Dr. Ben Williamson

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ben Williamson is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, where he works in the Moray House School of Education and Sport and the Edinburgh Futures Institute. His current research focuses on the future of education in a digital world. He explores data-intensive practices in education, including the mobilization of data from biological sciences, biometrics, neurotechnologies, and bioinformatics. His work examines the influence of digital data on educational knowledge production and policy practices. He has published on topics such as Big Data and its implications for learning and policy. He maintains an active research blog, Code Acts in Education, where he discusses these themes and shares insights from his work. Ben also supervises PhD students in areas related to data metrics in education policy and the governance of educational technologies.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, Scotland

Teaching and researching in the field of Digital Education, focusing on big data and its impact on education.

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
Application Checklist
  • Academic transcripts
  • Personal statement
  • One academic reference
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Marketing