OEEC Call for Papers 2026
Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference
Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th September 2026
We look forward to a continuing stream of international discussion that focuses on educational contexts and issues through ethnographic approaches. The conference will be held again at New College Oxford and is planned as an entirely in-person event.
We always have a large representation from outside the UK and we hope this will continue. As many of you know, we publish a journal, Ethnography and Education, for which papers from the Oxford Ethnography Conference provide a rich resource.
Conference registration costs – not including accommodation – are as follows:
- Full Registration (from 16th May 2026 onwards)
Academic Staff – £445
PhD Students – £310
- Early Bird Registration (register and pay by Friday 15th May 2026)
Academic Staff – £395
PhD Students – £260
- A reduced fee is available for academics and students from universities situated in the global south
Academic Staff – £155
PhD students – £110
Fee concessions are available for delegates from universities based in the global south (for which we align with the BISA list of countries). Proof of institutional status will be required (e.g. email account). Please note that while the conference is able to provide invitation letters, we are not able to support with visa applications or travel arrangements which are the responsibility of the delegate.
The registration fee includes tea and coffee on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday. Breakfast will only be included if you book accommodation in New College. Accommodation at New College will appear on the conference booking website.
Please note: refunds are only at the discretion of the conference committee.
Conference Culture
We aim to create a positive and collegial atmosphere, and there will be ample opportunity for people to meet, talk and socialize. As in previous years, all papers will be circulated before the conference via the conference website, to enable sessions to focus on a discussion of the research findings, methods and wider issues attached to each paper. The number of papers will be limited in order to maintain a high degree of interaction in the sessions. Consequently, abstracts should provide clear evidence of a contribution to knowledge of the education sphere and details of ethnographic methodology.
Abstract Submission
Abstracts should be sent as a word document [no PDF files please] on an email attachment using the template here to Jonathan Tummons (jonathan.tummons@durham.ac.uk)
by Monday 16th February 2026.
Authors will be notified of the outcome by Friday 13th March 2026.
Working papers of between 3,000 and 7,000 words are to be submitted by Monday 10th August 2026.
Registration for the conference will close on Friday 14th August 2026.
Booking will open in late April. Accommodation at New College will be advertised online in April.
We look forward to inviting you to Oxford!
The 2026 conference team:
Marilyn Blake, (mjb7977@gmail.com)
Shari Sabeti, University of Edinburgh (shari.sabeti@ed.ac.uk)
Jonathan Tummons, Durham University (jonathan.tummons@durham.ac.uk)
Ruth Unsworth, University of Glasgow (ruth.unsworth@glasgow.ac.uk)
Begoña Vigo Arrazola, University of Zaragoza (mbvigo@unizar.es)