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Data comes in many forms, some more accessible than others. At the recent BERA conference, I tried to address this with a poster presenting quantitative data in an unexpected way. The data came...
Continue reading blog postAfter an open call to the BERA membership at the end of 2019, we are pleased to announce two new members to the BERA Engagement Committee. The Engagement Committee takes an active and invaluable...
Dr Abigail Parrish is a lecturer in education at the University of Sheffield. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes focusing on teacher development and languages...
Many congratulations to Vivienne who has been elected following the open call late last year. She will begin her term as Vice President after the AGM in September and then will serve as our 37th...
As researchers we have a responsibility not just to inform participants about our research and its possible consequences, but to have confidence that participants are giving informed consent. So...
Continue reading blog postA special series of blogs asks the difficult questions about current informed consent and ethical approval practices and assumptions, critically exploring the work and philosophy of both ethics...
BERA members, through informal conversation, recognised that there was a danger that qualitative studies may become under threat from not being approved by ethical committees in an increasingly...
Continue reading blog postBefore coming to the world of educational research, I completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Nottingham, during which I worked on sexual ethics and philosophy of...
Engaging in a hot topic session at the 2019 BERA Conference, we explored the notion that ethical dilemmas in the field are dynamic and constantly evolving, heavily dependent on both context and...
Continue reading blog postA consistent refrain of colleagues is that research ethics committees seem to be committed to stopping research. Nothing could be further from the truth. The contemporary research ethics committee...
Continue reading blog postBERA Council meeting agendas are published on this page seven days prior to the meeting. If you would like any further information, please contact secretariat@bera.ac.uk 2025 14th May...
Richard Davies is higher education research lead at the University of Central Lancashire, a deputy chair of its social science ethics committee and a philosopher of education. He has an ongoing...
