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The Independent Review of Education in Northern Ireland asserts that ‘education is the greatest investment any society makes in its own future’, bringing ‘societal benefits’ (Independent...
Continue reading blog postThere is a tendency to become habituated to our surroundings – we stop noticing features of the world around us. This has happened in Northern Ireland with regards to our divided social...
Continue reading blog postThis blog post is a little different. Using my background as an advocate for children, I reflect on what they require from an education system that is so often not designed to serve their needs....
Continue reading blog postStimulating debate with Ulster University’s Transforming Education project
Northern Ireland education has just had an Independent Review . It remarked that: ‘Northern Ireland could significantly benefit if unnecessary fragmentation or duplication, where they exist,...
Continue reading blog postThe BERA Academic Citizen of the Year is an award intended to recognise a colleague working in educational research who has made a significant contribution to the discipline as a whole and the...
Dr Matthew Milliken was a research assistant in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences at Ulster University, and is now an independent researcher. He is a former youth worker with a...
Sally Cook is Course Director for the PgCert/PgDip/MSc in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Ulster University, which has been running since 1999. Her teaching focuses on the science,...
Koulla Yiasouma is a qualified social worker and worked as a probation officer in England. She established the first 24-hour telephone helpline for women who were experiencing domestic abuse in...
Despite the surge of the neurodiversity movement and tremendous efforts by schools, parents and SEND specialists, negative connotations around autism still pervade. One need only to look towards...
Continue reading blog postThe BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award recognises and celebrates the impact of research and practice in the education community and how both have demonstrably engaged the public.
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...
