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Ann MacPhail

Professor Ann MacPhail is Associate Vice President Doctoral College at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Ann is a member of the InFo-TED Council and is involved in their current Erasmus+...

SIG Forum meeting – Philosophy of Education

Join the Philosophy of Education SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2021 This meeting will be hosted on Zoom,...

Bubble, toil and trouble: School leadership as Shakespearean tragedy in and after Covid-19

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the witches exacerbate divisions, push ambition through brute force, hierarchy and power; their interventions end in the wicked destruction of leadership potential and...

Misled by short-term performance in lessons: Applying the science of memory in the classroom

Successful learning depends upon the functioning of human long-term memory (LTM) – a set of psychological processes that allow us to retain skills and knowledge over the long term, and which...

Geert Thyssen

Associate Professor

Geert Thyssen is Associate Professor in Educational Sciences at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway. His research so far has ventured mainly into the new social and...

Mark Smith

Carolina Distinguished Professor of History

Teaches American social and cultural history, with emphasis on the American South and sensory history. A Carolina Distinguished Professor, Mark Smith teaches the introductory undergraduate survey...

Jonathan Firth

Jonathan Firth is a teacher, teacher educator, author and researcher. Having taught psychology at secondary school level for many years, he now works in teacher education at the University of...

International Strategy

BERA is committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering engagement in education research internationally. Activities to enhance international work are carried out...

England’s teaching school ‘super-hub’ policy: Policy meets practice

On 10 February 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) announced the creation of 81 ‘super-hubs’, properly known as teaching school hubs (TSHs). These, in addition to the six ‘test and...

Spring 2021

Research Intelligence issue 146: Contemporary issues in mental health and wellbeing in education

BERA Council Elections 2021 – Results Announced

Following a competitive and highly contested election comprising of worthy candidates for both the positions of Conference & Events (CEC) Chair and for ordinary Council members, we are delighted...

Hazel Bryan

Professor of Education and Dean of The School of Education and Professional Development

Hazel Bryan is Professor of Education and Dean of The School of Education and Professional Development. Hazel trained as a teacher in London and taught in schools for some ten years before joining...