EAPRIL Conference

INVITATION TO THE EAPRIL CONFERENCE

We are pleased to invite you to the 2026 Conference of the European Association for Practitioner Research on Improving Learning (APRIL), taking place in Cork, Ireland, from 24 to 26 November 2026.

EAPRIL promotes practice-based and practitioner research on learning across formal, informal, non-formal, lifelong learning and professional contexts. Our mission is to strengthen educational practice by supporting the professional development of educators. We are particularly interested in learning at multiple levels: individuals (from kindergarten to higher education and the workplace), teams, organisations, and networks.

CONTEXT

EAPRIL embraces all settings where learning occurs, e.g. schools of various educational levels; general, vocational and professional education; organisations and corporations. The conference welcomes contributions from a wide range of fields, including teacher education, engineering, medicine, nursing, food, agriculture, nature, business, languages, and beyond.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

EAPRIL brings together: practitioner researchers, academic researchers, teachers, teacher educators, professional trainers, educational technologists, curriculum developers, educational policy makers, school leaders, staff developers, learning consultants, people involved in organisational change and innovation, L&D managers, corporate learning directors, academics in the field of professional learning.

In short, the conference is for everyone committed to improving learning and development of professional practice.

THE ANNUAL EAPRIL CONFERENCE

Each year, the EAPRIL conference welcomes approximately 500 participants from across Europe and beyond. It offers a vibrant and collaborative space to exchange research, ideas, projects, and experiences, learn and co-create.

The programme includes abstract-reviewed and full paper-reviewed presentations, symposiums, workshops, case studies, roundtables, posters, interactive sessions, school or company visits, and other opportunities for cooperation and discussion. Through out thematic sub-communities ‘Clouds’, participants connect with others who share similar interests and thematic curiosities.

CONFERENCE THEME AND SUBMISSION 2026

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Making meaning: The craft of collaborative construction of understanding’. 

Submissions are now open and will remain open until 24 April 2026 (midnight CET). You’ll find all details about the submission process, formats, and review procedures in these links: EAPRIL-2026-Submissions_step-by-step-guide.pdf,  Proposal Application. EAPRIL 2026 - EAPRIL

We encourage you to carefully review the conference theme and aims when preparing your proposal.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cork in November for an inspiring week of dialogue, reflection and collaboration.

Best wishes,

EAPRIL Board and Office