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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...
2025/2026 BERA Small Grants Fund
Researching Additional Support Needs (ASN)/Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) £5000 per project available
Thinking critically about critical thinking: Overturning the deficit view of international students in UK universities
In December 2024, BBC News online ran a story with the headline ‘Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English’. The article’s authors claim that universities are lowering...
Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice
Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...
BERA 2024 Annual Report: Celebrating 50 Years of Educational Research
We are pleased to announce the release of BERA’s 2024 Annual Report, marking our 50th anniversary year! This milestone provided an opportunity to reflect on our rich history while looking ahead...
BERA Conference 2025
The 2025 BERA Conference will be held 9th-11th September 2025 at the University of Sussex. Registration open. Early bird deadline: 1 May 2025
Upcoming events
ECR Symposium Series 2025: Generating, Sustaining and Rebuilding Momentum
Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is designed for early career researchers (ECRs), including Master’s and Doctoral students, as well as those in the early post-doctoral phase....
BERA Small Grants Fund 2025/2026 Enquiries Meeting
Enquiries Meeting We will be holding a non mandatory enquiries meeting on 30th April 2025 at 11:00am. This session will provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the...
Presidential Seminar Series: Anti-racism and education in Wales: a National Approach. What now? What next?
If you would like to view this in Welsh, please click here. Following on from the previous seminars in Edinburgh and Leeds, the BERA Four Nations Presidential Seminar Series will be held in...
ECR Coffee Hour – Spring
This BERA ECR Network’s coffee hour will give you the opportunity to find out more about the ECR Network and its activities as well as get to know a little more about the team behind it. There...
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
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Thinking critically about critical thinking: Overturning the deficit view of international students in UK universities
In December 2024, BBC News online ran a story with the headline ‘Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English’. The article’s authors claim that universities are lowering...
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The role of place in educational disadvantage
Place matters to education. It’s role in disadvantage is evident from long-standing geographies of inequality in England’s educational outcomes. Research institutes such as the Educational...
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Editorial: Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice
Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...
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Is the pen mightier than the keyboard? Handwritten and typed exams compared
With the increased adoption of technologies, the use of electronic examination scripts is gradually becoming the norm and is likely to replace the traditional handwritten ones in universities...
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