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BERA is a membership association and learned society committed to advancing research quality, building research capacity and fostering research engagement. BERA aims to inform the development of...
Digital Resources
The new BERA Digital Resources page for members features videos and presentations from BERA events, as well as podcasts and more.
The BERA Annual Conference goes digital
The year 2020 will be remembered as one that brought many changes to both our personal and professional lives. It also gave us the opportunity to reflect on what is important to us: visits to our...
The BERA ECR Network presents: Academic Writing and Publishing Experiences from an ECR
In this episode of the BERA Podcast Dr Yang Hu speaks to ECR Network Convenors Dr Oliver Hooper and Dr Yuwei Xu to share his experiences of publishing both during and after his PhD.
BERA Conference 2021
As you can imagine we have been giving a lot of thought to BERA Conference 2021 and what it might look like and how to deliver the most inclusive, accessible and engaging event. To that end, we...
BERA Council – Elections 2021
BERA is pleased to invite interested members to stand as candidates in the 2021 BERA Council Elections. The open positions we are electing for during this period are: Two ordinary members...
Upcoming events
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – January
The theme for 2021 is 'Overcoming challenges in educational research' Discussant: Dr Stella Mouroutsou, University of Stirling This event is now fully booked. To book on another date in this...
Teacher Education & Development SIG Annual Meeting
Join the Teacher Education & development SIG annual meeting to network with colleagues, learn about the activities of the SIG over the last year and plans for 2021 This meeting will be...
Critical Conversations on Race in Scotland and SIG Meeting
#BERA_REE @BERA_ree In advancing opportunities to expand upon discussions of the research work found in BERA Research Intelligence Issue 142 on Decolonising the Curriculum, this special event...
BERA ECR Network Symposium Series 2021: Overcoming challenges in educational research – February
The theme for 2021 is ‘Overcoming challenges in educational research’ Discussant: Dr Verity Campbell-Barr, Plymouth University Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted...
COVID-19
BERA is closely monitoring the developments around the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Our position as a charity is to do our best to continue the delivery of our activities in as safe and...
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, fourth edition (2018)
This extensively revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of BERA's Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research is designed to support educational researchers in conducting research to the...
2021 Masters Dissertation and Doctoral Thesis Awards Now Open
Every year BERA recognises academic excellence by awarding the BERA Masters Dissertation and Doctoral Thesis Awards This underscores BERA’s commitment to developing capacity, advancing quality...
The latest from the BERA Blog
The BERA Annual Conference goes digital
The year 2020 will be remembered as one that brought many changes to both our personal and professional lives. It also gave us the opportunity to reflect on what is important to us: visits to our...
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Why open educational resources are failing to widen access to education
Open educational resources (OERs) are learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that are freely available in the public domain. Current discussions about OERs are...
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Not another Cinderella story: Reflections on a collaboration to tell and imagine past, present and future stories of FE
For just over five years a unique project has examined the situation of further education (FE), mainly in England but also elsewhere in the UK, Australia and Ireland. The FE sector in England...
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Learning loss or learning disruption?
Alarm has been expressed about the likely impact of Covid-19 on children’s academic achievement with terms such as ‘closing the gap’, ‘learning loss’ and ‘catch up’ permeating...
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