Education

Scottish Computing graduates are found worldwide, from start-up companies to global corporations; from school classrooms to specialist research labs. Scottish Universities were also amongst the first in the world to provide Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in Computing, and today, offer world class Computing education that fully spans the discipline.

All of this is underpinned by internationally leading research in Computing Education.

Funding for Education activities

SICSA Education focuses on understanding issues encountered within the field of Computing Education on a national level, enhancing collaboration across the core activities of undergraduate and postgraduate provision; representing common interests to government, to employer, professional and practitioner organisations; and to the wider education sectors.
We offer funding for events and activities which are focused on Computing Science and Informatics Education and we invite proposals at any time. 
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Upcoming events from SICSA Education

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Education directors

Dr Debbie Meharg
Director of Education
Debbie Meharg is an Associate Professor and Head of Applied Informatics within the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. Dr Meharg was appointed as SICSA’s Deputy Director of Education in 2023 and became Director of Education in January 2025.
Dr Areti Manataki
Deputy Director of Education
Areti Manataki is a Lecturer in Computer Science and a health data scientist. In her research, she employs artificial intelligence methods to improve the delivery of healthcare services. Dr Manataki started in the role of Deputy Director of Education in January 2025.

Education Champions

SICSA Education Champions represent each of our universities across Scotland, organising events and activities relevant to Computing Science Education including professional lectures, conferences, training and research studies.
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Learning & Teaching Scholars

L&T Scholars programme exists to provide development opportunities for learning and teaching staff across all of Scotland’s schools (or departments) of Computing Science.

The programme comprises a series of meet-ups, mentoring, and networking, designed to develop new scholarship ideas and explore innovative teaching practice. It is aimed primarily at early-to-mid career colleagues on ‘learning and teaching’ or ‘scholarship’ type contracts, for whom development opportunities are, perhaps, less readily available.
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Education news

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2024-25 L&T Scholars announced

By Dr Matthew Barr Congratulations to the colleagues below who have joined the 2024-25 SICSA L&T Scholar’s cohort! Imene Mitiche Glasgow Caledonian University  Martins Olaleye University of the West of Scotland  Joseph El Gemayel  University of Strathclyde  Shahid Mahmood Awan University of the West of Scotland Alistair Morrison University of Glasgow Verda Munir  Robert Gordon…

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Microbits on the Move

By Prof Judy Robertson, University of Edinburgh Overview  Microbits on the Move is a volunteering scheme in which Computer Science university students visit rural Scottish primary schools to teach children about computing using low-cost Micro:bit hardware. The aim of the scheme is to enable university students to share their expertise and love of computing, and…

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2024-25 SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme

By Dr Matthew Barr Early to mid-career colleagues involved in teaching Computing Science and related subjects at SICSA member institutions are invited to apply for the 2024-25 SICSA Education Learning & Teaching Scholars Programme. The Scholars Programme is designed to develop and support early-to-mid career CS academics with a focus on education. Successful applicants will…

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SICSA funding allowed student to attend the 14th ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing in Santa Cruz, USA

By Tong Xing 16 November 2023 As a third-year PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, I recently had the chance of participating in the 14th ACM Symposium on Cloud Computing in Santa Cruz, USA. This event proved to be an extraordinary journey, filled with learning and networking opportunities. Presenting My Research  One of the…

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SICSA Supporting the Launch of the Edinburgh University School of Informatics Computer Science Education Group

By Cristina Adriana Alexandru and Felipe Costa Sperb 14 November 2024 On the 4th of October 2023, a team of academics from the University of Edinburgh, led by Felipe Costa Sperb and Cristina Adriana Alexandru, launched the School of Informatics Computer Science Education (CSE) Group. This event, sponsored and endorsed by SICSA, aimed to enhance…

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