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IPDA Scotland session on researching professional development – Exploring your postgraduate options
This event took place on 28 April 2026. It was a conversational session to explore the potential of postgraduate degrees and research to drive professional development for those practicing within various settings. We will explore how to approach the idea Read more…
Spotlight session for emerging researchers focuses on the literature review
This event took place on 4 December 2025. In this spotlight session, IPDA England Vice Chair, Dr Nathan Douglas, took attendees through all things about the Literature Review! Including:
PRACTICE writing fellowships 2026
What is a practice fellowship? The Practice Editorial board would like to support 5 writing fellows during 2026. The aim of the fellowship programme is to support fellows to ‘get over the line’ with a key article that will be Read more…
IPDA Scotland hosts Professional Learning Research Network event
This event took place on 18 November 2025. In this IPDA Scotland online event we explored how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can help shape the research within their own study. The discussion was led by Professor Read more…
Four Nations symposium explores teacher workload across the UK and Ireland
On June 17th 2025, IPDA members from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales came together for an online symposium to present and discuss research and issues related to teacher workload. This built upon a successful IPDA Scotland online event on teacher workload Read more…
IPDA Vietnam holds Summer seminar series
IPDA Vietnam hosted the following seminars in June/July 2025: Seminar 1: Measures for Applying Teaching According to the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) Model Speakers: Prof. Pham Thi Thanh Hai and TPACK research team Main contents: Seminar 2: Teaching Soft Read more…
IPDA Vietnam host seminar on AI-Powered English Learning and Research
This seminar took place in Hanoi on June 6, 2025. The Faculty of Education at Hanoi University of Science and Technology hosted a two-part seminar series featuring Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ju Seong Lee, Acting Head of English Language Education at Read more…
IPDA Morocco hosts conference on the Future Trajectory of Professional Development
The event will took place on 11 July 2025. This conference is being hosted in partnership with the the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Rabat, Mohammed V University where the event will take place. The theme is‘The Future Trajectory of Professional Read more…
IPDA Vietnam holds International Conference on Educational Sciences and Foreign Language Teaching (ICEF) 2025
This conference took place 11 July 2025 and was being hosted by Hanoi University of Science and Technology and in partnership with IPDA Vietnam. The conference theme is ‘Reimagining Education: Inclusive Education, Educational Collaboration, and Lifelong Learning in a Globalized Read more…
IPDA Vietnam webinar highlights role of AI in educational research reviews
In Hanoi on May 21, 2025 a virtual seminar titled “Applying AI in Systematic Reviews of Educational Science” was successfully held on Wednesday at 8:30 PM, via Microsoft Teams, offering a deep dive into how Artificial Intelligence is transforming academic Read more…
IPDA Scotland Symposium: Professional Learning in a renewing learning community
On Saturday, 10th May 2025, education professionals from various universities, schools and organisations came together to discuss and reflect on professional learning. In a symposium hosted at Queen Margaret University and the outdoor learning hub, members of the IPDA Scotland Read more…
IPDA Cymru Relaunch
On 20 May 2025 we were delighted to meet with colleagues for the IPDA Cymru Relaunch event. The event was hosted by Professor Gary Beauchamp and Ulrike Vogel. The relaunch was framed as an informal discussion with our members in Read more…
IPDA Vietnam – STEM Education and Digital Literacy Movement Boosted in Remote Ha Giang District
Hoang Su Phi, Ha Giang – April 14, 2025 — Over 100 local teachers and education administrators participated in an intensive two-day training program focused on STEM lesson design and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching. The workshop, Read more…
Vietnamese and UK Universities join forces to promote gender equality in education
In Hanoi on March 6, 2025 – A pioneering international collaboration between universities in Vietnam and the United Kingdom has successfully concluded its latest phase, marking a significant step forward in promoting gender equality through education in Vietnam. The project, Read more…
ECR Spotlight Session on De-mystifying the Viva
IPDA hosted our second Spotlight Session for early career researchers, this time focusing on ‘De-mystifying the Viva’. The session took place on 8 May 2025. In this spotlight session, we covered:
IPDA Ireland hosts Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event
IPDA Ireland hosted our Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event on 20 March 2025, hosted by Dr Niamh Hickey. IPDA Ireland’s first Emerging and Early Career Researcher Event offered an opportunity for emerging and early career members of the IPDA Read more…
IPDA England hosts session on Research Impact with Prof Gary Beauchamp
On 5 March 2025 IPDA England held this session with Professor Gary Beauchamp looking at research impact: what it means and how it could be evidenced. The session was delivered in hybrid format in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University. Read more…
ECR Spotlight Session focuses on Making Theory Work For You
This event took place on Thursday 12th December 2024. IPDA welcomed all doctoral researchers to our very first Spotlight Session. In the session we talked through all things theoretical! Including: IPDA members can watch the recording in the ECR group Read more…