We are pleased to announce that Professor Usha Goswami has been awarded the 2020 John Nisbet Fellowship by the British Educational Research Association (BERA). This is a lifetime achievement award given to those who are deemed to exemplify BERA’s commitment to encouraging educational research and its application for the improvement of educational practice and public benefit. Since the prize was established in 2014 there have only been fourteen winners, including two other Cambridge academics, Professor Andrew Pollard and Professor Mary James.
Upon receiving the award Usha said, “I am delighted to be judged by BERA as having made an outstanding contribution to educational research over my career. Since training as a primary school teacher, I have always tried to make my research relevant to the classroom. So to be selected by the premier body for educational research in the UK as exemplifying research that improves educational practice and contributes to the public benefit is a signal honour.”
The award is named in honour of John Nisbet, the first president of BERA. Through promoting high quality educational research, BERA informs the development of policy and practice in the UK and worldwide. Those awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship are recognised as having made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career.
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