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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School of Education’s research strengths can be grouped into 3 overlapping areas and these are closely linked with our teaching and knowledge exchange activities:
Development of Professional Practice: This includes research into teacher education and teacher learning; early years professionals; leadership; professionals and families, professionals and autism and social and emotional development.
Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: Research in issues of equity, diversity and social justice incorporates studies around poverty, gender, race and inclusion in addition to specific studies on refugee education, migration and diversity in teaching.
Learning, Teaching and Curriculum: Research in the School of Education relates to learning and teaching in the formal and informal curriculum, including early years pedagogy and lifelong learning. Curriculum study includes languages, literacy, numeracy, creativity and creative arts, science education, technology and environmental and ecological education. The School also has research strengths in philosophy with children, assessment, collaborative learning, transitions in education and higher education pedagogy.
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Profiles
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Developing teaching professionals’ knowledge and skills in AI technologies for inclusive and equitable education
Wang, Y. (Principal Investigator), Abel, A. (Co-investigator), Jia, L. (Co-investigator), Noor Ul Ain, N. (Researcher), Mevawalla, Z. (Co-investigator), Catlin, J. (Co-investigator), Devasya, A. (Researcher), Tripathy, A. (Researcher), Nikou, S. (Co-investigator), Roxburgh, D. (Co-investigator) & Robinson, D. (Co-investigator)
1/10/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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USCAP: Understanding the spiritual care needs of autistic people and their inclusion in faith communities in Scotland (USCAP) Project
McNeill, L. (Principal Investigator) & Sims, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Internally funded project
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Neuro-affirmative approaches in coaching rugby players. £15,000 funded by CARE@S, 25% share.
Robb, C. (Academic)
25/08/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Non-funded project
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Educational and value status of physical education and vectors of preventing and resisting marginalisation: grounded theory literature review
Sainchuk, M. & Kirk, D., 3 Dec 2025, In: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research. 112, 1, p. 12-29 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Mapping physical education in Northern Ireland: exploring the structure and discourses of the PE curriculum in a segregated school system
Stirrup, J., Gray, S., McFlynn, P., Hardley, S., Bryant , A., Sandford, R. & Hooper, O., 3 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Sport, Education and Society. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding pathways to low educational attainment: a multidimensional poverty and educational achievement model
Sosu, E. M., Mtika, P., Milheiro Pimenta, S., Nyarko, N. Y., Fleischer-Djoleto, D., Wilson, C., Maulidi, F. & Mepenedo, I., 1 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Educational Development. 120, 103457.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Foot Function Index for Arabic-speaking patients (FFI-Ar): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation study"
Khan, S. (Creator), Faulkner, S. (Creator), Algarni, F. S. (Creator), Almalki, A. (Creator), Almansour, A. (Creator) & Altowaijri, A. M. (Creator), figshare, 8 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5937603.v1
Dataset
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data set related to article "Brainstem enlargement in preschool children with autism Results from an intermethod agreement study of segmentation algorithms"
Bosco, P. (Creator), Giuliano, A. (Contributor), Delafield-Butt, J. (Contributor), Muratori, F. (Contributor), Calderoni, S. (Contributor) & Retico, A. (Contributor), Zenodo, 23 Feb 2023
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Prizes
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(Winner) Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) Conference Rapid Thesis Competition 2024
Banderlipe I, M. (Recipient), 27 Nov 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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#CATS Creating Autistic Trauma Stories
Robinson, A. (Recipient) & ADAMS, J. (Recipient), 30 Apr 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1+2 LLP Programme (revised) Excellence in Professional Learning
Mackay, F. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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26th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (IEEE ICALT 2026) - Track 12. Augmented Reality and Virtual Worlds in Education and Training (ARVWET)
Nikou, S. (Chair)
6 Jul 2026 → 9 Jul 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference
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iLRN2026: 12th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network
Nikou, S. (Chair)
27 Jun 2026 → 30 Jun 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference
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11th Conference on Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development
Nikou, S. (Chair)
22 Jun 2026 → 23 Jun 2026Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Organiser of major conference
Impacts
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Changes to tutor’s assessment approaches across higher education in UK and Europe
MacLellan, E. (Participant)
Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Education
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Critical Discourse Analysis in Teacher Education: Power, Place, & Text
Govender, N. N. (Participant)
Impact: Education, Professional practice, training and standards, Public understanding, information and debate
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Edited book quoted at a UNESCO international forum
Wang, Y. (Participant), Knox, J. (Participant) & Gallagher, M. (Participant)
Impact: Policy and legislation, Professional practice, training and standards, Education, !!Social impacts, Public understanding, information and debate
Student theses
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Academic integrity in a digital epoch : "What happened when Aristotle introduced phronesis to digital education? Why and how should they work in sync?
Konstadopoulou, A. (Author), Adams, P. (Supervisor) & Klein, M. (Supervisor), 31 Jul 2024Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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A comparative study of secondary school teachers’ integration of ICT into their pedagogical practices in Egypt and Scotland
Boghdady Ibrahim, M. M. M. (Author), Rivers, I. (Supervisor) & Nikou, S. (Supervisor), 21 May 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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An analysis of processes and contexts for ICT interventions in Malawian primary school education system
Mtemang'ombe, F. (Author), 11 May 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis