BERJ Early Career Reviewer Scheme: Call for mentors
The British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) is pleased to launch its Early Career Reviewer Scheme that aims to build early career researchers’ capacities in academic peer reviewing. This...
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How can we use GenAI pedagogically? Can we be led by (graduate) learning outcomes?
GenAI and its pedagogical potential The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has sparked a debate in the higher education sector about its benefits and pitfalls, as well as...
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Building a secure future: The role of secondary education in cyber security preparedness
In today's digital world, cyber security, that is ‘how individuals and organisations reduce the risk of cyber attack’ (National Cyber Security Centre, 2024), has become a paramount concern....
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University life in the aftermath of war: Interwar Poland in European context
How can research on student life advance our understanding of broader historical processes? Our earlier work has connected research on university students to the histories of voluntary action,...
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BERA Educational Research Book of the Year
This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.
Inspiring Black students’ futures? Focus on agency
Increased participation and student diversity have led universities in the UK to enhance their academic support mechanisms to promote social and learning inclusion (Hallett, 2012). While...
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Personal tutoring: A catalyst for equity and an antidote to the racial awarding gap?
Despite racially minoritised students entering UK-based higher education with similar entry qualifications to their white counterparts, they are more likely to leave the university with a lower...
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Virtual reality (VR) in education: A game changer or smoke and mirrors?
Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a widely studied and applied medium, making positive contributions in diverse fields (for example, education, medical and military training, and architectural...
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Practice, pedagogy and education as a discipline: Getting beyond close-to-practice research
The British Educational Research Association has promulgated ‘close-to-practice research’ that ‘focuses on issues defined by practitioners as relevant to their practice, and involves...
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Review of Education: Call for ‘State-of-Play’ special issues (2024)
The editors of the Review of Education (RoE) intend to publish a number of ‘State-of-Play' (SoP) special issues during their tenure, which commenced in January 2024. They are therefore seeking...
Let’s not blame students for the shortcomings of assessment strategies of universities that turn a blind eye to artificial intelligence: A pre-crisis warning
This blog post highlights the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) aligned with how the higher education (HE) sector needs to adjust assessment strategies and academic integrity policies to...
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Recruiting female engineering undergraduates who plan to choose a career outside engineering for academic interviews
Women’s underrepresentation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is a global issue. Among STEM disciplines, engineering can be the one with the largest gender gap but be...
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