May2022
On June 13th, ESERA will hold a webinar led by Professor Elizabeth Mavhunga from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa chaired by Professor Maria Rut Jiménez Liso from University of Almeria, Spain. The details are in the flyer. All welcome.
Apr2022
Join in a discussion led by Board Member Emily MacLeod to help shape how ESERA can support you. Sign up at the following link.
Mar2022
ESERA organised an online event on March 24th, 2022 about the European Commission’s GreenComp Sustainability Framework. The video recording of the event can be accessed it at the following link:
Mar2022
ESERA is inaugurating a fund of up to €2000.00 per individual, with a total budget of €10,000 dedicated to support early career academics from conflict zones to visit institutions in other parts of the world and to support their career development at a time of instability in their national context.
Mar2022
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming 3rd ESERA SIG4 Science|Environment|Health Mini Conference, which will be hosted by Suzanne Kapelari and her team.
Mar2022
An article about the 2020 ESERA Virtual Doctoral Network (VDN) has been published and can be accessed at https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjet.13195
The ESERA VDN event was held from June 28th- July 4th, 2020 as an exclusively online event.
Feb2022
The ESERA Board is delighted to announce that following the voting process, Dr Giuilia Tasquier from University of Bologna, Italy has been elected as a member of the ESERA Board. Her term will start with the Board meeting in February 2022 for a term of 4 years.
Dec2021
ESERA is calling for nominations for new Executive Board members. Following a move to a new non-academic post, Dr Grainne Walshe has resigned from the Board, and a new member is being sought. Please see the next page for the membership of the current Executive Board.
Oct2021
ESERA is offering travel awards of up to 1.000 euros each to enable ESERA members who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who were awarded their doctorate after 1st January 2019 to travel to research venues. The awards are intended to enable early career ESERA members to visit science education researchers with expertise relevant to their project in other countries. At least one of the two countries involved in any proposal must be within Europe. For 2022 the total award fund is 10.000 euros.
Oct2021
ESERA is calling for nominations for a doctoral student Executive Board member following a voting process to amend the ESERA Constitution about the Board membership. A significant majority has voted in favour of the inclusion of a doctoral student member on the Executive Board. Further details about membership are specified in the ESERA Constitution which is available on the website (https://www.esera.org/about/constitution-of-esera).
Sep2021
The ESERA Board is now seeking bids for the ESERA 2023 summer school
Here are six details to address in a bid followed by ‘Things to Know’ about summer schools. Bids are due by January 14, 2022. Before then, contact Robert (Bob) Evans with any questions about organizing a summer school. Submit bids to Bob Evans at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
May2021
ESERA is calling for nominations for new Executive Board members. A Board member and a Secretary are to be elected in 2021. The deadline for nominations has been extended to May 31st, 2021. Please consult the Call for nominations: ESERA Executive Board for details.
Apr2021
ESERA offers 2 types of scholarships this year to support scholars who otherwise would not be able to attend the online ESERA Conference 2021.
Mar2021
ESERA is calling for nominations for new Executive Board members. A Board member and a Secretary are to be elected in 2021. The deadline for nominations in May 9th, 2021. Please consult the Call for nominations: ESERA Executive Board for details.
Jan2021
The eProceedings of ESERA 2019 conference are now online!
https://www.esera.org/publications/esera-conference-proceedings/esera-2019
Nov2020
ESERA 2021 Online Conference
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The ESERA 2021 Online Conference will be organised by the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) from 30 August to 3 September 2021.
The WebApp will be the new conference venue and adjustments to the scientific programme will be made in order to adapt to the new online format as well as to create an interactive participant experience.
Nov2020
Dear members and friends of ESERA,
25 years of science education research and scholarship in a community of friends and colleagues worldwide - it's time to celebrate!
Join us for ESERA's 25-year anniversary webinar on November 10th, 16.00-18.00 Central European time.
Nov2020
The University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, is organising the online ESERA Conference 2021: Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world, from 30 August to 3 September 2021. This event has already been announced, and the submission process is open until 15 January 2021. We expect to have a substantial number of proposals to be evaluated.
Oct2020
The ESERA 2021 Online Conference will be organised by the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) from 30 August to 3 September 2021.The WebApp will be the new conference venue and adjustments to the scientific programme will be made in order to adapt to the new online format as well as to create an interactive participant experience.
Aug2020
Congratulations to Laurence Viennot and Nicolas Décamp on publishing the book "Developing Critical Thinking in Physics" (link: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030437725 ) in the ESERA book series on Springer!
Jul2020
ESERA has conducted a Virtual Doctoral Network (VDN) event from June 28th- July 4th.
Oct2019
The call for ESERA 2019 eProceedings is now open.
For more information follow the link: https://www.esera2019.org/call-for-proceedings/
Aug2019
Dear colleagues, science education researchers,
I would like to use the precious opportunity of us meeting in Bologna to offer you an informal meeting for the purpose of establishing a new Special Interest Group (SIG) under ESERA.
Aug2019
The ESERA Board announces the Agenda for the General Assembly meeting on Thursday, 29 August 2019, at 12:45-14:00. All ESERA members are welcome to participate.
For more information:https://www.dropbox.com/s/c12k97wxk5jcdit/ESERA_2019_General_Assembly_29Aug2019_Agenda.docx?dl=0
Apr2019
Abstract of recently completed Doctoral Study which has been added to the ESERA website.
Mar2019
At the ESERA Conference 2019 the term of service of the following members of the ESERA Executive Board comes to an end: Costas Constantinou (President), Gjalt Prins (Treasurer), Sibel Erduran (Member responsible for collaboration with other organizations, research collaborations and science education policy), Mariona Espinet (Member responsible for Early Career researchers) and Robert Evans (Member responsible for Conferences and Summer Schools).
