Professor Siân Bayne

Chair in Digital Education

I am Professor of Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, where I direct the Centre for Research in Digital Education and lead on Higher Education Futures in my role as Assistant Principal for the university. My research is critical and interdisciplinary, currently focused on higher education futures, utopia and theories of ‘enhancement’.

More information about my work is on my web site, and you can reach me by email at: sian.bayne@ed.ac.uk

Research Strand Announcement: Digital Education in the Global South

The Centre for Research in Digital Education are thrilled to announce the creation of a fifth research strand: Digital Education in the Global South, directed by Dr Michael Gallagher.

Learning Curves: Autumn 2024 Edinburgh Futures Institute Events

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.

New project: AI for Teaching Innovation

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.