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Supervisors can make a nomination for the IPDA Thesis and Dissertation Awards. IPDA are offering these two prestigious awards to recognise academic excellence in professional learning. For details of eligibility and submission please visit: ipda.org.uk/apply-for-the-…

New two-part episode in our Emerging Researcher podcast series, giving some great advice to those looking to attend and present at conferences, including the IPDA conference. Listen and submit your abstract for the Emerging Researcher Forum: ipda.org.uk/ipda-internati…

📢 Call for papers for our Emerging Researcher Forum! Share your research at our pre-conference event in a 20-minute presentation exploring this year's theme: Mapping Frontiers in Professional Learning. Read full details and submit here ipda.org.uk/pre-conference… #IPDA2026

ICPD 2026 Call for Abstracts! Join IPDA Morocco on May 21-22 for "Rethinking Professional Development in Language Teacher Education". Explore AI literacy, transformative leadership & contemporary challenges in education Abstract deadline: Feb 15 - ipda.org.uk/21-22-may-2026…

The team from IPDA Morocco are at IPDA 2026, speaking with delegates about IPDA as a catalyst for sustainable innovation and inclusion in professional learning. If you are in attendance please find them and say hello. #icsei2026

📚 IPDA Ireland's Journal Club is back and in this fifth session we will explore transformative teacher CPD models - examining border crossing journeys, contradictions and possibilities in professional development. Register - ipda.org.uk/12-february-20… #TeacherCPD #CPD

This Sunday (Jan 18th) is the last chance to submit your abstract for #IPDA2026. It’s not just about research; it’s about how we map policy into practice and make a difference. If you're working on something that pushes the frontiers of your field, get that abstract in!

This week is your last chance to submit an abstract for the IPDA 2026 International Conference. Don't miss out on what promises to be a fantastic couple of days in Dublin, the first time our conference has been held there. ipda.org.uk/ipda-internati…

🎙️Podcast: Stuart Mitchell discusses our Conference in Dublin with Aoife Brennan, IPDA Ireland Chair. Gain insight into Aoife and her work plus what we can expect in Ireland, and a tempting invitation to the pub, to continue professional dialogue of course open.spotify.com/episode/6JHx3D…

Season's greetings to IPDA members, colleagues and friends! Thank you for your support in 2025. It's been wonderful connecting with you at our events and conferences. We look forward to engaging with you all in 2026. Wishing you a restful Christmas break and a happy new year.

There’s still time to submit! Paper & poster submissions are open for the IPDA India Conference 2026 on *Professional Learning of Teachers in a Global Context. 13–14 March 2026 - Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 ipda.org.uk/13-14-march-20… #CallForPapers #TeacherEducation #ProfessionalLearning

There's still time to sign up for this excellent session for emerging and early career researchers.

📚 PhD or MA researcher? Join us on 4 Dec 2025 (6–7pm) for an IPDA Spotlight Session on the literature review. This event is free to attend! Find out more and register here - ipda.org.uk/4-december-202… #PhDChat #AcademicWriting #ResearchSkills

Thank you to all involved in this two-part IPDA Podcast aimed at emerging researchers. Louise speaks with colleagues about engaging in academic conferences with, lots of great information from abstracts to networking. Listen on our 2026 conference page: ipda.org.uk/ipda-internati…

Applications open! Our journal 'Practice' is offering 5 Writing Fellowships for 2026 to support practice-based educators in shaping a key article for publication. Includes a funded 2-day writing retreat + mentoring. Apply by 14 Feb 2026 - ipda.org.uk/practice-writi…

In our latest podcast episode Stuart Mitchell and Lizana Oberholzer reflect on the upcoming 2026 conference theme. Listen to the full episode on our website or on Spotify. ipda.org.uk/podcast/

Are you thinking about submitting a proposal for the IPDA International Conference in 2026? Join the IPDA Ireland Conference Abstract Clinic this Thursday, 13th November. Register here to secure your spot: ipda.org.uk/irelandmeetand…

Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more. 👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMXaA…

Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Download @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs

Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-20…