BERA Council member, Professor Joanne Hughes from the Queen’s University Belfast Centre for Shared Education has been appointed as the first ever UNESCO chair in globalising a shared education model for improving relations in divided societies. Joanne will work with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) helping other countries develop shared education programmes, based on her experience in Northern Ireland.

BERA congratulates Joanne and looks forward to being able to share her work in the months and years to come.