View our upcoming events and recordings from our past events. Webinars and seminarsThe CEID Research Group holds online and in-person events highlighting the work of group members and external experts. Select Highlights from the Scottish COVID-19 Comparative Report on School Closures: Suprises and Outliers, 21 May 2025 Date and time: 21 May, 15:00-16:30 Location: Patterson's Land 1.21 Join the Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) Research Group as report authors William C. Smith, Lynn McNair and Fatih Aktas share their surprises and outliers from the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry comparative report on school closures, openings and related impacts.The full report compares the school closure experiences of 13 countries and examines the impact of the school closure experience on access to education; academic attainment and achievement; and physical, mental/emotional, and social wellbeing.Read the report on COVID-19 School ClosuresSpeakers Dr William C Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development and Director of InternationalisationDr Lynn McNair, Lecturer in Early Childhood and FroebelDr Fatih Aktas, Lecturer in CEID Register for the COVID-19 inquiry event online (TicketTailor) Highlighted past event Scotland National Launch of 2023 Global Education Monitoring ReportView the 2023 Global Education Monitoring ReportFind the recording of the event Past event recordingsRecordings of many of our past events are available on our YouTube channel.Visit the CEID Community YouTube Channel Constructive Conversations Constructive Conversations provide a space for research group members to share their in-progress work and get constructive feedback from their peers. Group members are welcome to present their research at any stage in its development. If you are interested in sharing your work, please email Dr Aliandra Barlete.Email Dr Aliandra Barlete This article was published on 2024-10-07