⚖️ How can gender equality, disability and social inclusion (#GEDSI) be integrated into #ImplementationScience research?
Explore this question & more in a new working paper from Laraib Niaz and Pauline Rose of @realcentre.bsky.social: buff.ly/mFThZD3
🆕 New blog!
Over 250M children are out of school, with the majority living in remote, underserved communities.
Our new blog explores the link between the cost of reaching these schools & the role of local governments in scaling solutions. @realcentre.bsky.social
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How can we address climate change adaptation in education during a time of complex organisational crisis?
Takeaways from ‘Decolonisation, climate and conflict’ @realcentre.bsky.social ’s 10th anniversary conference on 12 June 2025.
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In #Mozambique: Locally Produced Early Childhood Development Research in Mozambique: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions
👦 📖 🧭 www.ukfiet.org/2025/locally...
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Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...
A girl’s future shouldn’t depend on a budget line.
The UK’s legacy on #GirlsEducation is at risk.
Our Director Professor #PaulineRose, #MalalaYousafzai #RichardCurtis #AnnieLennox #MyleneKlass #KevinWatkins & others are calling on the PM to act.
Read & share: bit.ly/4lgaYOP
#GirlsDeserveEducation
A very happy 10th birthday to @realcentre.bsky.social! As the REAL Centre marks its anniversary, this feature explores how it has led the way in producing collaborative research to advance equity and social justice in and through education.
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My fun memory was the cartoon by the talented (then PhD student) Kalifa Damani during my talk on silent exclusion at @realcentre.bsky.social in January 2020 before the world shut, and many fun moments with @paulinemrose.bsky.social over the years.
Congratulations! The achievements are remarkable.
Academic research and activism: Key lessons from #SouthAfrica & #Palestine
17 June 4pm BST
Join us @camedfac.bsky.social discussing the interrelationships between research & activism & the role of academics & intellectuals in the academy & society
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Exciting news! Our blog on the interplay between gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and scaling education interventions was mentioned by the Guardian Opinions.
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📷 Check out the Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We just wrapped up our PhD retreat on Theorising in PhD Research at @camedfac.bsky.social
two days of powerful conversations on theory, lived experience & decolonising knowledge. Grateful to all who joined us!
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The FOMO about the @realcentre.bsky.social 10-year Celebration Conference next week is so *real*.
If you can't be there in person (like me), join online. An amazing lineup.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10-years-o...
The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts.
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📢New era of aid cuts & conflict threatens educational lifeline of youngest learners
Sharp drop in aid for pre-primary education = 1st sign that international community is turning its back on world’s most vulnerable children #ActForEarlyYears
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The @realcentre.bsky.social Conference will take place the day after the #PEDALConference2025, on Thursday 12 June, also at @camedfac.bsky.social.
Why not make the most of a trip to Cambridge and attend them both?
Book your place today: 10yearconference.eventbrite.co.uk
A sharp drop in aid for pre-primary education may be the first sign that the international community is turning its back on the world’s most vulnerable children amid wider economic strain, a new report from @realcentre.bsky.social says.
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NEW BLOG Reaching the marginalised or going to scale? Lessons from Girls' Education Challenge
Exploring potential tensions between achieving scale & reaching the marginalised in education programmes. Benefits & +ve spillovers for all outweigh higher costs
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Sustaining changes in community attitudes & norms to improve #GirlsEducation outcomes
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
📆WEBINAR Tuesday 29 April 12:30-13:30 BST
Sustaining changes in community attitudes & norms to improve #GirlsEducation outcomes
Findings & recommendations from #GirlsEducationChallenge Independent Evaluation report incl #Nepal & #Zimbabwe case studies
Register: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
NEW REPORT Lessons learned from 12 years of evaluation & learning from FCDO's #GirlsEducation Challenge programme.
Need for early development of programme-wide evaluation strategies, investment in longitudinal impact studies & clear performance indicators
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NEW REPORT: #GirlsEducation projects succeed when whole communities ‘live the change’ & carry it forward
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Education projects supporting marginalised girls in lower-income countries are more likely to achieve lasting transformations when they mobilise communities as “agents of change”, a new @uniofcam.bsky.social @realcentre.bsky.social report shows.
Read our summary here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Contribute to the REAL Centre Memory Wall – Help us celebrate 10 years!
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...
NEW Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
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📢2 weeks to go! Deadline 21 March for abstracts for #UKFIETConf
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Tuesday 11 March 1-2pm GMT
The Engage Toolkit: Measuring adult-child interactions that promote learning
New toolkit measuring support children receive from teachers & caregivers
@matthewchjukes.bsky.social @rti.bsky.social with @pedalcam.bsky.social
Register: toolkitforlearning.eventbrite.co.uk
New blog celebrating evidence on #GirlsEducation for #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay!
Lessons from evaluation studies of #GirlsEducationChallenge & examples of how evidence has helped to fill gaps in 6 areas @tetratecheurope.bsky.social @ukfiet.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...
Call for Papers
Join us for this residential PhD retreat at the University of Cambridge
Apply by 25 March!
Details here:
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💡 PhD Retreat on Theorising in Social Science Research📝
25 March Deadline for applying to retreat
10 April Informing successful candidates
10 May Deadline to submit texts
27-28 May retreat @camedfac.bsky.social
Information, eligibility criteria & how to apply: lebanesestudies.com/events/call-...
📢 Save the date! Thursday 12 June 📢
10 years of the REAL Centre: Tackling injustices in and through education
Join us for our 1-day conference to celebrate & reflect on a decade of research & impact and ask: What comes next?
Register for in-person or online: 10yearconference.eventbrite.co.uk