2 February 2026, 12:00-13:30 GMT
This event is part of the School of Education’s Bristol Conversations in Education research seminar series. These seminars are free and open to the public.
Hosted by the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE)
Speakers:
- Dr Nazmi Al-Masri (Islamic University of Gaza) Dr Nazmi serves as a representative of the IUG on the education subcommittee of the Emergency Committee of Universities of Gaza.
- Dr Ahmed Kamal Junina (Al Aqsa University) – Knowlash and the Crisis of Learning: Investigating the Suppression of Liberatory Knowledge and Learning Outcomes in Gaza’s Virtual Higher Education
- Dr Munawwar Najim (Islamic University of Gaza) – Scholasticate and Critical Resilience in Gaza: The Experiences of Displaced Female Higher Education Students from 2023-2025
- Prof Magdy S. Aqel (Islamic University of Gaza) – Developing an AI-Based Instructional Model to Enhance Education Students’ Capacity for Practicing Sustainable Learning
Moderator: Basma Hajir (University of Bristol)
Resisting Scholasticide: Insights from the Gaza Education Research Virtual Fellowship
This seminar critically examines scholasticide in Gaza through the research of three leading Gazan education scholars in the inaugural cohort of the Gaza Education Research Virtual Fellowship (GERVF). Dr Ahmed Kamal Junina, Dr Munawwar Najim, and Prof Magdy Aqel will share insights from their research conducted during the Fellowship on the ongoing scholasticide in Gaza. The Fellows will also share reflections on the GERVF and ways it could be adapted and replicated in other universities.
About the GERVF: Grounded in principles of solidarity and academic partnership, the GERVF is a collaborative initiative between the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE) at the University of Bristol, the Islamic University of Gaza (IUG), Al-Aqsa University, and Al-Azhar University. The fellowship provides Gaza-based scholars with virtual access to research resources, networking, and professional development and supports them in continuing their vital work and research.