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BlogFebruary 8, 2021February 6, 2021

The Early Learning Crisis No One Is Acknowledging, and the Wiggly Problem Beneath My Desk

I have a very wiggly problem underneath my desk. My wiggly problem is 2, constantly eats snacks, and pulls on my legs during conference calls. For the past two weeks, my 2-year-old has been at home, because her nursery is shut due to COVID-19. Our 4-year-old is also at home, doing remote learning. I will…

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BlogFebruary 1, 2021January 29, 2021

Liberating the dilemmas of studying and researching education as a young academic

One of the biggest headaches I faced in my first term as a new postgraduate student was thinking to myself: what subject am I actually researching? Many people have attempted and failed to answer this existential question regarding their research identity. While I don’t intend to be able to answer this complex question here, I’ve…

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BlogNovember 30, 2020November 27, 2020

Fieldwork interrupted: On identities, deep breaths, and difficult decisions

We all carry a multiplicity of identities into our research, some of which are closer to the top of our minds at any moment in time. Some identities can’t be set down at any point– my whiteness, my American-ness, my academic home located in a country which once colonised the land on which I work.…

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BlogNovember 16, 2020November 18, 2020

Has COVID-19 finally exposed ‘bricks-and-mortar’ as an expendable aspect of higher education?

In this week’s blog post, Fiona Nugent analyses Cambridge University’s strides towards widening participation and inclusion in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BlogNovember 9, 2020November 18, 2020

#FERSAPhDAdvice: What We Wish We Knew

In this week’s blog post, PhD students Emily Goodacre, Tanya Paes, and Krishna Kulkarni offer freshers some key PhD advice.

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BlogNovember 2, 2020October 30, 2020

7 steps to turning your master’s thesis into a publication

In this week’s blog post, Ania Gruszczyńska, alumna of the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, shares tips on turning a Master’s thesis into a publication.

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BlogOctober 26, 2020October 22, 2020

Reflections on Resilience and Refugee Children

In this week’s blog post, Thilal Halimah, PhD student at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, writes about the concept of resilience in refugee education.

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BlogOctober 19, 2020October 16, 2020

Rethinking the role of social and emotional learning during the pandemic

In this week’s blog post, Deena Newaz, MPhil alumna of the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, reflects deeply on learning during the Covid pandemic.

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BlogOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020

A Letter from Your New Editorial Team

As we usher in Michaelmas 2020, we are thrilled to be taking over the reigns of the FERSA blog and to welcome a new, exciting group of academics into our community. We look forward to providing this platform for those at the Faculty of Education to voice opinions and share experiences, both academic and personal. …

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BlogJune 22, 2020June 21, 2020

A Letter from Your Outgoing Editorial Team

As this term ends, we would like to take a moment to reflect on two years as the editorial team for the FERSA Blog. We are handing over the blog into the very capable hands of Yan-Yi Lee, Kelsey Graber, Krishna Kulkarni, and Emily Goodacre.

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