
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Reimagining research-informed teaching and collaboration with students
Research-informed teaching is an educational method. Griffith (2004) noted that this approach improves students’ employability by integrating work-based learning, which enables students to...
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Beginner researchers from Pakistan speak out: Key challenges and needs revealed
Conducting research is a complex process, particularly for beginner researchers (Alarcão, 2018). As they navigate various phases – conceptualisation, data collection, analysis, literature...
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