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Matt O’Leary

Professor of Education

Professor Matt O’Leary is a Professor of Education at Birmingham City University (BCU). In a career spanning over 25 years in education, he has worked as a teacher, teacher educator, head of...

Samantha Jones

I am an advocate for Further Education professionals researching their practice and their sector. Within my own college I have responsibility for the development and normalisation of research and...

In pursuit of the elusive doctorate: Managing the last half-mile and getting home

Frustration and confusion can dominate the doctoral writing experience, and never more so than during the last half-mile.

Call for contributions: A special issue of Research Intelligence on Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning

BERA’s Post-compulsory and Lifelong Learning special interest group (SIG) has started the process of producing a special issue of Research Intelligence, BERA’s in-house members’ magazine,...

Supporting laboratory professionals in low- and middle-income countries to learn about antimicrobial resistance on the job

Professionals working in laboratory settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) undertake a range of tasks in their day-to-day jobs. These tasks range from collecting patient specimens to...

The origins of further education in England and Wales

There is a lack of historical accounts of the further education (FE) sector in England and Wales, which is reflective of its broader historical-cultural positioning. FE sits between secondary...

Exploring learning entanglement

Learning spaces are changing. Classrooms, once filled with uniform furnishings and distinct ‘teacher’ and ‘student’ territories, are being reimagined to provide learning spaces that...

The Future of Educational Research in Wales

This report, published by BERA in partnership with the Welsh Government, presents the proceedings of and lessons from the Future of Educational Research in Wales conference. Held in Cardiff on 14...

Invisible educators or connecting professionals? Post-compulsory teacher educators

Overall, teacher educators generally tend to be seen as ‘an ill-defined, under researched and sometimes beleaguered occupational group’ (Menter, Hulme, Elliott, & Lewin, 2010: 11). BERA and...

As an academic, how do you self-assess quality?

The question that vexes an old-school academic like myself is, ‘Am I doing a good job?’ Too often as academics we are asked to assess ourselves against statistics rather than conscience:...

Looking back on an event-full 2018

A year that championed educational research and its impact is now gone into the ether. We worked with our brilliant SIG convenors, partners and speakers to ply you with useful and enjoyable events...

Transitions: Challenges, Threats & Opportunities across the Post-compulsory Sectors

Online registration has now closed. If you want to attend this event, please email events@bera.ac.uk for details of how to register onsite.     The UK Government continues to reorganise...