We are proud to announce that Dr Karen Guldberg has been named the BERA Academic Citizen of the Year for 2025! 🌟 Dr Karen Guldberg is Head of the School of Education, Professor in Autism Studies. www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-an...

🌟 Open for applications! The BERA Doctoral Thesis Award is now open! Apply here: www.bera.ac.uk/award/bera-d... The BERA Masters Dissertation Award is now open! Apply here: www.bera.ac.uk/award/bera-m...

📣 Closing soon! The 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. Deadline: 30th September Nominate a colleague:

🚨 Official Announcement! 🚨 BERA will be returning to the University of Manchester for the 2026 BERA Conference! #BERA2026 🗓️8-10 September 2026 Abstract submission is now open: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

Happy to share that after an exciting collaboration (herding cats) with excellent co-authors @draimeequicks.bsky.social @edpodesta.bsky.social and Megan Stephenson our research paper on challenging the golden thread in ITE is now available open access 🎉 @beranews.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/berj...

A wonderful way to spend a Wednesday afternoon with @beranews.bsky.social Research Methodologies SIG Co-Convenor @dramandan.bsky.social & Social Justice SIG Convenor Liliana Belkin delivering a workshop on narrative methods and social justice research in education at #BERA2025.

Final day at #BERA2025, but still time to come and browse our latest books at a discount and speak to our editors about: 💠 your own research/publishing plans 💠 open access publishing 💠 our regular ECR workshops on getting a first book published + any other Qs you may have! @beranews.bsky.social

Had such a wonderful time sharing part of my doctoral research at the @beranews.bsky.social conference again this year - this time focusing on the incredible stories that kids in Galapagos shared with me about peer to peer learning for and about environmental topics - including knowledge snowballs!

Settling into #Brighton ahead of #BERA2025 @beranews.bsky.social

On the way to the @beranews.bsky.social BERA 2025 conference at the University of Sussex! Looking forward to learning from other education researchers, and presenting part of my doctoral work tomorrow at 16:30 along with other 'Climate and sustainability education' researchers! #BERA2025

🌟 Spotlights in the programme #BERA2025 09/09 Breakfast Session – First Time Attendees SIG Meet and Network Session BERA Keynote Lecture Welcome Reception 10/09 @BeraNDNetwork breakfast session ECR Networking Session 11/09 Meet the BERA Journal Editors Book Launch

Great news just in: Pedagogies of Collapse by Ginie Servant-Miklos has been shortlisted for the BERA Educational Research Book of the Year! www.bera.ac.uk/news/announc... We'll be at #BERA2025 next week with a copy on display, so if you'll be there too, come for a closer look @beranews.bsky.social

📢 New @beranews.bsky.social blog out today, where I consider the impact of the idea that some teachers are 'born' to teach www.bera.ac.uk/blog/born-to...

📝 New BERA Blog Special Issue! Reimagining a just early childhood education and care sector in England: Voices from the margins Guest edited by Micky LeVoguer, Jenny Robson, Gemma Ryder Read special issue here: bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

We are seeking proposals from teams of writers for a BERABlog Special Issue on refugee and asylum-seeking learners. See this link for the detail of the call and how to respond. @beranews.bsky.social @naldic.bsky.social www.bera.ac.uk/opportunity/...

As @beranews.bsky.social Research Methodologies SIG Co-Convenor with @dramandan.bsky.social, we are delighted to be delivering a workshop with colleagues from the Social Justice SIG at #BERA2025 conference in September. Details below ⬇️ ✉️ Feel free to get in touch with any questions.

BERA is proud to share that we have now awarded over £500,000 in research funding since 2020. These investments have supported 69 research projects and fellowships that strengthen educational research and practice across the UK and internationally www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-pa...

New blogpost for @beranews.bsky.social reflecting on the #environmental #ethics of #AI in #Education - great to write with #SarahClayton & #LyndaDunlop @stir.ac.uk @york.ac.uk www.bera.ac.uk/blog/the-env...

This @beranews.bsky.social event discussing AI and its impacts on mental health and wellbeing may be of interest to our #ISATTGlobal community👇

🌟Upcoming BERA event SIG Meet & Discuss: Arts Based Educational Research 🗓️ 23 Jul 2025 Register here: www.bera.ac.uk/event...

🌟Upcoming BERA event SIG Meet & Discuss: Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education The SIG are meeting to discuss their experiences of AI and impacts (positive, negative and neutral) on mental health and wellbeing. 🗓️18 Jul 2025 Register here: www.bera.ac.uk/event/sig-me...

📣 Calling all ECRs! Join us for our ECR conference 'The ECR Journey: Beyond Publish or Perish: Cultivating Excellence in Scholarly Publishing' this June! 📝 #BERA_ECR Register: bera.ac.uk/event/the-ec...

This @beranews.bsky.social Blog Special Issue examines possible futures for tertiary education in England and the challenges that are faced by policymakers, institutional leaders, educators and researchers in realising these futures. (1/13)  www.bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

Our next 'Meet and Discuss' event for BERA's (@beranews.bsky.social) Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education Special Interest Group (SIG) is taking place on Friday the 18th of July, 12pm-1:30pm. We will be discussing our experiences of AI and impacts on mental health and wellbeing.

