25 January 2025: Lightning Conference: “I am the Doctor – the Oncoming Storm”. The Becomings of a Doctor in Doctoral Research

Our third IPDA Lightning Conference will take place in June with the theme : “I am the Doctor – the Oncoming Storm”. The Becomings of a Doctor in Doctoral Research. Date: Saturday 25th January 2025Time: 10am to 1pm (online)Cost: £10.00 Read more…


12 December 2024: Spotlight Session: Making Theory Work For You

IPDA welcomes all doctoral researchers to our very first Spotlight Session. Date: Thursday 12th December 2024Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pmRegister: Sign up with Eventbrite If you’re a doctoral researcher, or an MA student thinking of undertaking a doctorate, you are warmly Read more…


7 November 2024: England and India: Developing Professional Learning via Mentoring for Teacher Training, an international perspective

We are delighted to invite colleagues to engage in a stimulating discussion on how mentoring is used within the Indian and English context to facilitate professional learning conversations. The event will include presentations from key speakers from IPDA India and Read more…


16 October 2024: Developing funding applications

Reading papers

This session aims to provide Early Careers Researchers, Post-Doctoral Researchers, and anyone who is interested in learning how to develop a bid or a grant application in future. Date: 16 October 2024Time: 11:00-13:00Location: Canterbury Christ Church University, Room Nf 06-07Register: Read more…


IPDA Nigeria and IPDA England: Academic development and mentoring opportunities

We are delighted to invited colleagues to engage with the following professional learning opportunities: Developing your academic writing skills to publish in the IPDA JournalsDate: 30 September 2024, 15.00 – 17.00 (UK) / 17.00 – 19.00 (Nigeria) Developing your academic Read more…


5 November 2024: Mentoring in ITTE SIG Meeting

Students

The purpose of this group is to develop and sustain a space for the discussion of how mentoring can be used to support the professional learning of trainee and student teachers and their placement mentors in England. Find out more Read more…


TBA: IPDA Scotland Professional Learning Picnic

IPDA Scotland picnic

IPDA Scotland is delighted to invite you to our summer Professional Learning Picnic, an ‘Unconference’ at the fantastic Outdoor Learning Hub at Queen Margaret University! Date: This event has been postponed. Watch this space for a date in September. Time: Read more…


14-16 November 2024: IPDA International Conference 2024

Please save the date for our 2024 conference with the theme ‘Here be Dragons – I am not a Robot’. The event will take place at Aston University, Birmingham UK. Wed 28th June: Online Pre-conference – Early Career Researcher forumThu 29th June: Conference Day 1 Read more…


POSTPONED: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on professional learning – An Irish Perspective

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we have to postpone this event. A new date will be announced shortly. We apologise for any inconvenience and hope you will be in a position to join us for the rescheduled event. Read more…