Again, for the 2013 NARST conference taking place from April 6 to April 9, 2013 in Puerto Rico, ESERA was invited to present European science education research in a specific symposium session. After receiving a variety of applications, the executive board decided that ESERA would be represented with the IRIS project on “Students’ choices of, and transition into, STEM programmes in higher education”. The IRIS project connects ESERA members from Italy, Norway, Slovenia, UK and Denmark.