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Ashleigh Abbott

Ashleigh Abbott is a postgraduate student currently studying for a Master’s in Education at the University of Sunderland. She is also a qualified primary school teacher, having graduated from...

Rose Dolan

Dr Rose Dolan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. A former second level science, mathematics and biology teacher, she has worked in teacher...

Shaping learning together: The power of meaningful partnerships with undergraduate students

Collaboration between staff and students is transforming higher education by empowering students as active, democratic participants (Holen et al., 2020). In our BSc Education programme at the...

½¿É«µ¼º½ ECR Network Symposium Series 2026: Working With, Not On: Collaboration in Research Practice

This symposium series explores the often-overlooked but essential dimension of research: working with people. From supervisors and collaborators to participants and co-authors, research is...

‘Like an alien on this planet.’ Autism, relationships and school

Autistic children face unique challenges in forming and maintaining relationships with their peers. They are also more exposed to peer bullying (Morales-Hidalgo et al., 2024). These challenges are...

Alumni at Manchester Institute of Education

This blog post was co-written by fellow alumni of Manchester Institute of Education: Anqi He, Chang Gao, Keyi Le, Yichen Liang, Ruohan Luo, Siran Wang, Xinyue Zhang, Lingyi Zhou

Sara Jackson

Dr Sara Jackson is a lecturer in education at Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester. She leads on employability in the institute and teaches on the BSc Education degree.

Surface certainty, knowledge substitution and the rise of the ‘shallow learner’

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT become embedded within higher education (HE), we must ask not only how they shape student practices but also how they shift our...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Doctoral Thesis Award

Every year ½¿É«µ¼º½ recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Doctoral student. This underscores ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating and recognise...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Masters Dissertation Award

Every year ½¿É«µ¼º½ recognises academic excellence and rigour in research by a Master of Education student. This underscores ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s commitment to championing educational research, and celebrating...

SIG Meet & Discuss: Sexualities and Gender

This Sexualities & Gender SIG provides a space to critically engage with how gender and sexuality research matters in the inter-disciplinary field of education and how this research can inform...

Claire Hadfield is a senior lecturer in education at Plymouth Marjon University. With a background in secondary English and Modern Languages, she now teaches on the Secondary PGCE course. Claire's...