04.02.26
New Scottish Government-funded Digital Education and AI Hub
We’re delighted to announce that we have joined the Scottish Government-funded Centre for Teaching Excellence as the newly established Digital Education and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Advancing Pedagogy Research Hub. The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CfTE) supports research and innovation in teaching practice for all children and young people with the aim of making Scotland a world-leader in…
29.01.26
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…
28.01.26
Judy Robertson receives the 2025 Chancellor’s Award for Teaching
Professor Judy Robertson, Chair in Digital Learning and academic director of Data Education in Schools, has been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Award for Teaching in recognition of the significant impact of her work on enhancing children’s education in computer science, data literacy and AI, and in engaging teachers in professional learning….
09.01.26
Try our new Robot Cards!
We’re delighted to announce the release of our brand new Robot Cards for primary learners! The Data Education in Schools team have been developing this resource to give primary students an introduction to concepts in statistics and data analysis, and encourage learners to think about and gain an interest in…
16.12.25
Santa’s Secret Sensor
Last week, our colleagues from the IoT in Schools and Data Education in Schools teams delivered online sessions of Santa’s Secret Sensor to primary 4 – 7 classes from the southeast of Scotland. This activity was a festive spin on the programme’s well-established The Secret Sensor activity, in which learners are asked to locate a…
21.11.25
Refugees: the data behind the story
We partnered with Scotland’s Development Education Centre (Scotdec) to hold an online interactive session to help teachers explore issues around refugees and migration, empowering learners with data literacy skills. Our team shared practical activities with around 20 primary and secondary teachers and education practitioners across Scotland, and offered resources on respectful…
16.10.25
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…
08.10.25
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. The Institute, formerly the Old Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, is a futures-focused space for multidisciplinary collaboration, data-led innovation, education, research, and partnership….
01.10.25
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. “AI in Scottish Schools” addressed teachers, educators, researchers, and policymakers and highlighted work introducing AI literacy for educators and learners and having children’s voices and rights at its heart. Our team at Data…
01.10.25
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. Our colleagues presented the paper…
29.07.25
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) Where: In person (Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1.55) and online (MS Teams) REGISTER: link Join us in September to explore the world of AI & education, with a suite of new…
19.06.25
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…