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Why collaboration matters: Personal reflections from British Asian Trust’s journey in convening outcome-based partnerships

by Shraddha Iyer | Dec 11, 2025 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Aid and Finance

This blog was written by Shraddha Iyer, British Asian Trust. For the 2025 UKFIET conference, a record 37 individuals from 15 countries, including Shraddha, were provided with...

Relational ecologies of knowledge and practice

by Moira V Faul, Keith Holmes, Catherine Odora Hoppers, Prachi Srivastava and Leon Tikly | Dec 9, 2025 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Decolonisation, Learning

Struggles for cognitive justice continue to shape everyday practice in education and research. A workshop envisioned new, reparative ways of knowing and being together that prioritize community knowledges and contextual epistemologies, equitable resource distribution, and ethical funding and publication pipelines. Read More

Removing the Extra from Extracurricular: Reimagining Activities as Core Catalysts for Classroom Connection

by Yajur Dolwani | Dec 8, 2025 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Learning

Extracurricular activities (ECAs) have long been seen as add-ons to schooling. But what if these activities are actually the key to forging deeper peer connections, boosting student participation, and creating classrooms where every voice is heard and valued? Read More

Recognising learning in volunteering for development

by Chris Millora | Dec 5, 2025 | Social Progress

On 5th December, the United Nations marked 2026 as the International Volunteer Year – a celebration recognising the vital role volunteers play in achieving sustainable development. For many of us who volunteer, or whose lives have been touched by volunteers, we know that volunteer action is present everywhere and in… Read More