How technology, culture, learning and policy intersect within research and practice in digital education.

Events

What is the Problem with Problems?

Seminar
hand of robot holding flower, with two birds landing on it, and cloud on the background

The Centre for Research in Digital Education invites you to the online seminar "What is the Problem with Problems? An Investigation of Knowledge and Power in the Company of Evil AI, Failed Robots, and the Computer System Gustav".

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News

New Research Area Name: Cultures and Futures

The formerly-known Digital Cultures research theme is now named Cultures and Futures.

Judy Robertson and Jen Ross at the Goodison Group Scotland's Futures Forum

On the 19th February, Centre colleagues Judy Robertson and Jen Ross were invited to speak at the Goodison Group Scotland’s Futures Forum at the Scottish Parliament.
CFP: Postdigital (Science and Education) in The Majority World

Rovincer Najjuma, Nicolas Ruiz and Michael Gallagher are happy to announce a Call for Papers for the Special Issue "Postdigital (Science and Education) in The Majority World" in the journal Postdigital Science and Education.
Concerns about AI in Higher Education: Sian Bayne speaks to the BBC

Centre Professor Sian Bayne speaks to the BBC about her concerns and line of research in a piece on students' use of AI in universities.
Assetization in Education: a Special Issue in Learning, Media and Technology

We are happy to announce the upcoming publication of a Special Issue of the journal Learning, Media and Technology on assetization in education, edited by Centre colleague Janja Komljenovic, Kean Birch (York University, Canada) and Sam Sellar (University of South Australia).

Centre colleagues at the 2025 BETT show

Janja Komljenovic and Ben Williamson presented the paper “Making digital data useful and valuable for universities and EdTech companies” at the 2025 British Education and Technology Trade (BETT) show in London.

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About
The Centre for Research in Digital Education is based in the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, and conducts research, knowledge exchange and consultancy in key areas including digital education pedagogy and policy, open education, children and technology, learning analytics and museum learning.
Engagement
We work with many partner universities as well as policymakers, the cultural heritage sector, schools and other public and private sector organisations. Our partners value us for our critical approach to learning, teaching and technology in formal and informal education, and for the ways in which we combine our research with world-leading practice in digital education.