School of Education Annual Student/Staff Conference 2026
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 09:00
Theme: “Educational Research Between and Beyond Boundaries”
Event details
Wednesday, ?June 10th 2026
9.00am – 4.30pm (Registration from 8.30am)
St Luke’s Campus
Theme: “Educational Research Between and Beyond Boundaries”
- Oral presentation - 15 mins plus 5 mins Q&A
- Symposium - 75 mins session comprising?3-4 shorter, related papers + a discussant to introduce and chair questions
- Poster - A1, portrait (plus opportunity to discuss with delegates during the lunchbreak)
- Workshop - 25 mins (session to include delegate activities)
We enthusiastically encourage all 番茄视频 SoE PGT/PGR students to apply, irrespective of what year you are or whether you have collected data. This serves as a valuable opportunity for early PGT/PGR students to hone their skills and showcase their research to the broader university.
This year there will be a poster prize!
All posters will be entered into a "People's Choice" prize that will be awarded at the Research Conference?
If you have any questions about the conference, please email us at?soe-aerc@exeter.ac.uk
Keynote Speaker - Professor Rajani Naidoo, Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Culture), University of 番茄视频
Universities at the Crossroads: Reclaiming Intellectual Autonomy, Democratic Purpose, and the Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence and digital technologies rapidly reshape society, universities face a defining question: will they merely adapt, or actively shape these transformations in the public interest? This keynote explores the evolving democratic mission of the university in an age of technological acceleration.
It introduces four critical areas for reflection. First, how is technological power concentrated, and what does this mean for knowledge, innovation, and the public good? Second, as AI systems increasingly mediate research and learning, what becomes of intellectual autonomy and academic judgment? Third, how are digital platforms reshaping students’ attention, identity, and capacity for democratic engagement? Finally, what does it mean to be human in a world where machines simulate cognition and creativity?
Rather than offering closure, the keynote opens a space for interdisciplinary inquiry into how universities might reassert their role in shaping more just, democratic, and human-centred technological futures.
Professor Rajani Naidoo is Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Full Professor in Higher Education and Social Change at the University of 番茄视频, UK. She holds a UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management, and is Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) and the University of Bath (UK). She features in the top 2 % in the Stanford/Elsevier global citations ranking in her field. Her interdisciplinary research examines how global, national, and organisational forces shape universities, focusing on the impact of hyper-competition and collaboration, regional development, and the pursuit of social justice. She is currently researching freedom of speech and good campus relations; and the ethical responsibilities of universities in the era of artificial intelligence.
Organiser
School of Education
Location
St Luke's, Campus