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The ECR journey: From inspiration to impact

The first ever BERA Early Career Researcher (ECR) Conference in May 2023, The ECR Journey: From inspiration to impact, celebrated the journey of ‘becoming’ an educational researcher. It was an...

Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research, fifth edition (2024)

Contents Letter from the President Fundamentals Aspirations of educational researchers Guidelines Responsibilities to participants Consent Transparency Right to withdraw Incentives Harm...

Exploring the free school meals measure in the English National Pupil Database

Pupils’ recorded eligibility for free school meals (FSM) within the English National Pupil Database (NPD) has long been utilised across the country’s research and policy communities. It is...

Back to the Roots (Past, Present, Future) Moving Forward

BERA is an organisation dedicated to advancing educational research, policy, and practice across the United Kingdom and beyond. Established in 1974 by Prof John Nisbet, BERA has become a leading...

Parental activism in education

In her final annual report as Chief Inspector of Ofsted, England’s schools and children’s services inspectorate, Amanda Spielman, opines that the Covid-19 pandemic has ‘fractured’ the...

Tingting Yuan

Dr. Tingting Yuan is an Assistant Professor in Education and Teacher Development at the School of Education, University of Nottingham. She holds a PhD in Comparative Education from the University...

Kerris Cooper

Dr Kerris Cooper is a Senior Researcher at EPI. Until 2021 she worked at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the LSE, where she is currently a Visiting Senior Fellow. Kerris has...

Generative AI in academia: Friend or foe?

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 marked a potential turning point in higher education. As a prime example of generative AI, capable of creating content and solving problems in previously...

Announcing the BERA Teacher Network

We are pleased to announce the formation of the new BERA Teacher Network The BERA Teacher network aims to be an inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools...

Nathan Fretwell

Nathan Fretwell is a senior lecturer in education and early childhood in the Department of Education at Middlesex University, UK. The main focus of his research lies in exploring relationships...

What are educational podcasts?

Podcasts for educational purposes have received growing interest both as teaching practitioner tools and as a broadcasting medium for facilitating debate among educators (Cook, 2023). Podcast...

Imogen Casebourne

Dr. Imogen Casebourne is Innovation Lab research lead at DEFI (Digital Education Futures Initiative) part of the Bridge Centre based at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. Imogen has extensive...