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The Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” Foundation launches an open and competitive call to fund excellent, innovative and socially-oriented research projects. Proposals must generate new knowledge to broaden our understanding of the major challenges of today’s society, using quantitative methods. The call is open to researchers who can demonstrate research independence and evidence of prior achievements.  Submission period for proposals: January

The book “The value of digital technologies in the improvement of Higher Education” (available in Catalan and in Spanish) has been published. It is the result of the research project “Emerging educational practices mediated by digital technologies in Higher Education”, funded by the Institute for Research in Education (IRE-UB). Digital technology incorporates improvements in the teaching and learning process in

As part of the activities of the European Erasmus + Didactic QUALITY Assessment Project for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Improvement, the Conference on the Quality of University Teaching is organized. External and internal quality experts at the university level will take part in the conference to present and discuss the feasibility of direct indicators of the quality of university

We are pleased to announce the new research accreditations of the members of IRE. Specifically, Dr. Josep Gustems Carnicer has obtained his accreditation as Professor, the second one in Spain in the area of Didactics of Musical Expression. Dr. Xavier Rubio Campillo has obtained the accreditation of Advanced Research in the area of Didactics of Social Sciences, and Dr. Núria

We are deeply sad for the death of our colleague and friend, Dr. Laura Rubio. A loss for everyone who have had the opportunity to work with her, and for the educational and research community. We want to express our condolences to all those who knew her, especially her family and friends. Her legacy will always accompany us.

The article “Exploring the impact of a teacher development programme using a digital application on linguistic interactions in the classroom: a multiple case study” has been published in the journal Applied Linguistics Review (JCR Q1).   Authors: Marta Gràcia, Ana Luisa Adam-Alcocer, Pamela Castillo   Abstract This article reports on the use of a digital application (EVALOE-SSD) for the professional development

The University of Oviedo, through the Institute for Educational Research and Innovation (INIE) is organising the “XIV International Conference on Educational Innovation: Advances and Challenges for Educational Transformation” to be held on 24 and 25 January 2022. The deadline for sending contributions, by means of a 250-word abstract, is open until 10 December.  Registration for the conference is free of

The Interuniversity Association for Pedagogical Research (AIDIPE), in collaboration with research groups from the University of Santiago de Compostela, the University of Coruña and the University of Vigo, organize the XX International Congress of Educational Research: Inclusion, Equity and Quality in Education (AIDIPE 2022), at the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela,

The first Antoni Badia i Margarit award are announced for the best thesis written in Catalan, in homage and in memory of the former rector of our University and, above all, an outstanding linguist. The total amount is €8,000, corresponding to five awards of €1,600 each. The awards are divided into five categories: – Best thesis in Catalan in the

On 4 November 2021, the first meeting of heads of educational research institutes, both Spanish and Ibero-American, took place at the University of Salamanca, during the II International Congress of Research in Education (IRED’21). The main objective of this first contact was a launching session with the aim of establishing the basis to constitute a new Ibero-American network of educational