About
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is the leading authority on educational research in the UK, supporting and representing the community of scholars, practitioners and everyone...
2025 BJET Fellowship
The BJET Fellowship is awarded biennially to an individual with the most compelling proposal for a piece of research in the field of educational technology. The Fellowship lasts for one year and...
(Too) late to the party? Doctoral research as a mature, disabled parent-carer
I never expected to resume my academic life in my forties. So ambivalent were my feelings after my undergraduate experience that it was a decade before I embarked on a teaching qualification,...
Curriculum in a Changing World
50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion
2023 impact factors released for four BERA journals
The 2023 Journal Citation Report (JCR) was released in June 2024, and BERA is delighted to share the latest impact factors for the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), the British...
BERA partners with the Kusuma Trust to offer £200,000 in grant funding
BERA and the Kusuma Trust: Neurodiversity in mainstream schools grant programme £200,000 in project funding available BERA is partnering with the Kusuma Trust to deliver several research...
Upcoming events
Build your own gender and sexualities symposium: A networking and planning event
This online event enabled members and non-members to: Meet the SIG convenors Connect with SIG members virtually through online tools such as breakout rooms, Padlet, and a shared common...
Making the Right Call Together: Standardisation Opportunity for Conference Abstract Reviewers
This online session is aimed at those who: are new to peer review BERA conference abstracts would like to peer review for the BERA conference in future are more experienced but would...
Meet and Discuss – Inclusive Education
This Inclusive Education SIG meeting was held to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG and plans for 2024 and onwards. This meeting was hosted online, with the...
Towards a mechanism for expert policy advice in education
There is a growing consensus that existing arrangements for policy making in education are far from optimal. Based on a recent article published in British Educational Research Journal, this...
BERA Publishes 2023 Annual Report
2023 was a blockbuster year for BERA, and there was much to celebrate. We are pleased to publish our annual report for 2023, offering a comprehensive overview of our organisation's achievements in...
Early Career Researcher Network
The BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Network aims to offer support to those who are in the process of completing their masters or doctorate in education, as well as those who have completed...
Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fifth edition (2024)
The fifth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research has been revised and updated to enable researchers to conduct their work to the highest ethical standards in any and all...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The latest from the BERA Blog
(Too) late to the party? Doctoral research as a mature, disabled parent-carer
I never expected to resume my academic life in my forties. So ambivalent were my feelings after my undergraduate experience that it was a decade before I embarked on a teaching qualification,...
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When ‘compassion’ is not enough: an argument for adaptive critical pedagogy in higher education
Compassionate pedagogy has gained international traction in recent educational discourse, advocating for empathy, understanding and flexibility in teaching practices and settings, particularly...
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Escalating school travel costs: Recognising the role of national policy
A BBC news article from March 2024 highlights that local authority spending on school travel for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has increased from £728m in 2018 to...
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Practical examples of integrating generative AI into the learning activities of the capstone project module
Generative AI has been widely debated within educational settings, particularly around academic integrity, leading to educator apprehension about its use in teaching and learning. However, support...
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