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10 years of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog

This blog series celebrates one decade of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blog, as an important and growing space to explore current and varied issues and questions of concern to the education community. To mark this...

At the intersection of philosophy and poetic inquiry

The relationship between poetry and philosophy is ineluctable (unavoidable and inescapable) and widely understood. Although in this blog post we won’t go as far as to claim, like Coleridge, that...

Gemma Lockyer Turnball

Gemma is Deputy Chief Executive of the regional youth organisation NE Youth and is also working towards a PhD in Leadership and Human Resource Management at Northumbria University Business School....

Mike Wragg

Dr Mike Wragg is a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Childhood Development & Playwork programme at Leeds Beckett University. His current research centres on the application of play and playwork to...

Alexandra Long

Dr. Alexandra Long is the Course Director for a number Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs at Leeds Beckett University. With over 20 years of experience in playwork, she has managed various...

½¿É«µ¼º½ journals announce Editors’ Choice Awards for 2024

Two of ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s journals, British Educational Research Journal and Curriculum Journal , have announced their annual Editors’ Choice Awards, recognising papers published in their 2024 volumes....

Teacher Network Coffee Hour

The Teacher Network is a inclusive community of educators from early years, primary, and secondary schools and further, adult and vocational education in the UK. The network serves as a platform...

Intelligence, sapience and learning: Making sense of our world

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

Sentience–sapience relations are of particular interest because they contribute to determinations of what a human being is, how human beings are different from other animals, meanings that we...

Erin Johnson-Williams

Erin Johnson-Williams is a Lecturer in Music Education and Social Justice. Her research focuses on decolonisation, the imperial legacies of music education, trauma studies, gender and maternity,...

Applications now open for ½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference & Events Chair

½¿É«µ¼º½ is pleased to invite applications from the membership for the position of Conference & Events Committee (CEC) Chair. This role is for a period of four years and begins on 1 January 2026, when...

Expressions for interest for ½¿É«µ¼º½ President now open

We are seeking an exceptional leader to take on the role of next ½¿É«µ¼º½ President. This pivotal position combines leadership of our board of trustees, holding them to account, as well as being the...

Unlocking civic potential: Insights from the launch event of OECD’s report on higher education and regional development

The notion of the civic university has evolved significantly in recent years in the UK, with growing recognition of universities as key drivers of regional transformation. At the heart of this...