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Judy Robertson wins the 2026 Suffrage Science Award in Computing
At a ceremony hosted in the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building on the 26th January 2026, Professor Judy Robertson received a Suffrage Science Award in Computing. She was nominated by Dr Sue Sentence for her interdisciplinary approach to supporting young people’s understanding of AI and computing, and her leadership in supporting…
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Judy Robertson receives the 2025 Chancellorâs Award for Teaching
Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning and academic director of Data Education in Schools, has been awarded the prestigious Chancellorâs Award for Teaching in recognition of the significant impact of her work on enhancing childrenâs education in computer science, data literacy and AI, and in engaging teachers in professional learning….
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Micro:bits partnership with East Lothian
In the context of the Micro:bits on the Move programme, helping Informatics students at the University of Edinburgh deliver Micro:bit workshops for learners across across Scotland, we partnered with the Digital Learning team in East Lothian to further support teachers to use the hardware in the classroom. Our colleagues Kate…
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Stimulating change in practice with a Data Literacy Day in one West Lothian School
Data Education in Schools offers a Data Literacy course to teachers with the immediate effect of providing new understanding, approaches and resources to those individual teacher participants. This resulted in additional impacts, as the course was able to inspire teachers to make changes within their schools â with the Data Education in Schoolâs support in doing…
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AI in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary and Secondary Teachers
On Friday 19th September 2025, we held an event in collaboration with Childrenâs Parliament  and the Scottish AI Alliance. “AI in Scottish Schools” addressed teachers, educators, researchers, and policymakers and highlighted work introducing AI literacy for educators and learners and having childrenâs voices and rights at its heart. Our team at Data…
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CDCS Digital Research Prize 2025
We are honoured to have been Highly Commended at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS) Digital Research Prizes ceremony in the category “Best Impact from a Data-Led project”. We have been awarded for our data-themed Escape Rooms, which have been influencing discussions on game-based learning…
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Unbelievably Creative AI show on STV News
We were happy to welcome STV News to one of the sessions of our February run of the Unbelievably Creative show at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. The session featured in a news story on how Scottish school pupils are learning about the potential and risks of AI. Designed and delivered by…
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Goodison Group Scotlandâs Futures Forum at the Scottish Parliament
On the 19th February, our Programme Director Judy Robertson and Jen Ross, Professor of Digital Culture and Education Futures at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Research in Digital Education, were invited to speak at the Goodison Group Scotlandâs Futures Forum at the Scottish Parliament. Judy and Jen presented research…
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NC Data Science Education Summit
Kate Farrell (Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning) and Tommy Lawson (Schools Technology Advisor) attended the NC Data Science Education Summit (24-25 October 2024) as invited speakers, nominated by Data Science 4 Everyone (DS4E), a coalition created by the University of Chicago Center for RISC. The Summit unites practitioners from higher…
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Eric Liddell 100 Award 2024
We are thrilled to have been awarded the Eric Liddell 100 Award! Led by The Eric Liddell Community and partners, the Eric Liddell 100 Award is a celebration of Scotlandâs athletics and sports, as well as community service. Our team members Judy Robertson (Project Lead) and Jo Spiller (Director of Operations…
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British Data Awards Ceremony 2024
The Data Education in Schools team are thrilled to have won the âEducation Initiative of the Yearâ Award at the British Data Awards last night. Jo Spiller (Programme Director) and Jasmeen Kanwal (Project Officer) attended the awards ceremony in the Great Hall of the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden,…
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LILAC Information Literacy Award
The Data Education in Schools team are thrilled to have jointly won the 2024 Information Literacy Award, announced as part of the LILAC conference held in Leeds on the 25th March. The Award is organised by the CILIP Information Literacy Group (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and the…