Doctoral research and early career development

Supporting PhD and early career researchers working at the forefront of AI, education, and digital innovation.

We are committed to developing the next generation of researchers in AI and education. We provide:

• interdisciplinary PhD opportunities
• supervision across AI, education, and digital innovation
• access to collaborative research projects and datasets
• training in research impact and policy engagement
• integration into international research networks.

Areas of PhD focus

• Governing AI in education systems: policy, regulation and public value
• Responsible AI use in educational leadership: balancing innovation and accountability in professional contexts
• AI, cognition, and the future of learning: epistemology, agency, and cognitive development
• Professional judgment in the age of generative AI: reconfiguring expertise, responsibility, and accountability in education
• Developing responsible AI literacy in educational professionals: competence, ethics, and institutional safeguards.