Open access in Practice journal — Katherine Pechey on academic literacy as a hidden curriculum in higher education, and why it risks reproducing educational inequity.
A challenging and timely read for anyone in HE or academic development.
Open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
IPDA Morocco is a partner on this forthcoming international online conference in September, for which abstracts are now being accepted around Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Teacher Professional Development. Full details: sites.google.com/view/interd…#ProfessionalLearning
📣 Upcoming event
Writing to Publication Series – How to get Published
This workshop focuses on supporting you to achieve your publication aims and is primarily focused on writing for academic journals.📚
Find out more and register: bera.ac.uk/event/writing-to-…
📣 Submit an abstract for BERA ECR Conference 2027
The ECR Journey 2027: Method, Methodologies and the Making of the Researcher
🗓️ 24 March 2027
📍Birmingham
Find out more: bera.ac.uk/conference/the-ec…
We are delighted to announce that the IPDA International Conference is coming to Edinburgh, Scotland from 17–19 June 2027. For now — save the date and start planning your trip to one of Europe's most beautiful cities.
#IPDA2027#IPDAConnect#ProfessionalLearning#Edinburgh
Everyone's reading it: 2,872 views & counting.
Our most-read article is "The role of middle leaders in shaping effective professional learning and development in curriculum departments in secondary schools" by Highfield, Woods & Thompson
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…#SchoolLeadership
New and open access in #PDIEJournal: "The impact of professional doctorates: professional development, practice and the workplace" Keegan, Brown & O'Hara explore what impact professional doctorates really have on practice and the workplace.
Read: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
As the academic year closes, much of our learning risks going unspoken, buried in drafts, feedback, small wins and quiet changes to how we work. IPDA England's first ResTalk invites Emerging Researchers to surface and share those insights with one another.
ipda.org.uk/9-july-2026-ipda…
As we grow we want to share some numbers behind #pdiejournal:
• 3.1 Impact Factor (2024)
• 7.8 CiteScore, Scopus (2024)
• 467K downloads and views annually
• 13 days avg from submission to first decision
More metrics on T&F: tandfonline.com/journals/rji…#morethanajournal
"I came to Dublin uncertain whether I belonged in the room. I left wondering how many more rooms I'd spent years convincing myself I didn't." New blog by Shez Russell on wicked problems, leadership as service, and presenting her research ipda.org.uk/reflections-on-m…
This week the Practice Journal Writing Fellows gathered in Birmingham for a 2-day retreat, a productive and enjoyable event! 7 fellows worked with Editorial Board mentors, developing their skills and individual work. Well done to all our 2026 fellows and thank you to the mentors!
This is what IPDA 2026 looked like. Two days of brilliant conversations, new connections, and genuine warmth. If these faces are anything to go by, Dublin delivered.
#IPDA2026#IPDAConnect
Congratulations to presentation award winners at #IPDA2026:
Best Paper: Emily Perry & Eleanor Hotham
Best Research Paper: Jo Gallagher
Best Practice Paper: Egle Pranckuniene & Gražina Šmitienė
Best Early Career Researcher: Shez Russell
As the academic year closes, much of our learning risks going unspoken, buried in drafts, feedback, small wins and quiet changes to how we work. IPDA England's first ResTalk invites Emerging Researchers to surface and share those insights with one another.
ipda.org.uk/9-july-2026-ipda…
IPDA 2026 was a tremendous success — thank you to everyone who shared their work! Keynotes, paper presentations, round tables, posters — you were the conference. We hope you left Dublin feeling proud of what you contributed. Full gallery on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/166145652@…
The 2026 IPDA International conference was off to a great start with our first keynote from Romina Madrid Miranda on Mapping Networked Learning Systems for Equity and Sustainability, which was an inspirational start to the the day.
#IPDA2026#professionallearning