For educational researchers the BERA Annual Conference is an important date in their professional year. It provides the opportunity to:
Seasoned BERA delegates could probably add several more reasons of their own as to why they return but for most it is about being part of a community of researchers. A community that is dynamic and changes over time; not just in terms of its members but in the way it does things. Participating in a vibrant conference is one way of making sure that you contribute to that change.
Professor at Leeds Beckett University
Mhairi Beaton is Professor at the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University. After completing a Bachelor of Education at University of Edinburgh, Mhairi worked as a primary school teacher in Highland Region in the north of Scotland....
Senior Lecturer in Education at Teesside University
Dr. Richard Race is Visiting Professor in Education at Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. The third edition of his monograph, Multiculturalism and Education will be published with the Open University Press in March 2024. Richard is also editor of...
Professor Centre for Global Learning at Coventry University
Megan Crawford has significant experience in HE as a leader and academic at a senior level, and her work is keenly focused on leadership and the relationships between research and practice in schools. Megan has worked in schools, and at various...
Educational consultant at Bay House School
Ian Potter is an experienced system leader in education in England with a career as a school leader, school improvement adviser and executive leadership of a multi-academy trust. He has worked in developing national and regional policy, being...
Research lead at N/A
Charlotte Vidal-Hall is a research lead working in an education policy environment where she has led research in to reading in secondary schools, school governance and behaviour in schools. Charlotte was an early years and primary teacher for 15...
Reader in Education at University of Huddersfield
Jim Reid is a Reader in Education in the School of Business, Education and Law at the University of |Huddersfield. His research interests primarily focus on marginalised people and communities with a particular interest in giving voice to those...
For educational researchers the BERA Annual Conference is an important date in their professional year. It provides the opportunity to:
Seasoned BERA delegates could probably add several more reasons of their own as to why they return but for most it is about being part of a community of researchers. A community that is dynamic and changes over time; not just in terms of its members but in the way it does things. Participating in a vibrant conference is one way of making sure that you contribute to that change.