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Katherine Friend

Katherine Friend is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Nottingham Trent University. Her work focuses on three themes: the underrepresented student experience on university campuses, the...

Recruitment and engagement with schools as a core component of educational research

This blog post draws on our experience recruiting schools for the From the Centre to the Periphery project, a large-scale, independent evaluation of the Department for Education’s Opportunity...

Call for Convenor: Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG

We are recruiting a SIG Convenor for the Â鶹ÒùÔº Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years.  Role & responsibilities of SIG...

Rethinking reflection for an AI-resilient assessment landscape

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) prompts higher education to seek more authentic forms of assessment, reflection has become an increasingly attractive way of evidencing learners’...

Â鶹ÒùÔº Job Interview Fund

Closes 31 Dec 2027

Supporting Â鶹ÒùÔº members in obtaining employment Â鶹ÒùÔº is committed to supporting the career development of educational researchers and education professionals at all stages of their careers. We...

Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves

Dr Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves is a senior lecturer in education at the University of Manchester. She has worked in education for more than 25 years, starting out as a classroom teacher before...

Gareth Watkins

Having been educated through the medium of Welsh in the Rhymney Valley, Gareth Watkins completed a BA (Hons) in Business at the University of Glamorgan in 1997. Following a period of travel and...

Sharon Phillips

Sharon Phillips is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education on the University of South Wales with more than 30 years of teaching experience in the primary sector. She earned her first degree in...

Primary school students’ school connectedness: An Australian perspective

School connectedness is critical to primary school students’ health, wellbeing and academic outcomes. It is the cohesiveness between diverse groups in the school community, including students,...

Diane Delaney

Diane Delaney is a public health and health policy PhD graduate from the University of Strathclyde, with research focusing on the role and value of parents/carers as they interact with...

Manesha Peiris

Dr Manesha Peiris is a senior lecturer in Reflective Practice and Project Management and is the director of Student Experience at Queen Mary University of London. In her academic and leadership...

Announcing the 2026 Â鶹ÒùÔº Educational Research Book of the Year shortlist

The Â鶹ÒùÔº Educational Research Book of the Year Award recognises and celebrates excellence in educational research publishing. It is presented to a scholarly book that demonstrates exceptional...