21 August - 23 August 2025

The International Conference on Educational and Life Transitions (ICELT) is an annual international and interdisciplinary conference organised by the research centre Transformative Change: Educational and Life Transitions (TCELT), and the International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions (IJELT).

We invite you to be part of our inaugural conference in August 2025. Some examples of the strands include, but are not limited to:

Transitions of vulnerable children and families

• of disabled children and young people to adulthood
• of families who have experienced bereavement
• affected by parental imprisonment
• affected by war and conflict

Educational transitions

• to and through primary school
• to and through secondary school
• to and through FE/HE

Transitions in a health care context

• from paediatric to adult services
• from hospital to community
• to parenthood of mothers with preterm babies
• to palliative care

Urban transitions

• of older adults towards age-friendly cities and communities

Transitions in a digital context

International transitions

• of international families
• of refugee and asylum seekers
• cross-cultural transitions
• language related transitions

Life transitions

• of LGBTQ+ young adults to and through employment

This conference will provide you with the opportunity to meet transitions experts from various disciplines, nations and sectors. The conference will culminate in the development of International Transitions Framework(s) to guide international research, policy and practice to facilitate successful transitions. You will have an opportunity to inform this Framework and then embed it within your own context!

The synergy that will be generated from this international, interdisciplinary and diverse sector conference, especially informed by your work and experiences, will make it a worthwhile conference for all of us who believe in transforming lives locally and globally. 

You can view the Conference Programme for each day. We have endeavoured to provide a variety of transition areas everyday so that everyone will have something relevant and exciting to attend. The programme also reflects the international and interdisciplinary focus of ICELT2025.

A programme with Teams links will be sent to those who have registered. To join a session, please click the Teams link for that session in the programme. Please exit after the session ends and then click on the link for your next session.

Live Q&As:

Throughout each session, the Chair will group the questions submitted by attendees. We will try to address as many of the questions as possible during the live Q&A at the end of each session.

To join the conference, please click on the Conference Programme detailed in your Eventbrite email, which provides all links to join each session.

Days of the meeting:

The conference will take place via Microsoft Teams and is scheduled to start at:

• 9.15am - Thursday 21 August 2025
• 9.30am - Friday 22 August 2025
• 9.30am - Saturday 23 August 2025

Please join the meeting 15 mins before the scheduled start time so that any technical issues can be resolved before the conference begins.

For the best viewing experience, please keep the following in mind:

• Have a stable and good internet connection
• Microsoft Teams meetings are best when you join them from the Teams app or Teams on the web
• For accessing Microsoft Teams via a web browser, the best options are generally Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome (we recommend updating your browser to the latest version). While other browsers such as Firefox and Safari can be used, there may be some limitations or issues with certain Teams features
• Check the configurations of your equipment before the meeting:
  - Check the volume level of your microphone and speakers or headset on your computer. It should be possible to test your microphone and speaker connection via the Settings option on your computer or device. If you do find your microphone and camera is not working, please check that your browser is not blocking access in your browser settings
  - Check and test your webcam or camera settings for your computer
• If joining via your workplace desktop, you may experience connection/sound issues due to your workplace firewall – we advise joining the conference outwith your workplace network or access via EDUROAM

Technical Support

Should you experience any difficulties accessing the platform on the day, you can contact Gemma McDonald by email ICELT@dundee.ac.uk or call +44 (0)7739 525 247 / +44 (0)1382 381457.

Join the online conversation

Follow information about ICELT on X via @IJELT1 and @TceltIntr.

Share your key takeaways on your selected social media (X, LinkedIn, BlueSky etc.) using the hashtag #ICELT2025

• Registration closes - extended to 20 August 2025 23:59 hrs GMT
• Full papers invited for consideration in IJELT - 31 August 2025, 23:59 hrs GMT

The core principles of TCELT and IJELT have always been diamond open access, inclusivity, accessibility and reaching as wide and diverse an audience as we can. Why? Because transitions are part and parcel of everyone’s life and cross geographical, educational, economical, cultural, and political (with visa requirements) boundaries. 

We would like us to come together as #OneTransitionsCommunity without any restrictions- whether to discuss our lived experiences, research, practices and policies related to educational and life transitions. We know that, together, we can make a difference! To do this, we need diverse voices and experiences, and the virtual ICELT 2025 will give us a platform for doing that.

Therefore, ICELT 2025 will be a virtual conference, with no registration fee or any other costs to the delegates, that we can all join from the comfort of our everyday space/s, while reducing our carbon footprint!

This will not compromise the quality and standard of the conference. A virtual format will instead enhance everyone’s participation through the availability of online tools to increase the accessibility of the presentations, and opportunities to leave our views and opinions. We will also be able to take the international time zones of our delegates into consideration through conference hubs across continents.

• Professor Divya Jindal-Snape, University of Dundee, UK
• Dr Beth Hannah, University of Dundee, UK
• Dr Charlotte Bagnall, University of Manchester, UK
• Dr Liz Gregory, University of Manchester, UK
• Dr Kieran Hodgkin, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Dr Rhiannon Packer, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Dr Lynsey Burke, University of Dundee, UK
• Matilda Hyland, Doctoral Student, University of Dundee, UK
• Dr Marion Burns, Chair of the Board of Governors, Early Years Scotland, UK
• Professor Judith Sixsmith, University of Dundee, UK
• Helen Booth, Senior Learning Technologist, University of Dundee, UK
• Gemma McDonald, Business Development Officer, University of Dundee, UK
• Professor Santoshi Halder, University of Calcutta, India
• Dr Jenny Preston, Consultant Occupational Therapist, Clinical Lead for Neurological Rehabilitation in NHS Ayrshire and Arran, UK
• Dr William Barlow, University of Aberdeen, UK
• Scott Richardson-Read, Policy and Development Worker (Scottish Transitions Forum), ARC Scotland, UK
• Dr Bankole Faloye, Director of Center for Research and Development, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria (BOUESTI)
• Dr Olatunbosun Ogunseemi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Dundee, UK

With support from Tracy Duncan, Dundee City Region Convention Bureau, UK