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.
Doors Open Day 2025 in the Edinburgh Futures Institute
We were happy to participate for the second year in a row in the Edinburgh Futures Institute Doors Open Day, which took place on the 27th September 2025.
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 Children’s Parliament and the Scottish AI Alliance.
Datify a Nation! Kate Farrell and Jasmeen Kanwal at the RSS International Conference 2025
On the 2nd September 2025, our team members Kate Farrell and Jasmeen Kanwal were speakers at the Royal Statistical Society International Conference in Edinburgh, a well-attended event for professionals, researchers, students and all interested in learning about the impactful application of statistics and data science.
REGISTRATIONS OPEN: AI in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary and Secondary Teachers
When: Friday 19th September 2025, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+1 (in person), 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM GMT+1 (online)
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".
Opportunity for Teachers: funded places at the UKICER Conference
We are happy to be able to offer some funded places for teachers to attend the UK and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference, a forum for researchers and practitioners to meet and share advances in computer science education.
We’ve launched TRAILS – Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools
We are delighted to be launching TRAILS – Teaching Responsible AI Literacy in Schools, our dedicated website to showcase our work bringing AI literacy into the Scottish schools.
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.