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Ben Thompson

Ben has worked in education for over 20 years, originally as a secondary teacher and senior leader before moving into Higher and Adult Education. He was awarded his doctorate in 2025 for research...

Enhancing sustainable tourism education using game-based learning tools

In the ever-evolving field of tourism education, innovative approaches are essential to prepare students for the intricate challenges of sustainable tourism development, such as overconsumption of...

Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice

Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...

Editorial: Advancing pedagogic research across disciplines: Innovations, challenges and best practice

Knowledge construction through research is central to every university. The implications associated with research are numerous and can vary among individuals and institutions. Some commonly shared...

A suite of pedagogic research support: The Octopus

Providing pedagogic research support is critical because integrating pedagogic research into teaching practice is neither automatic nor effortless (Stierer & Antoniou, 2004). Existing literature...

The role of virtual reality (VR) in the built environment discipline

Field trips are particularly valued for their practical orientation, allowing students to interact with and immerse themselves in real-world settings (Krakowka, 2012; Larsen et al., 2016). As an...

Developing micromodules and flipped class activities to support self-directed learning and promote classroom engagement

Dosage form science courses cover intricate pharmaceutical concepts concerning formulation design and drug delivery systems. This discipline requires students to integrate knowledge from...

Pauline Brown

Pauline Brown is a final year PhD student in Education at the University of Manchester. Her PhD, sponsored by the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, explores the relationship between poverty, place...

The role of simulation in interprofessional education (IPE)

Advocated by international organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when two or more professionals learn about, from and with each other...

Jose Hernandez-Orallo

José Hernández-Orallo is Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain and Senior Research Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, University of...

Is the pen mightier than the keyboard? Handwritten and typed exams compared

With the increased adoption of technologies, the use of electronic examination scripts is gradually becoming the norm and is likely to replace the traditional handwritten ones in universities...

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10 years of the BERA Blog

This year I retired from my role in teacher education and research, seven years after becoming a professor, and 30 years after mentoring my first student teacher. In the English context I was not...