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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...
Breaking the sound barriers: Understanding the academic risks of mild and unilateral hearing loss
Rose Ayling-Ellis’s recent documentary, Signs for Change, has brought significant attention to the experiences of the deaf and hard of hearing community, offering a moving and honest portrayal...
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...
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: 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...
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....
SIG Meet & Discuss: Alternative Education
We warmly invite members of the BERA Alternative Education SIG—and anyone with an interest in alternative education—to join us online this November for our upcoming Meet and Discuss session....
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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Breaking the sound barriers: Understanding the academic risks of mild and unilateral hearing loss
Rose Ayling-Ellis’s recent documentary, Signs for Change, has brought significant attention to the experiences of the deaf and hard of hearing community, offering a moving and honest portrayal...
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Why teaching peace isn’t enough: Rethinking the role of education in postconflict recovery
In postconflict societies, education is often seen as a cornerstone of peacebuilding. Governments, international agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) embrace its potential to foster...
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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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