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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...
Critical Conversations in Education – BERA AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture
We invite you to join us for the annual BERA AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture in London! To kick off the event, we will hear from the BERA Committee Chairs who will give us an update on BERA...
Why should early career researchers organise an academic conference?
Are you an early career researcher (ECR) who is hesitant about organising an academic conference? Are you a senior academic who has few occasions to collaborate with ECRs for such a purpose? This...
BERA TEAN Conference 2026
The BERA Teacher Education Advancement Network (TEAN) conference provides a powerful professional development experience for teacher educators and for researchers into teacher education and...
The ECR Journey: Developing Criticality and Confidence: Becoming a Decisive Educational Researcher
Call for Abstracts: Submission deadline: 20 November 2025
Professional learning for teacher educators: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of four research projects funded by BERA’s 2024/25 Small Grants Fund (SGF). The funding aimed to support research focussing on...
Upcoming events
SIG Meet & Discuss: Research Methodologies in Education
We invite you to join an informal meeting with the BERA Research Methodologies in Education SIG, where we will come together to share research findings, practical insights, and discuss key aspects...
SIG Meet & Discuss: Comparative and International Education
The BERA Comparative and International Education SIG exists to provide a forum within BERA for academics, practitioners and students from a range of disciplines who are involved in research in...
SIG Meet & Discuss: STEAM Education Research
This session is focused on learning more about what’s going on in STEAM education research and how we can work together in the future. We are setting up a series of 90-minute on-line sessions...
Making the Right Call Together: Poster Impact – Where Research Meets Design
Conference Poster Design for Early Career Researchers: Communicate Your Research with Impact Introduction Are you preparing for your first academic conference or looking to improve how you...
BERA Teacher Network
The BERA Teacher Network is an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a...
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...
Neurodivergent Researchers Network
The BERA Neurodivergent Researchers Network is a new initiative launched by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). The network is intended to provide a platform for neurodivergent...
Event Videos
This page features videos and presentations from BERA events
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Why should early career researchers organise an academic conference?
Are you an early career researcher (ECR) who is hesitant about organising an academic conference? Are you a senior academic who has few occasions to collaborate with ECRs for such a purpose? This...
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A question of identity: To be a musician or a music teacher?
This blog post reports on current and ongoing research into the identity of classroom music teachers and, in particular, whether the teachers think of themselves more as musicians who teach...
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A decade of grade inflation boosted by the Covid-19 pandemic: An empirical analysis of a top European university
Higher education is currently experiencing contrasting trends. First, academic performance prior to university entry is declining: the PISA 2022 results highlight a ‘decade-long decline’...
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Are you showing up as an ‘Ally’ or ‘A-Lie’?
Allyship has become a new buzzword in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) discourse, especially within educational institutions. However, in reality, beneath the polished language of antiracism...
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