Research centres, groups and networks

Many of our research and knowledge exchange centres, groups and networks are internationally renowned.

Research centres

Our Research Centres are formal University groupings that bring together academics with shared research interests and an infrastructure to support research activities.

Centre for Research in Digital Education

Centre for Research in Education Inclusion & Diversity (CREID)

Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC)

Research groups

Research groups enable collaboration between our academics, research students, research practitioners and others.

Applied Coaching Science Research Group (ACSRG)

CES, formerly the Centre for Educational Sociology

Childhood and Youth Studies Research Group

Community Education Research Group (CERG)

Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) Research Group

Developmental Psychology in Education Research Group

Early Years Research, Policy and Practice Group

Edinburgh Critical Studies in Sport (ECSS) Research Group

Higher Education Research Group (HERG)

Human Performance Science Research Group

Philosophy of Education Research Group (PERG)

Physical Culture Research in Education (PCRE)

Sustainability in Education Research Group (SIERG)

Towards Intersectionality in Language Teacher Education (TILTED) Research Group

Research inter-disciplinary networks

We are home to several interdisciplinary Research Networks focused on emerging or established areas of expertise that may straddle existing centres.

Academy of Sport

Race and Inclusivity in Global Education Network (RIGEN)

Research-led Teacher Education Network (RTEN)

Scottish Centre for Olympic Research and Education (SCORE)

Cross-College centres/networks

Edinburgh Sports Medicine Research Network (ESMRN)

Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS)

Research, knowledge exchange and continuing professional development centres

Our Knowledge Exchange Centres are underpinned by excellent research, are closely connected with national or international policy and practice priorities, and have sustained relationships with an extensive range of external (non-academic) stakeholders.

CALL Scotland

Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Scotland

Observatory of Children's Human Rights Scotland

Professional Learning Office

Scottish Sensory Centre (SSC)

Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)

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