Videos - Keynotes
The Conference videos, including keynote lecture and plenaries are now online.
Thank you to everyone who attended the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference 2025!
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference 2025 was held at the University of Sussex, 9-11 September 2025.
We are pleased to release the content from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference 2025. These include videos, awards and photos.
Photos
We're pleased to bring you the official conference photos.
Check out the online gallery!
ECR Presentation Award
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ aims to celebrate and promote the work of our Early Career Researcher Network. We are presenting a prize to the best Early Career researcher presentation at this year’s conference.
The top scoring ECR abstracts are automatically shortlisted for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ECR Presentation Award.
Poster Prize Award
All posters presented at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Conference will automatically be entered in the Poster Prize Presentation award. All posters will be judged by a member of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Committees or other delegates.
The best poster receives complimentary attendance at the following years ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Conference.
SIG Best Presentation Award
The SIG convenors are encouraged to attend all sessions for their SIG and judge each presentation. The ‘ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded.
View winnersVideos - presenters
For this year’s conference we offered delegates the opportunity to record their presentations that can be added to the website and available as a resource.
This gave presenters the opportunity to expand the audience of their research and reach colleagues who may not have attended the conference or were unable to join their session.
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Confirmed exhibitors
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan is a global academic publisher for scholarship, research and professional learning. We publish monographs, journals, reference works and professional titles, online and in print. With a focus on humanities and social sciences, Palgrave Macmillan offers authors and readers the very best in academic content whilst also supporting the community with innovative new formats and tools.
International Association for Professional Development (IPDA)
The International Association for Professional Development (IPDA) is an international association engaged with researchers and practitioners, focusing on professional learning and development. IPDA works in collaboration with its International Committee and Associations to provide opportunities for all its members to develop a detailed body of research through its journals PDIE, and Practice as well as through its various opportunities on offer for more information click on the link to IPDA’s website: International Professional Development Association – Welcome to the International Professional Development Association (ipda.org.uk)
Quirkos
Quirkos is a simple qualitative analysis tool to help you explore and analyse your qualitative text data. Designed to be visual and simple to learn, with our unique and colourful bubble interface, it will let you interpret your data, collate your codes, manage your sources, and help get everything together for writing up. Try for free at www.quirkos.com and find out why thousands of students and academics across the world use Quirkos for their qualitative analysis.
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Academic stands for excellence and originality in arts, humanities, and social sciences publishing. We serve our communities of students, scholars, educators, practitioners, and librarians with highly curated content, subject expertise, and cutting edge scholarship across print and digital formats. Our education publishing covers a variety of areas and topics internationally and across many different phases and contexts, with a focus on social and environmental justice. We also have an established digital resource, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies (www.becs-bloomsbury.com). We are an open, flexible, responsive publisher committed to serving the needs of our customers to the highest possible standard.
British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)
The British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) has celebrated over 50 years as an independent voice supporting quality education through effective leadership and management. Ideas and practice, and the relationship between them, are what interest us.
Our mission is to be the place where research meets practice in Educational Leadership Management and Administration.
Our vision is to be an innovative, globally recognised and respected Learned Society for the development of Educational Leadership Management and Administration.
We welcome members across the UK and from over 75 countries around the world.
Emerald Publishing
For over 50 years, championing fresh thinking has been at the heart of the Emerald business. Our core ethos is to help make a difference so that little by little, those in academia or in practice can work together to make a positive change in the real world.
We publish over 300 journals, more than 3000 books and over 1,500 case studies and offer range of publishing services to help authors tell their story in a meaningful and timely way, providing innovative tools and services to build confidence and capability in impactful research.
UCL Press
UCL Press is an equitable, mission-driven, fully open access university press, publishing rigorously peer reviewed, high-quality research about Education in all contexts. We are committed to the principle that research should be free to read and fair to publish. Our publishing in education comprises six Diamond OA journals including the London Review of Education, a substantial list of academic books such as the Knowledge and the Curriculum series featuring debates around what is taught in schools, and we are building an innovative programme of OA textbooks. UCL Press offers authors and readers professional publishing and ethical access to research for all. Find out more at uclpress.co.uk
Frontiers in Education
Frontiers in Education is a multidisciplinary, open-access, and community-driven journal that focuses on addressing global educational challenges, including policy and practice, to provide thoughtful, research-based insights into improving educational outcomes for all.
Led by Field Chief Editor Margaret Grogan (Chapman University, USA), the journal explores education and its importance for individuals and society. Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, among others, the journal aims to provide an international, scholarly forum for discussion of innovation and transformation necessary for the progressive, democratic future of every society.
Wiley
Wiley champions those who see knowledge as a force for good. A trusted leader in research and learning, our pioneering solutions and services are paving the way for knowledge seekers as they work to solve the world’s most important challenges. Around the globe, we break down barriers for innovators, empowering them to publish and advance discoveries in their fields, evolve their workforces, and shape minds through teaching and learning. Together, we are unlocking the creation and curation of knowledge for all, transforming today’s biggest obstacles into tomorrow’s brightest opportunities.
Mosaic
Mosaic is a customisable digital platform purpose-built for the unique demands of initial teacher education. Developed in partnership with ITE providers, it connects theory and practice through flexible, user-led solutions that foster critical reflection, support high-quality mentoring, and enable curriculum alignment—strengthening communication and relationships with partner schools. Mosaic empowers student teachers to engage deeply with their development while providing tutors and mentors with real-time oversight and streamlined quality assurance. Mosaic is currently testing AI tools to support student teacher goal setting and reflection. Focused on collaboration, clarity, and configurability, Mosaic delivers a richer, more connected educational experience.
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