BERA Council
Dominic Wyse, Professor
BERA President at UCL Institute of Education
Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Education (IOE) and Founding Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 Years).
Dominic is current President of the British Educational Research Association (BERA) from 2019 to 2021. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), and of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
Prior to his role at the IOE as Head of Academic Department Learning and Leadership Dominic was Faculty Director of Research, Consultancy and Knowledge Transfer, in the Faculty of Children and Learning. Dominic has significant experience in music that began with his undergraduate studies at The Royal Academy of Music.
Before joining the IOE Dominic was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He was also appointed as the first Director of Music-Making at Churchill College Cambridge, where he was a Fellow and Director of Studies for Education. In the past Dominic was a Reader at Liverpool John Moores University, and a teacher with experience working in London, Bradford and Huddersfield in infant and junior phases.
Dominic Wyse's contributions
BERA update and AGM 2021
The 46th BERA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held virtually on Thursday 9th December 2021, 11:00am-12:00pm. The agenda and full papers can be viewed below. All queries should be sent to...
BERA update and AGM 2021
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. BERA Members only - you will need to be logged in to see the register button agenda can be viewed...
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
Online registration for this event has now closed, please email events@bera.ac.uk to register. #BERA_CCEAM2021 Link to event recording Considering a rapidly growing literature, the impact...
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
Considering a rapidly growing literature, the impact of, and responses to, the pandemic on schools are described and implications for education and educational leadership considered. Whilst the...
Who wants to be an academic?
The good… Academic staff are driven by the thrill of creating new knowledge. New knowledge also stimulates the passion that academics bring to teaching their students. When these two things...
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Interview with BERA John Nisbet Fellowship 2021 Recipient Neil Mercer
In this weeks episode BERA President Dominic Wyse interviews the John Nisbet Fellowship recipient Neil Mercer. Neil is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, where he is...
Children’s agency: What is it, and what should be done?
'Oh my God. The Principal came in today and chose a child to read. I knew what I had to do: I knew I had to remind the child to say "p. 35 chapter 4"; I had to remind the child to hold the book in...
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