Prof. Alex Kostogriz(Monash University) talks about his dual research agendas around the topics of languages education and the professional learning of teachers.

We talk a lot about using social theory and education research as a political act ... as well as Alex's recent thinking around 'proximal ethnography', and the benefits of moving between different universities.

Dr. Amanda Heffernan(Monash University) talks about her research on education leadership and how school principals enact education policy.

We talk about Foucault, academic conference tactics, juggling the pressures of being an early 'early career researcher', and the benefits of getting involved with social media.

Dr. Ben Williamson (University of Stirling, UK) has developed some of the most insightful critical analyses of how education futures are being shaped by commercial high-tech interests.

In this interview Ben talks about his work tracing the political implications of classroom apps, personalised learning and bio-social technologies in the classroom.

Prof Susie Garvis (Gothenburg University) talks about her work in the area of early childhood education - in particular her recent work in the areas of quality and policy.

Susie talks about making the move to Sweden from Monash a couple of years ago, and her experiences of being a 'travelling academic'. The conversation ranges from how the Russians see Vygotsky through to the challenge of getting European funding.

A/Prof Umesh Sharma (Monash University) talks about his research in the area of inclusive education in developing and developed countries.

Amongst other things, Umesh talks about the challenges of research in the Asia-Pacific contexts, how to develop international networks, and the motivation of influencing education policy.

Eleanor Christie (commissioning editor from Palgrave Macmillan) talks about how education researchers can get their work published in book form.

The conversation covers the secret of successful proposal writing; how to turn a PhD thesis into a book; the importance of a book's identity; and future trends in academic book publishing.

Dr. David Bright (Monash University) talks about his research and writing on the topics of teaching English as a second language, global citizenship & 'difference'.

We talk about Deleuze, fitting into North American conferences, ethnography as 'slow' research, and how to seek out research opportunities across all aspects of our academic work.

A/Prof Andrea Rupert (Monash University) talks about her work on mental health and well-being in families.

We talk about making yourself credible with medical research funders, how prestigious offers usually come from small less-prestigious bits of work, and the need for education researchers to focus on improving the 'public understanding of education'.

Dr. Deana Leahy (Monash University) talks about her work in the critical studies of health education.

We talk about how to combine critical approaches with successful grant funding, how to build international networks of like-minded scholars and future directions for education research in times of austerity.

Dr. Rosie Welch (Monash University) talks about her research in the area of health & physical education ... approached through the lens of Foucault, Deleuze and materialist critiques.

The discussion starts by unpacking Rosie's biog by-line of "Teacher Education, Content, Knowledge & Pedagogy: issues of Biography, Embodiment & Wellbeing" ...