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Funding, and alternative narratives of digital education development in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda

Our burgeoning research cluster (https://www.digitaleducationafrica.org/) of Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, the University of Dar es Salaam and the State University of Zanzibar in Tanzania, and Makerere University in Uganda (and the University of Edinburgh of course!) have been lucky enough to receive more funding to continue our work exploring digital education in sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to the&nb

Children and Technology: SICSA Demofest 2019

SICSA DemoFest annually showcases the best of informatics and computing science research from all of Scotland's Universities.  This year's event takes place on Monday 4th November at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, from 4pm-7pm.

DigiEduHack: 24 hours of Finding New Approaches to Digital Education

Ana Hibert of the Centre for Research in Digital Education, supported by Dr Michael Gallagher, recently organised a 24-hour hackathon at the University of Edinburgh to explore new approaches to some of the challenges faced in digital education today. The University of Edinburgh was joined by more than 1700 participants in 21 separate countries solving 60 challenges in 24 hours as part of DigiEduHack.