BERA is delighted to announce a record number of abstract submissions for our BERA Annual Conference 2023. This will be the first time in the history of the event that over 1000 abstracts were submitted for consideration – a landmark endorsement of the esteem in which the conference is held by academics within the UK and globally. The review process is now underway and BERA looks forward to welcoming delegates to Birmingham later in the year.
BERA as an organisation is keen to support attendance at the conference for a range of potential delegates through provision of bursaries. Details are provided on the BERA website: https://www.bera.ac.uk/conference/bera-conference-2023/registration-fees/bursaries.
BERA is committed to making changes to conference organisation based on comments from delegates. In response to comments from delegates at the 2022 conference in Liverpool, BERA will be making a number of changes including the conference no longer ending with a parallel paper session but instead with a range of BERA organised plenary sessions focusing on current issues within education. We will also include more e-poster opportunities alongside some traditional posters.
Finally, we will host a formal Gala dinner as our social event at the 2023 conference. The event will include an award ceremony for the winners of the BERA Masters and Doctoral Awards 2022. It will include a welcome drink on arrival and 3 course meal. There will be a live band for dancing but also a separate quiet area where attendees can continue conversations with their after-dinner coffee. An event not to be missed!
We look forward to seeing you in Birmingham in 2023.
Professor Mhairi C Beaton
Chair of BERA’s Conference and Events Committee
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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 Reader 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....
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