Harry Dyer

Digital sociologist and Associate Professor of Education, University of East Anglia

Laura Bissell

Athenaeum Research Fellow and Lecturer in Contemporary Performance Practice, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Rebecca Eynon

Professor of Education, the Internet, and Society, University of Oxford

Jillianne Code

Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia

Feeling the Untouchable: Haptic touch experiences for naturalistic learning

Prof Laura Colucci-Gray and Prof Andrew Manches (Project co-leads (UK)) have been successful with their new project “Feeling the Untouchable: Haptic touch experiences for naturalistic learning”, receiving a £922,000 grant through round one of UKRI’s highly competitive cross-council scheme designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research.

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Building Networks for Change: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Digital Education Practitioners gather in Kampala

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".