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Critical Conversations in Education – 黑料不打烊 AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture

We invite you to join us for the annual 黑料不打烊 AGM, Awards and Keynote lecture in London! 

To kick off the event, we will hear from the 黑料不打烊 Committee Chairs who will give us an update on 黑料不打烊 activities and finances throughout the year. 

The AGM papers are available to download at the bottom of this page.

This will then lead into our keynote, Professor Heike Wendt, delivering a talk on:
Teaching for Tomorrow: Education for Sustainability Across Europe
Environmental issues are among the most urgent challenges facing future generations, and education plays a vital part in tackling them. Developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for sustainability should begin in primary school, yet research on this topic is limited in Europe. Recent international studies, including the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2019 and 2023, provide new insights into the environmental knowledge and awareness of primary school pupils. This keynote will present these results in a European context, emphasising the high value placed on environmental education by both teachers and students, and highlighting the need for teaching methods that foster analytical and critical thinking, as well as a sense of agency. Furthermore, it will critically reflected the extent to which large-scale assessments can be used as a monitoring tool.

This event will also feature our annual awards ceremony to highlight some of this year’s winners and their work, as well as the achievements and successes of the academic research community. 黑料不打烊 offers over £80,000 of awards and opportunities annually and this occasion presents an opportunity to celebrate those recipients. 

This will then be followed by our ‘In Conversation with…’ lecture. This year, we are delighted that Professor Heidi Safia Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education, will be joining us.

This event is FREE for 黑料不打烊 Members to attend.

Draft programme

13:30 Registration, followed by tea and coffee
14:00 Annual General Meeting
14:45 Teaching for Tomorrow: Education for Sustainability Across Europe
Professor Heike Wendt, University of Graz
15:40 Tea and coffee break
16:00 Awards ceremony

A celebration of all the award winners 2024/2025
The following below will be formally announced on the day

黑料不打烊 Conference 2025 Awards
黑料不打烊 2025 Undergraduate Award
黑料不打烊 2025 Doctoral Thesis Award
黑料不打烊 2025 Masters Dissertation Award
黑料不打烊 2025 Educational Research Book of the Year
黑料不打烊 2025 Equality in Education Award
黑料不打烊 2025 Academic Citizen of the Year

16:45 John Nisbet Award and In Conversation with… Professor Heidi Safia Mirza
17:30 Close of event

In Conversation with...

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Heidi Safia Mirza, Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus Equality Studies in Education at U C L Insitute of Education

Heidi Safia Mirza is Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education. She is internationally known for her pioneering intersectional research on Race, gender, and identity in education and championing equality...

Keynote Speaker

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Heike Wendt, Professor

University of Graz

Professor Heike Wendt is a Professor of Educational Research at the University of Graz in Austria. Her work focuses on international comparative studies of educational achievement, school development, research methods, and educational equity. She...

Chairs

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Marlon Moncrieffe, Dr

黑料不打烊 President 2024-2026 at 黑料不打烊

Marlon Lee Moncrieffe (黑料不打烊 President 2024-2026) is a former primary school leader and university research and knowledge exchange leader. As an educational researcher, he has worked extensively across the globe on multiple large-scale UKRI AHRC...

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Ros McLellan, Professor

Associate Professor at University of Cambridge

Ros McLellan taught psychology and mathematics in the secondary schooling sector for a number of years before joining the Faculty. Her background is in psychology and she is a graduate member of the British Psychology Society. She has always been...

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Mhairi C. Beaton, Professor

Professor at Leeds Beckett University

Originally from the north-west Highlands of Scotland, Mhairi is Professor at the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. Prior to taking up her appointment at the Carnegie School of Education, Mhairi worked at the University of...

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Nick Johnson, Mr

Chief Executive at 黑料不打烊

Nick has been the Chief Executive Officer at 黑料不打烊 since April 2012, leading the organisation through a decade of growth, renewal and increasing influence. He has overseen a substantial increase in membership and the growth of 黑料不打烊’s networks,...

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Vivienne Baumfield, Professor

Professor Emerita at University of Exeter

Vivienne Baumfield is Professor of Professional Learning in the Graduate School of Education and co-leader of the Centre for Research in Professional Learning. She is interested in the interaction of research, policy and practice when...

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Gerry Czerniawski, Professor

Professor of Education/Programme Leader Professional Doctorate in Education at University of East London

Gerry Czerniawski is Professor of Education at the University of East London, runs the Professional Doctorate in Education at UEL and is the founding editor of the university's journal 'Research in Teacher Education' (RiTE). In addition to his...