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½¿É«µ¼º½ announces 2026 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Doctoral Thesis winner

½¿É«µ¼º½ is delighted to announce that the 2026 ½¿É«µ¼º½ Doctoral Thesis Award has been awarded to Dr Catherine Hamilton for her thesis: “Investigating the effects of whole-class singing activities on...

Francisca Beroíza-Valenzuela

Francisca Beroíza-Valenzuela holds a PhD in Education from the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación in Chile, a Master’s degree in Educational Research from the Universidad de...

Mental health in STEM: When excellence masks distress

In science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) higher education, academic excellence is often equated with relentless performance. These high-pressure environments leave little room...

Sade Ajose

Sade Ajose is a PhD student at Swansea University. Her PhD, ‘Disparities in Discipline: The Disproportionate Exclusion of Black Caribbean Girls from Schools’, explores the disproportionate...

SIG Meet & Discuss: Education and Psychology

We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural meeting of our newly launched Education and Psychology SIG — a dynamic forum for educators, researchers, and practitioners passionate about...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Bites, issue 13: Education & generative AI

½¿É«µ¼º½ Bites

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) now sits at the heart of the everyday rhythms of schooling and higher education, affecting how we plan lessons, communicate with learners, assess work...

The English SEND tribunal appeal rate: Moving the goalposts to sustainability?

The special educational needs and disability (SEND) tribunal in England was launched in 1994 to hear appeals from parents. Statements of SEN were replaced with education, health and care plans...

More than Talking Back/Writing Back: Cracking the Mental and Physical Walls of Educational Leadership

In this ½¿É«µ¼º½ event, Dr. Carolyn Shields and Dr. Ira Bogotch lead a discussion on the importance of social justice research, focusing on how Western dominance has shaped educational leadership. The...

International Women’s Day

On #InternationalWomensDay, ½¿É«µ¼º½ is once again celebrating the incredible achievements and contributions of women in educational research. Read below for a selection of exciting ½¿É«µ¼º½ events, blog...

Bridging worlds: Using youth work to blend organic and cocreated digital environments to support neurodivergent young people in mainstream education

This blog post reflects on our podcast Bridging Worlds, a research study that combines outdoor learning, youth work, and digital creativity through Minecraft. Funded by a ½¿É«µ¼º½-Kusuma Trust award,...

½¿É«µ¼º½ Skill Builder Series: Poster Impact – Where Research Meets Design

½¿É«µ¼º½ Skill Builder Series

Conference Poster Design for Early Career Researchers: Communicate Your Research with Impact Introduction Are you preparing for your first academic conference or looking to improve how you...

Powerful knowledge in vocational subjects: Why a real-world/experiential curriculum is not enough

Curriculum design in vocational subjects requires a careful balance of theory, practice and adaptability. It must be inclusive, future-oriented and intellectually demanding, and, I argue, rooted...