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Who really belongs in higher education? Insights from research with disabled staff and PhD students in the UK

BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting

In this blog post we offer some insights from a recent study among disabled staff and PhD students in the UK to consider what it means to un/belong in the current higher education (HE)...

Taiwan’s policy shift: Transitioning from the pursuit of world-class universities to addressing local needs

BERA Conference 2024 and WERA Focal Meeting

In this blog post, we want to share our different perspective on ‘space’ in higher education studies. One afternoon, while discussing a recent policy change in Taiwan and wrapping up our...

Future-ready business schools: Harnessing simulation games for assessment and a global working environment

This blog post aims to illustrate how business schools can use simulation games as an assessment tool to provide authentic real-world situations. In essence, simulations and games replicate...

Curriculum in a Changing World

50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion

AI for learning development in higher education: What do UK international students think?

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

UNESCO defines artificial intelligence (AI) as ‘systems which display intelligent behaviour by analysing their environment and taking actions – with some degree of autonomy – to achieve...

Guest editing opportunity for Research Intelligence, issue 162

International comparative education

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of three research projects funded by BERA’s 2023/24 Small Grants Fund (SGF) on the theme ‘education in a digital age:...

When generative artificial intelligence meets academic integrity

Education in a digital age: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports

Educational opportunities & challenges in a digital age

Thriving in academia: Experiences of an international early career researcher

As an international PhD student and now an early-career researcher in education in the UK, I have experienced a range of emotional states that can be compared to a rollercoaster ride. For...

What is a tutorial? Exposing the hidden curriculum of higher education

When undergraduate students start their university course their timetable probably shows a selection of lectures, seminars and tutorials, and perhaps other sessions such as workshops and...

How can we simultaneously tackle the educational objectives of employability and social justice?

Employability has become a key metric for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the 21st century. For example, the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education provision in...

Pressing priorities for postdoctoral employability research

The employability and professional development of PhD graduates have become somewhat hot topics in recent years, driven by an increasing association of doctoral-level skills with economic growth...