UCL Knowledge Lab – News

Professor Alison Clark-Wilson will bring her expertise in educational technology (EdTech) as an advisor to the government’s new EdTech Evidence Board project.

There is no form of culture or society without music – it's something that's part of us all. We take a look at the power of music, and how it intersects with technology, health and wellbeing.

Those in creative sectors have made it loud and clear that there’s been a lack of funding and a disregard for the arts in the school curriculum.

UCL will contribute to the coalition’s mission to protect the right to education for all and steer its transformation in the digital age.

The Blended and Online Learning Design short course developed by IOE experts has won the 2024 Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance (GMA) Award.

Three IOE academics are among a team of 12 independent experts appointed to the UK government Department for Education's newly established Science Advisory Council.

Research led by Dr Jennifer Rode and Professor Martin Oliver with IOE postgraduate students found children enjoy and can safely drive mobile telepresence robots, which boosts participation and play.

Throughout 2024 the UCL Knowledge Lab, one of the world’s leading centres in human learning, media and technology, is celebrating its 20-year history of innovative, interdisciplinary research.

A new report from the Play Observatory project, led by Professor John Potter, illuminates the power of play to boost children’s agency, resilience and mental health, while helping them navigate disruption to their lives during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

This podcast explores how artificial intelligence (AI) has grown over time and whether it can be used as a tool to support education, rather than as a replacement for human thinking.

Goldstar Education, founded by Dr Anissa Moeini, will provide workshops and bespoke training as part of the National Science Foundation’s VITAL Prize Challenge.

This podcast discusses how technology can be viewed and implemented in a meaningful way within education, and building partnerships with the EdTech industry.

Professor Manolis Mavrikis and Dr Mutlu Cukurova will continue as part of the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET)’s editorial team, as announced today by the British Educational Research Association (BERA).

The IOE academic has been recognised for her work in the field of social semiotics and multimodality, a field she has been at the forefront of since the late 1990s.

Congratulations to Dr Keri Wong and Dr Wayne Holmes, who were nominated by students and won awards for Active Student Partnership and Brilliant Research-Based Education respectively.