📚 BERA’s Publications Committee is seeking an individual or team to guest edit issue 168 of Research Intelligence on the theme of ‘Education and the impact of child poverty’. Find out more: bera.ac.uk/opportunity/guest…

What. A. Day. Yesterday we celebrated our live London event for FutureDiversity, our research project funded by BERA and Kusuma Trust. Thank you to my amazing team Toby Doncaster Dr Jon Rainford Marie Greenhalgh Charon Gates ❤️ We had fun hosting arts activities for our guests (and pizza and an eco glitter bar!!) Follow our Instagram for more photos and videos!! lnkd.in/eN8XAhP5

Amazing afternoon at our FutureDiversity launch event in Southall, London yesterday! Thank you to everyone who came and supported! 🎨 🧠 #education #neurodivergence

Welcome Week is for new and returning OU students. You can look forward to a range of online events and a Welcome Fair on campus in Milton Keynes, 27 Sept - 5 Oct! ✨ Get all the info you need here: oustudents.co/3Uv6p8c

theguardian.com/society/2025… Slashing prison education by up to 50% guts the Gauke review’s early release model. So, prisoners either get out unprepared, or miss fair chances at freedom, betraying rehabilitation goals - make it make sense!

I'm delighted to share that I will be speaking at the upcoming Saving Lives Sepsis: Improving Practice & Outcomes, Fri 28 Nov 2025 with Healthcare Conferences UK! @HCUK_Clare #sepsis #education

Ready for The Image Conference here at the Université Sorbonne! 🇫🇷 Paris “From Democratic Aesthetics to Digital Culture” Possibly the most beautiful conference space I’ve stepped into 🤎 and this first room is where Marie Curie gave her inaugural lecture in 1906! Looking forward to attending lots of talks today and then presenting my talk and poster tomorrow on how children curate themselves online 💻 #education #research #france #Paris

🌟 Spotlights in the programme #BERA2025 09/09 Breakfast Session – First Time Attendees SIG Meet and Network Session BERA Keynote Lecture Welcome Reception 10/09 @BeraNDNetwork breakfast session ECR Networking Session 11/09 Meet the BERA Journal Editors Book Launch

Starting a new school is a big step for both children and parents. Lecturer in Primary Education, @poppygibsonuk explores how a collaborative approach between home and school can ease this important transition. Read more here: ow.ly/jy3E50WQ6Rg

Thank you to everyone who entered our logo competition for our FutureDiversity research project 💥 Entries are now closed - but we are sharing them here for you to view! We loved all the creative entries!! My research team will be voting and the winner revealed later this week… #thankYou #education #research #neurodiversity

Last night one of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith, appeared on BBC's The One Show to give to explain why more families are choosing to homeschool their children, and the potential benefits of doing so. 💡 Learn more about Amber's work: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi… @BBCTheOneShow

🎉 Competition time 🎉 Are you feeling creative? I am looking for a logo to represent our research project called “FutureDiversity” which is about using arts based activities such as clay, painting, vision boards and newspaper articles to support young people in reflecting on their strengths and futures If you’d like to see if you can create the winning logo, simply design one and send it to me via email along with your full name and role, and title “logo competition”. Open to all Poppy.gibson@open.ac.uk Deadline midnight on Monday 1st September! The winning logo will be printed on all our materials and badges and displayed at our London event in October!

Very interested latest blog here on @NexusEdUK ! Recommend give them a follow 👇👇👇

Sending love and best wishes to you all for the weekend 💘

Around 1 in 50 people in the UK are diagnosed with bipolar- that's more than dementia Dr Vince Mitchell, OU consultant to ‘Heston: My Life with Bipolar’ explains why we should talk about bipolar Find out more: ow.ly/bX1t50WbrFQ #bipolardisorder #hestonblumenthal #bbc2

What is bipolar disorder? Three people with bipolar told their stories to the OU's Dr Vince Mitchell. Watch the full animation 👉 ow.ly/lI2t50WcbzO Created for the OU/BBC co-production ‘Heston: My Life with Bipolar’. #bipolardisorder #hestonblumenthal #bbc2

Do you have a serious interest in #onlineteaching, technology-enhanced learning and #EdTech? 📢Commonwealth Scholarship applications now invited for The Open University’s MA in Online Teaching: open.ac.uk/blogs/MAOT/index.… #scholarship #commonwealth #OUMAOT

Is ADHD a superpower? Or is it harmful to think that way? Fresh from his work on our co-production with BBC Two of Inside Our Minds, OU expert Dr Jon Rainford shares his thoughts. For more ADHD info and guidance, visit: connect.open.ac.uk/health-we… #InsideOurADHDMinds #ADHD

Thinking of changing your career? You can study to become a teacher while balancing your home life thanks to the OU in Wales' unique part-time PGCE route. Find out more here: ow.ly/Sh7350Vb1bj

What’s it time for you to do? 🕰️