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This Research Colloquium on the 25th of April 2019 is organised by the Centre for Education and Policy Analysis (CEPA) at Liverpool Hope University. CEPA supports and enhances research activities in the areas of educational research, policy, and practice...read more →

The first BESA research symposium will take place on Wednesday 16th of January 2019 in the University of Wolverhampton. All BESA members are welcome to attend free of charge. ..read more →

The British Education Studies Association (BESA) will be hosting its 15th Annual International Conference at University of Wales Trinity St David 27th – 28th June 2019. The theme of the conference is “Politics and the role of education: divergence and convergence”...read more →

The British Education Studies Association (BESA) will be providing at least one research grant this academic year.  The award(s) are up to £1000 per applicant/group to carry out a research project in 2018/2019 that relates to the aims of BESA.  The award(s) will also include a funded place at the.....read more →

The 5th International Symposium on Phenomenological Research in Education will take place  1st – 3rd April 2019 at the Humboldt-University of Berlin. “Feeling – Emotion – Mood. Phenomenological and pedagogical perspectives”..read more →

Or more precisely why I used to teach Education Studies. I retired from Bath Spa University five years ago but am still an active member of BESA and can’t stop thinking and writing about Education Studies as a university subject. I want here to reflect on where we came from.....read more →