The #GLACIERpgrforum is a space for connection and leadership across all career stages. We believe positive research cultures start with postgrad researchers.

Here, participants share their views on the event and ideas for future development. Have ideas of your own? Get in touch!

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In April, we hosted our first ever Postgraduate Research Forum on the theme 'Context Matters'.

We were blown away by the engagement and warm responses. Watch below for a snapshot of the atmosphere on the day.

👏 Thanks to all who made it such a great day 👏

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Why and how does the context matter? Wonderful discussions with my colleagues and friends in the first PGR GLACIER Forum @uofg-glacier.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

📢Call for Abstracts –Glasgow-Peking Comparative Higher Education Symposium 2025
🌟Theme: Co-imagining Shared Futures of Higher Education in Diverse Contexts, Histories, Cultures, and Traditions
📅22–23 July 2025
📍University of Glasgow
✍️ Abstract Submission
Deadline: 30 April 2025
➡️ Details on poster

🏛️✨UofG GLACIER Network @CIES2025✨🏛️
We have a team of GLACIER colleagues presenting at the Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) 2025 conference, March 23-26.
Check out our team's schedule in the images! ⬇️
If you're attending CIES 2025, let’s connect! 💬
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Thank you Dr. Ellen Vanderhoven for sharing valuable reflections from your doctoral research in Mexico! A huge thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the discussion! 🎤
👏 If today’s talk resonated with you, please join us for the next seminar on 2nd April.
www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...

📣 Join us for two on-site talks on ICE!
📍 Gilbert Scott Building, 226
📅 Tuesday, March 11
📌 1:00–2:30 PM – "Whose Review Board Matters?..." - Prof Charles Mathies
📌 3:00–4:00 PM – "Key Features of British Higher Education" - Dr Jack Lee @jacktlee.bsky.social
📚 See you there.
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🌍 GLACIER Seminar Series 2025 🌍
Difficult decisions in comparative & international educational research: Practices, dilemmas, & strategies

📅 Weds, 15:30–16:30
📍 St. Andrew's Bld., Rm 234
📢 In-person (sorry virtual friends!)
🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/4z48b6pw
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I was never on Twitter and so I am still getting used to having followers who I don't know personally. Hello! If anyone wants to know my general perspective on pedagogy internationally, here is a link to a recent keynote at the British Educational Research Association: www.bera.ac.uk/media/keynot...

"Translating Educational Research into Policy: Prospects and Challenges" ...

Prof Kwame Akyeampong (Open University) will offer the final webinar in our 3-part 2024 UofG GLACIER Network International Webinar Series.

🗓️ Tuesday, 10 December, 3-4pm GMT

🔗 tinyurl.com/Akyeampong

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🎓 What an INSPIRING webinar w/ Prof Xiaoying Lin from the Graduate School of Education, Peking University! Over 40 attendees joined us for in-depth discussions & a lively Q&A.

📽️ Stay tuned for some staff reflections.

🗓️ Don’t miss our next webinar on 10 Dec ft. Kwame Akyeampong. Details coming!

Another upcoming GLACIER webinar! This one will be offered in #Mandarin and feature Dr Xiaoying Lin (Peking University) talking about her landmark book, The County Children, a pivotal work in Chinese educational research! 📚

🗓️ 28 Nov 2024
🕰️ 10-11am (GMT)
🔗 tinyurl.com/GLACIERLin

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🌏 "Understanding School Reforms in their Context" ...
Gita Steiner-Khamsi offers the next talk of our 2024 UofG GLACIER Network 3-part webinar series. #GlasgowIntCompEd

🗓️ Tues, 19 Nov, 3-4pm GMT (10-11am EST)
🔗 for rego - tinyurl.com/GLAICERGita

Not to be missed!

"Why Policy is not just Collective Hallucination" ...
Prof Stephanie Allais will offer the 1st of a 3-part 2024 International Webinar Series on The Education Research-Policy Relationship in Global Perspective.
🗓️ Thurs, 14 Nov, 3-4pm GMT (5-6pm SAST)
🔗 tinyurl.com/GLACIERAllais
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Finally, we have updated our website:
globalizationandeducationsig.wordpress.com

On that note, two important news:
1. Call for Nominations for our Annual Awards: shorturl.at/RYHCA

2. INECS-GEP is all launched now and our first activity happening soon: shorturl.at/6udiJ

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📢 The GLACIER Network is excited to present our 2024 International Webinar Series ft. talks by Stephanie Allais, Gita Steiner-Khamsi, & Kwame Akyeampong on the theme: The Education Research-Policy Relationship in Global Perspective. 📆 More details forthcoming; save the dates!
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📢 HELLO! We're thrilled to launch the Glasgow Comparative and International Education Research (GLACIER) Network here on LinkedIn!

📺 We have a range of external and internal activities planned for 2024-2025, so stay tuned for more! #GlasgowIntCompEd