10 years of the REAL Centre: Tackling injustices in and through education

Aims of the REAL CentreEducation is at the heart of social transformation. It is a fundamental human right and has the potential to reduce poverty, empower women, improve health and drive economic growth.However, in some of the poorest parts of the world many children and young people are deprived of access to good quality education and denied the chance to learn and fulfill their potential.TheResearch for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centreaims topioneer research into overcoming barriers to education, such as poverty, gender, ethnicity, language and disability, and promote education as an engine for inclusive growth and sustainable development.Find out moreabout the REAL Centreand ourkey principles.

Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge

Join us for our one-day conference to celebrate and reflect on a decade of research and impact; and ask the question: What comes next?

Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

This is an in-person event with the option to join online.Please note: Our in-person tickets are now at full capacity. Register to join us online or add your name to the in-person waiting list and we will let you know if any spaces become available.<a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/AGENDA_10yearanniversary_conference.pdf" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/AGENDA_10yearanniversary_conference.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FULL AGENDA AND INFORMATION ABOUT PANEL DISCUSSIONS HERE</a><a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/REALCentreConferenceSpeakerBios.pdf" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/REALCentreConferenceSpeakerBios.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS HERE</a>For 10 years, the University of Cambridge’s REAL Centre has been turning a spotlight on education as a force for social transformation and exploring the advancement of equity and social justice, in and through education, around the world. It does so through research, trans-national partnerships and public engagement, informing both policy and practice, with a particular focus on the global South. This one-day conference will bring together many of our partners to celebrate and reflect on a decade of evidence and impact; but it will also ask the pressing question: What comes next?The anniversary is taking place at a critical juncture for anyone with an interest in education as a human right. It is also 10 years since the adoption of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. With just five years remaining, many of the ambitious targets associated with the education goal - ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all - are unlikely to be met.With this in mind, our participants will discuss how research-based evidence has informed policy and practice to tackle injustice in and through education from the early years onwards, as well as how teachers can be supported to inspire learners at different stages. We will also reflect on evidence of education’s role in tackling injustices relating to crises of climate and conflict, gender and disability.This will be a unique opportunity to share lessons and shape narratives in education, taking in the many, intersecting areas across which the REAL Centre’s members and partners have worked. We will discuss future directions, both for our own research and practice, and the field of education and international development more broadly. Together, we will look past the looming horizon of 2030 and ask challenging questions about how to prepare for what lies beyond.<a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/AGENDA_10yearanniversary_conference.pdf" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/AGENDA_10yearanniversary_conference.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FULL AGENDA AND INFORMATION ABOUT PANEL DISCUSSIONS HERE</a><a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/REALCentreConferenceSpeakerBios.pdf" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/events/REALCentreConferenceSpeakerBios.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS HERE</a>Confirmed speakers include:Opening remarks: Bhaskar Vira, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of CambridgeKeynote addresses:<ul><li>Julia Gillard, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership</li></ul><ul><li>Tassew Woldehanna, Addis Ababa University</li></ul>Panellists:<ul><li>Hanna Alasuutari, World Bank</li><li>Amna Ansari, University of Cambridge</li><li>Rona Bronwin, Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office</li><li>Julia Dicum, UNRWA</li><li>Pauline Essah, Education Sub Saharan Africa</li><li>Sally Gear, Global Partnership for Education</li><li>Sakina Jafri, University of Cambridge</li><li>Baela Jamil, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi</li><li>Lucy Lake, Yidan Prize Foundation, formerly CAMFED</li><li>Laraib Niaz, University of Cambridge</li><li>Stephanie Nowack, University of Oxford</li><li>Mythili Ramchand, Tata Institute of Social Sciences</li><li>Sara Ruto, Echidna Giving</li><li>Laura Savage, International Education Funders Group</li><li>Lydie Shima, Laterite</li><li>Maha Shuayb, Centre for Lebanese Studies</li><li>Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, University of Cambridge</li><li>Queen Yabu and Santos Mana, Send My Friend Global Ambassadors</li></ul>Moderators:Pauline Rose, Ricardo Sabates, Yusuf Sayed and Nidhi Singal, REAL Centre, University of CambridgeYou can find out more about the <a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">REAL Centre</a> and read more about our <a href="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/researchprojects/ongoing/" title="https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/researchprojects/ongoing/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">research projects and collaborations</a>.