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BERA Undergraduate Award

This award is for recent graduates who have completed their undergraduate degree in a field related to educational research.

This award is for recent graduates who have completed their undergraduate degree in a field related to educational research.

Eligibility Criteria

  • This award is open to individuals who completed an undergraduate degree in education or a related subject during the previous year.

Prizes

  • £250
  • BERA Membership (If you are already a BERA member, you will be given a second year of membership)

Judging

Nominations will be scored by the BERA Early Career Researcher Network judging panel. The panel’s judgement will be framed by the following criteria:

Rationale

  • This criterion relates to how coherently and explicitly the dissertation articulates its rationale and presents a justification for the research. High-quality entries should justify their rationale effectively by drawing upon existing literature.

Methodological rigour

  • This criterion relates to how robustly the research within the dissertation has been conducted taking into account, for example, research design, data collection methods, data analysis and research ethics. High-quality entries should demonstrate a sound and critical understanding of the selected design(s) and method(s).

Conceptual or theoretical underpinning

  • This criterion relates to how well the dissertation draws upon conceptual and/or theoretical frameworks to support the analysis and/or interpretation of the data generated. High-quality entries are expected to demonstrate a sound understanding and justify the selection of said conceptual and/or theoretical frameworks.

Presentation of findings

  • This criterion relates to how clearly the findings of the research – and their significance – are presented, including how effectively these are related to existing literature. High-quality entries are able to showcase the interconnectedness between the reported findings and the research questions.

Potential implications for research and practice

    • The criterion relates to how thoughtfully the utility of the findings is conveyed in respect to potential recommendations arising from the research and/or implications for research and practice moving forwards. High-quality entries will include implications that are specific and make explicit references to the reported findings.

 

2023 Undergraduate Award Winner

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Maria Pulman, Miss

University of Bristol

Maria is a current postgraduate student of Education, Policy and International Development at the University of Bristol. Prior to her studies, she spent many years working in early years education, specifically within special educational needs...

2022 Undergraduate Award Winners

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Alice Sleightholme, Miss

Trainee Teacher at St. Aloysius Primary School

Alice is currently training to be a qualified primary teacher. Her professional development began with a bachelor’s degree in Education and Geography (combined hons.) at the University of Durham. My research interests include educational...

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Chang Liu, Miss

MPhil at University of Cambridge

Chang Liu is a postgraduate student reading MPhil Research in Second Language Education at the University of Cambridge. She is interested in sociolinguistics and ESL/EFL education with a special focus on language investment, identity, informal...

2021 Undergraduate Award Winner

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Sze Wa Ho, Miss

Teacher of Biology at Kimbolton School

Sze Wa Ho is currently a Teacher of Biology at Kimbolton School. Her professional development began with a double bachelor’s degree in Education and Science at the University of Hong Kong, followed by an MPhil in Education (Globalisation and...