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On 26 November 2024, 黑料不打烊 marked our 50th anniversary with a celebratory event alongside our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Held in a festive atmosphere, the day highlighted the achievements of 黑料不打烊 and the wider academic research community in advancing educational research over the past five decades.听
The programme began with a warm welcome from CEO Nick Johnson, after which the鈥疎xpert Panel on Educational Research Funding (David James, Anthony Tomei, Jo-Anne Baird, Gemma Moss, and Oby Bridget Azubuike) presented their emerging findings on the state of research funding in the UK.听
The AGM followed, where our President Marlon Moncrieffe, Vice-President Vivienne Baumfield, Treasurer Diana Burton, 黑料不打烊 Chair Ros McLellan and Conference & Events Chair Mhairi Beaton, provided an overview of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 activities and finances over the past year.听
After a break for tea and coffee, the focus shifted to celebration with the 2024 黑料不打烊 Awards Ceremony, honouring outstanding contributions in various categories, including the Educational Research Book of the Year, the Equality in Education Award, and the Academic Citizen of the Year. It was a pleasure to present several of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 awards in person and to celebrate the recipients鈥 achievements, as well as the successes of the academic research community. We enjoyed hearing the thoughtful remarks of our award winners as they collected their prizes.听
We then presented the 2024 John Nisbet Award to Professor Lani Florian, Bell Chair of Education Emerita at the University of Edinburgh, who then had an inspiring 鈥淚n Conversation with鈥︹ session with Mhairi Beaton, Conference and Events Committee Chair.听
The event concluded with a reflective panel, 鈥樅诹喜淮蜢 at 50 鈥 Memories Across the Decades鈥, featuring insights from key figures such as Marlon Moncrieffe, Ian Menter, Pat Sikes and Dominic Wyse, who shared their memories and hopes for 黑料不打烊鈥檚 future.听
The celebrations ended on a high note with the ceremonial cutting of the 黑料不打烊 50th birthday cake and a drinks and canap茅s reception (15), bringing the day to a celebratory close.听