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½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference 2025 – ECR Presentation Award

½¿É«µ¼º½ aims to celebrate and promote the work of our Early Career Researcher Network. We presented a prize to the best Early Career researcher presentation at the conference.

The top scoring ECR abstracts were automatically shortlisted for the ½¿É«µ¼º½ ECR Presentation Award.

  • 1st prize – £300 + Complimentary attendance at the following years ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual Conference.
  • 2nd prize – £100
  • 3rd prize – £50

You can view the full abstracts on the programme here.

1st prize

It takes a village: Creating positive academic ecosystems in spaces of Active Blended Learning.

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Michael Maher, Dr

Researcher at University of Northampton

Michael Maher completed his PhD at University of Northampton in 2022 where he now works as a Researcher for the Institute for Social Innovation and Impact. He has published work on participatory research, organisational theory, and the third...

2nd prize

Beyond Content Delivery: Mobile Learning as a Catalyst for Dialogic Education in Low-Resource Contexts

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Kevin Martin, Dr

Managing Director at Hughes Hall

Dr. Kevin Martin brings over 20 years of experience advancing global education equity. As Managing Director of the Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge, he drives strategic operations, global...

3rd prize

What is leadership in Chinese universities? Evidence from Chinese academics and administrators.

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Ling Wang, Miss

PhD student at University of Hong Kong

My name is Ling Wang, and I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Higher Education from the University of Hong Kong. My doctoral thesis examined leadership and power in Chinese universities. My research interests also include knowledge workers in China,...