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2026 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educational Research Book of the Year

Closes 22 Jul 2026

This award celebrates the publication of educational research and is awarded to a scholarly book on education deemed to be high quality, engaging and innovative.

Toxic masculinity and the Netflix series Adolescence

The popularity of Adolescence ‘Toxic masculinity’ is a familiar though vague and highly contentious concept. This matters for educators and for education given the ongoing and widely...

Right, what are we doing to help the children?

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Inside the manosphere and childhood trauma

The Netflix-produced Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere aims to understand the extreme, misogynist fringes of the manosphere – an umbrella term for online masculinist subcultures – and the...

SIG Meet & Discuss: Sexualities and Gender

This Sexualities & Gender SIG provides a space to critically engage with how gender and sexuality research matters in the inter-disciplinary field of education and how this research can inform...

BeeProud: Exploring LGBTQIA+ young people’s wellbeing experiences

LGBTQIA+ young people face significant discrimination in the UK, reporting higher levels of school bullying and poorer mental health outcomes than their heterosexual and cisgender peers (Wilson &...

The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog: Highlights of 2025

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog end of year highlights

Snow-dusted salutations and tinsel-tinged tidings to all our readers, authors, curators and guest editors around the globe. In this, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Blog’s tenth anniversary year, I look back over the...

How can schools convince boys that emotional awareness is important?

There are growing concerns about young men’s mental health (see Aarons, 2025) and its impact on individuals and society (see Over et al., 2025a), with poor mental health being a potential risk...

Far away from the ivory tower

This special issue shares findings from research supported by a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Brian Simon fellowship fund grant to do historical educational research to explore the impact of higher education (HE) on...

Weaving resistance: The invisible threads of patriarchy

Daisy and Dylan walk to school carrying smart school bags. Threads are attached to Daisy’s bag – which is bulging at the seams – threatening to trip and slow her pace. Less visible threads...

Defying gravity in ‘wicked’ workplaces

Several months ago, I went to see Wicked, the Broadway musical recently adapted for film. While I initially expected a form of escapist entertainment, I instead found myself engaged with a...

Towards inclusive futures through trans-inclusive education: The trans-inclusivity seminar series at University College London (UCL)

Debates around gender in contemporary media and public discourse often overlook the depth and rigour of existing academic research. These discussions can miss the rich, nuanced insights that...