What does it mean to ‘understand’? Despite its centrality to most, if not all educational endeavours, what is meant by ‘understanding’ is not clear and is highly contested (Ross, ...

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Dr Lisa-Maria Müller is Head of Research at the Chartered College of Teaching where she leads on internal and externally funded research projects. She is lead author of the Education in Times of ...

The special interest of the SIG is in research and scholarship relating to theory, policy and practice issues in Youth Studies and Youth and Community Work. These include: youth transitions and ...

The BERA Bites series collates selected existing articles from the BERA Blog on key topics in education, presented in an easily printable and digestible format to serve as teaching and learning ...

How can we make educational research meaningful for teachers working in busy classrooms? At Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we explored this question through a close-to-practice ...

Lala Ismayilova is a doctoral researcher and teacher educator at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on school leadership, teacher well-being, and the cultural dynamics of educational ...

Governing logic In May 2025, the UK government published an immigration white paper, titled Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, which advocated tighter controls on movement ...

Dr. Daniela Bacova is currently a Programme Leader for doctorate studies in education at the University of Bolton, UK. She graduated from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, studying English ...

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Funding Announced: BERA Small Grants Fund 2026/2027: Professional development for a flourishing early years sector News 15 Jul 2026 Help shape the future of BERA: Trustee vacancies now open News 9 Jul ...

Working together for a whole-education approach to mental health and wellbeing The Mental Health, Wellbeing and Education SIG (launched in 2018) provides a dynamic and inclusive forum for academics, ...