Tag: awards and recognition

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 teachers’ AI literacy and listening to pupils' perceptions of AI.

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.

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 are thrilled to have been awarded the Eric Liddell 100 Award! 

The Data Education in Schools team are thrilled to have won the ‘Education Initiative of the Year’ 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, London.

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.

On Friday 3rd November Kate Farrell, Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, collected the 'Data Visualisation' award at the 2023 Data Summit held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Kate Farrell from the Data Education in Schools team collected the award for 'Data For Good Initiative of the Year' at the British Data Awards held last night in London.