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In early September, a transformative initiative brought together digital education experts and practitioners in Kampala, Uganda, marking a significant moment in the online students’ education journey and the advancement of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This initiative is part of the project "Practitioner Networks and Digital Inclusion for Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa".

We are currently recruiting for three Software Developer Interns as part of the project AI for Teaching Innovation. This is a six-month, part-time position. Internal and for students only.

The Centre for Research in Digital Education are delighted to announce a new activity: the Digital Education Staff Spotlight Series. We will be hosting three short events in the upcoming months to highlight our Digital Education Programme, which offers MSc, PGDip, and PGCert pathways. At each event, our world-renowned academics will share their perspectives and involvement in the programme.

The Edinburgh Futures Institute autumn 2024 events season is starting soon: Learning Curves features 20 live events, free and open to all, examining the future of education. Centre colleagues led on the development of several of the events.

The new project "AI for Teaching Innovation" supports and enables creative teaching innovation through generative AI. It's part of a partnership the AI adoption programme of work, and a partnership between the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) and the Moray House School of Education and Sport.

A new Children and Technology project has been announced among the thirty-six successful projects that will share £32.4m from the UKRI’s cross-research council responsive mode round 1 pilot scheme, designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research.