Over the past three decades, doctoral enrolments in general have risen steadily globally, with growing interest from international students, a trend closely linked to the internationalisation ...

All things higher education research, policy, and practice. The transition from elite to mass higher education systems is a significant global development that forms the broader context for ...

Despite decades of research, helping students use feedback effectively remains one of the most persistent challenges in writing instruction. Teachers devote extensive time to commenting on ...

This question forms the central axis of our recent article in the Review of Education (Bernardo et al. 2025). The study offers a systematic review of the relationship between university ...

Research Intelligence reaches 3,000 members across 60 countries and is distributed to nearly all higher education institutions in the UK, as well as schools and colleges. The magazine operates a guest ...

In order to thrive in competitive higher education (HE) environments, O’Connor and Mottershaw (2025) suggest: ‘People must feel able to show up authentically in academia.’ In their BERA ...

The current economic downturn has created an increasingly competitive global jobs market which demands graduates with enhanced transferable skills as outlined in the World Economic ...

Ana B. Bernardo holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Oviedo, where she currently serves as a professor in the Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on understanding ...

José Carlos Núñez holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Oviedo, where he is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology. His research focuses on the analysis ...

This extensively revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of BERA’s Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research is designed to support educational researchers in conducting research to the highest ...

BERA’s ethics and guidance documents are used by educational researchers and those active in many other disciplines. Our publications include the following documents. The fifth edition of BERA’s ...

Ellián Tuero holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Oviedo, where she currently works as a professor in the Department of Psychology. Her academic interests centre on the study ...