It has become a familiar sight; new initiatives with a promise of getting more girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), initiatives that involve inspiring female ...

Our project According to the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (see RCPCH, 2025), the number of children with type 2 diabetes has increased by 72 per cent between 2019–20 and 2023–24.

In many educational policy and practice systems, ‘girls into STEM’ initiatives are presented as something undisputedly good. For example, coding clubs, scholarships and girls-only camps ...

Girls and women in AI Women are sorely underrepresented in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, making up just 26 per cent of employees, while only 16 per cent of tenure-track ...

In this BERA Blog Special Issue, we critically consider ‘girls into STEM’ (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiatives, sharing our understanding of their purpose ...

Starting a doctoral journey can be a transformative experience. Yet behind the celebratory milestones lies a quieter reality, as many postgraduate researchers (PGRs) feel lonely, overwhelmed ...

Delta Wright is a third-year PhD educational research student under the supervision of Dr Naomi Hodgson and Dr Annabel Yale at Edge Hill University. Her doctoral work explores the ...

Carrie-Anne Sturt is a third-year PhD educational research student at Edge Hill University under the supervision of Dr David Allan and Dr Christina Donovan. She is also a lecturer of early ...

Abeda Natha is a senior director of digital learning with more than 17 years’ experience across the UK and United Arab Emirates. She leads artificial intelligence (AI) integration, ...

Charlotte Foster-Brown an associate nutritionist and PhD candidate working to bridging the gap in paediatric health. Building on a solid foundation of research into type 2 diabetes, she ...

Dr Cassandra Terry is a reader in protein pathology and co-director of the Centre for Health & Life Sciences Research at London Metropolitan University. She teaches a range of topics within ...

In one recent mathematics lesson at a state secondary school in the south of England, a student used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to explore whether it is valid to divide by ...