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 has been around since 1983 helping children and young people to overcome disability and barriers to learning, and to fulfil their potential.

The Critical Realism Study Group (CRSG) is a welcoming and intellectually engaging space for postgraduate taught and research students who are interested in learning more about critical realism.

We're Scotland’s United Nations University-recognised Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development.

We are a collaborative of Scottish organisations working to drive implementation of children’s human rights in Scotland, with local impact and global learning.

We have a wide range of courses, webinars and resources to support teachers' ongoing professional learning.

The Scottish Sensory Centre fosters educational, research and development activities relating to children and young people with a sensory impairment in Scotland.

STEP is a national knowledge exchange centre supporting equitable access to education for nomadic communities.