Academics and students from the Centre for Research in Digital Education work with industry on collaborative projects, commissioned research, consultancy and CPD.
The benefits of researcher-industry collaboration can include the development of new products, improvements to services, informing policy, developing skills, building long-term research-industry associations as well as addressing challenges and solving problems. Our partners value us for our distinctive approach to learning, teaching and technology in formal and informal education, and for the ways in which we combine our research with imaginative and creative practice.
We take a broad view of industry engagement that includes public service delivery, policy advocacy, and the work of third sector organisations as well as private companies within the finance, educational technology and creative industries.
Our industry partners
In recent years our academics have improved services, informed policy and developed products with organisations across finance, pharmaceuticals, educational technology, development, and creative industries, including:
World Bank Group, USAID Digital Inclusion, PlayTalkLearn, Save the Children, Early Childhood Australia, Pfizer, GSMA, Indiana CPA Society, Centre for International Private Enterprise, BBC CBeebies, Punchcut, Hopster, Syncscreen, Tate, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh Art Festival, National Museums of Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh Zoo, Imperial War Museum, National Library of Scotland, Rob Robinson Heritage Consulting, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Glasgow Science Centre and many others.
Work with CRDE
University funding exists to support industry engagement. Find out more here:
Funding | The University of Edinburgh
You can find out about our research interests by exploring our research strands or reading about our current and previous research projects.
Please contact us if you would like to discuss research ideas, input, partnerships or projects.