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...
Harnessing the power of poetry in academic research – the author’s use of poetry as a tool for analysis
This blog post focuses on my approach to using poetry as an analytical tool in a recent empirical study. There is an exciting body of research highlighting the potential for incorporating poetry...
Curriculum in a Changing World
50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion
BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award
The BERA Public Engagement and Impact Award recognises and celebrates the impact of research and practice in the education community and how both have demonstrably engaged the public.
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
BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting
The BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting will take place September 9th-12th 2024. Early bird deadline and all presenters to register by the 1 May 2024.
The Value and Meaning of STEAM Education and the Anna Craft Memorial Lecture
This event is hosted by four SIGs: STEAM Education, Creativities in Education, Arts-based Education, and Race and Ethnicity and Education Research. It invites delegates to engage with a panel of...
ECR Symposium Series 2024: Being a creative researcher: creative thinking, decision making and problem solving in research
Who is it for? The ECR Network’s symposia series is targeted at early career researchers (ECRs) – be they current Masters or Doctoral students or those in the early post-doctoral phase....
Has Quality Killed Teaching? Exploring the Crisis in Teacher Recruitment and Retention
In recent years, the teaching profession has faced an unprecedented crisis, with alarming rates of teacher shortages and high turnover rates across the globe. As the demands on educators continue...
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
Harnessing the power of poetry in academic research – the author’s use of poetry as a tool for analysis
This blog post focuses on my approach to using poetry as an analytical tool in a recent empirical study. There is an exciting body of research highlighting the potential for incorporating poetry...
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Breaking barriers: The inspirational journeys of disabled schoolteachers
The narratives of disabled schoolteachers often go unheard in educational research, yet they provide invaluable insights into the inclusivity of our education systems. These educators encounter...
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Food poverty among students: What is the role of universities?
In the UK, the number of people reported to be living in ‘food insecure’ households rose from 4.7 million (7 per cent) in 2021/22 to 7.2 million (11 per cent) in 2022/23 (Francis-Devine,...
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Who really belongs in higher education? Insights from research with disabled staff and PhD students in the UK
In this blog post we offer some insights from a recent study among disabled staff and PhD students in the UK to consider what it means to un/belong in the current higher education (HE)...
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