Sep2018
Since the inception of the ESERA special interest groups or SIGs, the number of groups as well as group membership numbers have been gradually growing. ESERA now has six SIGs, the most recent on Science Identities (SIG 5) and Language and Literacies in Science Education (SIG 6). SIG activities are supported by ESERA, and range from webinars and mini-conferences to joint publications and research applications. Have a look at the ESERA website (https://www.esera.org/sigs/esera-special-interest-groups) to see whether there’s a SIG that fits you and your research interests!
Sep2018
The ESERA Executive Board invites proposals from established science education research groups to host the ESERA 2021 Conference.
Sep2018
The ESERA Executive Board invites proposals to host the ESERA Summer School 2020. Proposals (in electronic form) should reach ESERA board member, Bob Evans before January 15, 2019. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sep2018
The e-Proceedings of ESERA 2017 conference are now available on ESERA website.
Sep2018
ESERA is offering travel awards of up to 1.000 euros each to enable ESERA members who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who were awarded their doctorate after 1st January 2016 to travel to research venues.
Sep2018
ESERA membership brings you the latest news and announcements from the community and also keeps you up to date with ongoing developments on science education research in Europe.
Sep2018
Since the inception of the ESERA special interest groups or SIGs, the number of groups as well as group membership numbers have been gradually growing. ESERA now has six SIGs, the most recent on Science Identities (SIG 5) and Language and Literacies in Science Education (SIG 6). SIG activities are supported by ESERA, and range from webinars and mini-conferences to joint publications and research applications. Have a look at the ESERA website (https://www.esera.org/sigs/esera-special-interest-groups) to see whether there’s a SIG that fits you and your research interests!
Also, if you are interested in creating a new SIG please take a look at the Co-ordinator Guidelines on the same website and then contact Professor Marianne Achiam-Mortensen, the Board member responsible for SIGs.
Sep2018
The next ESERA Summer School will be held in the seaside village of Kolymbari (Chania), in Crete, Greece from June 4th to June 9th, 2019. The lecture and workshop rooms as well as the rooms for accommodation and the dining rooms are located at the building of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (www.oac.gr), a public welfare institution in the category of National Foundations.
Jun2018
Abstracts of recently completed Doctoral Studies which have been added to the ESERA website.
Mar2018
Dear colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Intermediate Conference of the ESERA Special Interest Group 4 Science|Environment|Health
in Kiel (Germany), from Sunday, 19th August until Tuesday, 21st August 2018.
Jan2018
Every year ESERA arranges travel awards, of up to 1000 euros each, to enable people who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who were awarded their doctorate in the past three years to travel to research venues.
Dec2017
ESERA membership brings you the latest news and announcements from the community and also keeps you up to date with ongoing developments on science education research in Europe. ESERA members also have access to travel funds for early career researchers, discounted participation in the ESERA conference and also receive a substantial discount on personal subscription to IJSE. Please note that in order to be eligible to participate as a member in the ESERA 2019 conference you will need to have been a member of the Association in 2018. This same policy was applied in previous conferences.
Dec2017
The aim of the series is to enhance the quality and impact of research in science education in Europe. The series intents to publish books that are innovative in the issues they explore, or the methods they use, or the ways in which emergent knowledge in the field is represented.
Nov2017
The ESERA Board now welcomes proposals by ESERA members to host the 2019 Summer School. Since the next ESERA conference in Bologna will be held in late August of 2019, the Summer School will be early in the summer to insure staff willingness to serve. Proposals are due by January 30th, 2018.
Nov2017
ESERA is offering travel awards of up to 1.000 euros each to enable ESERA members who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who were awarded their doctorate after 1st January 2015 to travel to research venues. The awards are intended to enable early career ESERA members to visit science education researchers with expertise relevant to your projectin other countries. At least one of the two countries involved in any proposal must be within Europe. For 2018 the total award fund is 10.000 euros. The deadline for sending expressions of interest (EOI) is December 1st, 2017.Go to https://www.esera.org/phd-research/travel-fellowship for more information.
Oct2017
We invite applications from students and staff who wish to participate in the next ESERA Summer School, which will be held in Jyväskylä, Finland, June 25th to July 1st 2018. The Summer School is an excellent opportunity for students and staff to learn and share expertise about science education research. In total 49 students and less than 20 staff members will be selected from variety of countries.
Oct2017
Members of ESERA who knew Per Morten Kind will be sorry to hear of his death on 1 October 2017.
Sep2017
The ESERA Board would like to announce the venue and the dates of the ESERA conference 2019.
Sep2017
ESERA is offering travel awards of up to 1.000 euros each to enable ESERA members who are currently enrolled in doctoral studies or who were awarded their doctorate after 1st January 2015 to travel to research venues.
Sep2017
The next ESERA Summer School will be held in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland from June 25 to July 1, 2018.The summer school sessions take place in the Ruusupuisto building at the University of Jyväskylä.
Aug2017
ESERA members are invited to elect the new Executive through a secure electronic voting system between July 17 and August 22, 2017.
Mar2017
The ESERA Summer School 2017 will be again truly international (not only European) event.The 62 students from 22 countries and 30 scholars from 15 countries applied.
Mar2017
At the ESERA Conference 2017 the following members of the ESERA Executive will stand down: Jim Ryder (Secretary) and Ellen Karoline Henriksen (responsible for Special Interest Groups). We are very grateful to Jim and Ellen for everything they have contributed to the ESERA Board and we look forward to their continued involvement and participation in ESERA.
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