The Institute brings together academics, researchers and students who recognise the importance of developing interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the complex processes involved in human learning.
We live in a rapidly changing world dominated by technology. Technological advances and the pace of change have had profound impacts on culture and society, shaping how people live, learn and communicate with each other. Our research and the projects we are involved with are concerned with developing a deeper understanding of the interaction between people and technology and how we can design environments that make optimum use of new technologies to improve how we learn, ranging from handheld devices to entire learning-enabled cities.
The nature of our research is inherently multidisciplinary, drawing on knowledge and expertise from across several distinct academic fields including computer science, education, psychology, engineering and neuroscience; and attracting academics, researchers and postgraduate students from around the world.
Recent projects include, for example:
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Working with the National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing (NBRUH) on hearing and learning in early childhood and auditory habilitation in hearing loss.
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CAPITAL (Curriculum And Pedagogy In Technology Assisted Learning) - a joint research project with the Teaching and Leadership Research Centre and Sero Consulting Ltd to carry out research into the future of learning with technology, including assessment; teaching approaches; formal and informal learning; personalisation and differentiation.
You can read more about current and recent projects by following the links in the left hand menu and visit our archive of all past projects to get a more complete idea of the range of research we are involved in.