📝 NEW BLOG SPECIAL ISSUE Potential pathways towards an integrated tertiary education system in England Guest edited by @paulashwin.bsky.social and Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog-special...

The #BERABLOG is 10 years old! Listen here to our lead editor @gerryczerniawaski.bsky.social talking about how you can write for our various BERABlog outlets. 🎂🎉🥳

Here is a link to my newly published post on the @beranews.bsky.social blog Curriculum making: A brief history and future directions @scrcm.bsky.social www.bera.ac.uk/blog/curricu...

📝 NEW BLOG POST Curriculum making: A brief history and future directions By Mark Priestley, University of Stirling @markrpriestley.bsky.social @scrcm.bsky.social Part of series: 10 years of the BERA Blog #BERABLOG10 Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/curricu...

"The interim report is marked by the limits it places on what is likely to change, and a lack of specific details about the responses to the call for evidence, and their analyses.," writes @domwyse.bsky.social for @beranews.bsky.social. Read more: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/evoluti...

We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of the BERA Blog this year, and we’re so proud of all that it has accomplished! #BERABLOG10 Thank you to everyone who has played a part in contributing to the blog📝👏 Check out the infographic for insights into the BERA Blog👇 www.bera.ac.uk/bera-in-the-...

Had a wonderful day at the third @beranews.bsky.social Presidential Seminar on anti-racism and education yesterday in Cardiff. Wales's commitments to being both an antiracist nation and a nation of sanctuary are fantastic, especially from the vantage point of NI. (1/2)

1 day left! There's still time to register for BERA Conference! #BERA2025 🌟 Get £100 off with early bird ticket! 🌟 Early bird deadline: 1st May! 🚨 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/confe...

2 days left! Early bird deadline for #BERA2025 is 1st May! 🚨 🌟 Get £170 off as a BERA member! 🌟 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/confe...

🌟 BERA online event tomorrow! BERA Small Grants Fund 2025/2026 Enquiries Meeting 🗓️ 30 Apr 2025 This session will provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the funding process. Find out more: www.bera.ac.uk/event/bera-s...

It is a huge pleasure to be part of the @beranews.bsky.social Editorial Team & very much encourage submissions from across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and beyond!

2025 marks 10 years of the BERA Blog! 🎈🔟 #BERABLOG10 Our lead editor, Gerry Czerniawski, shares insights on the editorial process and how we support new authors in writing a blog post. 📝 @gerryczerniawski.bsky.social Find out more about the BERA blog: www.bera.ac.uk/blog

Dr Iryna Kushnir on the long-term changes and subsequent consequences of the Russian assault on Ukraine - for the HE sector in Ukraine, in hosting countries, and for international cooperation #EERA_UERA #EduSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/russian-assault-on-ukrainian-higher-education/

Have you registered for #BERA2025 yet? Early bird deadline is 1st May! 🚨 🌟 Get £170 off as a BERA member! 🌟 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

Dr Katharine Burn and Professor Trevor Mutton have been awarded the @beranews.bsky.social Research Intelligence Article of the Year Award 2024, for their article, "Understanding research & research approaches appropriate for teacher education settings". Congratulations! 🎉 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4jOImvB

🌟Upcoming event Questioning Exclusionary Practices in Education SIG: Educational Effectiveness and Improvement 🗓️3 Jun 2025 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/event...

📝 NEW BLOG POST Thinking critically about critical thinking: Overturning the deficit view of international students in UK universities  By @lumanzhou.bsky.social Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/thinkin...

📣 FREE for BERA members! ECR Coffee Hour – Spring #BERAECR This is an opportunity for the ECR community to come together in an informal space - just don’t forget to bring a coffee! ☕ 🗓️7 May 2025 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/event/ecr-co...

📝 New BERA Blog Special issue! Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice By Vienne Lin and Paul Lam Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog-...

📣 Presentation slots available! Upcoming BERA ECR event: ECR Symposium Series 2025: Generating, Sustaining and Rebuilding Momentum 🗓️ 24 Apr 2025 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/event/ecr-sy...

🌟 Now open for applications! The BERA Equality in Education Award recognises an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education.  Nominate a colleague: www.bera.ac.uk/award...

📣 Programme now live! Global Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenging the Standard Education Model 🗓️ 26 - 27 Jun 2025 📍Leeds Beckett Headingly Campus Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/event...

📝 NEW BLOG POST Ready for a new turn in teacher education? By Dr Rachel Lofthouse Part of series: 10 years of the BERA Blog #BERABLOG10 Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/ready-f...

📣 Presentation slots available! Upcoming BERA ECR event: ECR Symposium Series 2025: Generating, Sustaining and Rebuilding Momentum @BERA_ECRNetwork 🗓️ 24 Apr 2025 Find out more and register: www.bera.ac.uk/event...

📣 Submit a hot topic for #BERA2025 This session is meant to highlight topical research that may have been developed after the usual abstract submission system. Find out more and submit: www.bera.ac.uk/conference/b...