SIG Convenor Meeting – Spring 2025
For current SIG Convenors and Network Leads only The BERA SIG Convenors meeting will be an opportunity to network with the BERA Office as well as colleagues from other SIGs. Draft...
BERA Council
Mhairi Beaton, Professor
Professor at Leeds Beckett University
Mhairi C 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. Whilst still working as a classroom teacher, Mhairi concurrently completed her Masters in Education as a distance student with the University of Aberdeen and achieved Chartered Teacher status with the General Teaching Council of Scotland.
Following the successful completion of the Masters in Education, Mhairi was appointed as a lecturer to University of Aberdeen School of Education where she taught on the Masters in Autism and Learning programme and developed and led the Masters in Inclusive Practice programme.
Mhairi's research focus lies at the interface of teacher education, inclusion and student voice.
Mhairi was elected onto BERA Council in 2017 and has served as Chair of the BERA Conference & Events Committee since 2018.
Mhairi Beaton's contributions
Professor Mhairi Beaton Announced as next BERA President
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is delighted to announce that Professor Mhairi Beaton (Leeds Beckett University) has been elected as the next President of BERA. She will assume...
BERA Insights: In conversation with… Lani Florian, BERA AGM and Awards Ceremony
This event will mark the culmination of BERA's 50th anniversary celebrations alongside our more formal AGM. We will finish with a drinks reception, canapés and the ceremonial cutting of a...
The ECR Journey: At Crossroads of Becoming
On this 2nd ECR Annual Conference we continued to celebrate the ECR journeys and welcomed educational researchers and practitioners to join us in Leeds. This year’s conference was anchored on...
SIG Convenor Meeting – Summer 2024
For current SIG Convenors and Network Leads only The BERA SIG Convenors meeting will be an opportunity to network with the BERA Office as well as colleagues from other...
International Women’s Day
On #InternationalWomensDay, BERA is celebrating the incredible achievements and contributions of women in educational research. Read below for a selection of exciting BERA events, blogs and...
