Institute for Education, Community & Society

Serdar Abaci
- serdar.abacied.acuk
- Moray House School of Education and Sport - Lecturer in Data Literacies and Digital Learning
- Centre for Research in Digital Education
Person: Academic: Research Active (Teaching)
Fatih Aktas
Person: Academic: Research Active
Aliandra Barlete
Person: Academic: Not Research Active

Exploratory analysis of inter-connected factors related to secondary school absenteeism: Caregivers’ perspectives
Carrick, A., Chen, R., Littlefair, D., Friedman, S., Mulholland, K., Hudson, K., Graham, P. L., Davies, C., Barker, L. & Cordier, R., 2026, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 136, p. 1-16 16 p., 102901.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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EcoARology: Using AR to empower children in the face of climate change
Beckingham, A., Pschetz, L., Manches, A. & Nissen, B., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. 46, p. 1-11 11 p., 100771.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Extended reality environments and child safety: Examining the emerging risks for child sexual exploitation and abuse and discussing prevention and response through a technologised neo-ecological perspective
Gaitis, K. K., Vermeulen, I., Stevenson, J. & Fry, D., Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. 83, p. 1-15 15 p., 100786.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Book launch: Ambivalent Activism: Working with Contradiction, Hesitation and Doubt for Social Change (10 December 2025)
Emejulu, A. (Chair), Kustatscher, M. (Chair) & Mcgregor, C. (Chair)
10 Dec 2025
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
From learning for unsustainability to unlearning for sustainability? Stuckness, disavowal and the importance of making space for ambivalence
Mcgregor, C. (Keynote speaker) & Christie, B. (Keynote speaker)
2 Dec 2025
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
From learning for unsustainability to unlearning for sustainability? Stuckness, disavowal and the importance of making space for ambivalence
Mcgregor, C. (Invited speaker) & Christie, B. (Invited speaker)
2 Dec 2025
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

2020 Springer Nature: China New Development Award
Knox, J. (Recipient), Wang, Y. (Recipient) & Gallagher, M. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Dissertation Award, Higher Education Special Interest Group
Lee, J. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
British Educational Research Association (BERA) Conference 2019: Special Interest Group 'Best Paper' award
Mcgregor, C. (Recipient) & Christie, B. (Recipient), 12 Sept 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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19 Active
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Skills Enhancement on the Move: Digital Pathways in Higher Vocational Education
Breines, M. (Principal Investigator) & Gallagher, M. (Co-investigator)
1/10/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
Higher Education Access Programmes and Connected Education: A Global South Delphi Study
Najjuma, R. (Principal Investigator) & Gallagher, M. (Co-investigator)
1/08/25 → 2/02/26
Project: Research
Co-Creating Climate-Resilient Community Centres in Scotland: A Community-Led Model for Just Transition
Bynner, C. (Principal Investigator)
20/05/25 → …
Project: Research

Filicide-suicide and filicide-parasuicide in the United Kingdom between 2005 and 2013: prevalence, characteristics and risk factors
Anderson, A. (Depositor), Taylor, J. (Project Leader), Soliman, F. (Creator), Lazenbatt, A. (Researcher), Devaney, J. (Researcher) & Arshad, R. (Data Manager), The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre, 31 Dec 2015
Dataset
Chance for Change
Anderson, A. (Depositor), Jones, C. (Creator), Welch, V. (Creator), Gadda, A. (Creator) & Arshad, R. (Data Manager), The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre, 31 Aug 2015
Dataset
Formulating foster care for the under 5s scoping study
Anderson, A. (Depositor), Taylor, J. (Creator), Jones, C. (Creator), Smith, C. (Creator), Moreton, L. (Researcher), Scullin, K. (Researcher), Mackay, K. (Researcher) & Arshad, R. (Data Manager), NSPCC, 1 Aug 2014
Dataset

Universities Challenged - BBC Radio 4
Bayne, S.
23/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
KNUST Welcomes Global Digital Education Leaders for E-Learning Week
Gallagher, M.
24/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Project or Organisational News Item
Futures in the Making: The Student-led Movement in Serbia
Milojevic, I. & Pantic, N.
11/07/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research