About
Professor Jen Ross is a Professor of Digital Culture and Education Futures at the University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Moray House School of Education and Sport. She serves as Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Digital Education and Associate Dean (Research Cultures) in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on digital education futures, cultural heritage engagement, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies like AI in higher education. She has supervised 17 doctoral projects, contributing to fields such as online learning, open education, and surveillance studies.
Dr. Ross holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh (2012) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her teaching includes leading courses on Education Futures and Digital Education at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Notable projects include co-developing the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC and leading initiatives like the 'Higher Education After Surveillance' network.
Her research publications explore postdigital education, speculative methods in pedagogy, and the intersection of technology with cultural heritage. Recent work addresses AI integration in schools and surveillance practices in academia. Key grants include the AHRC-funded 'Responsible AI in Education' project and the ESRC Impact Accelerator grant on AI futures.
She has collaborated with institutions like the National Science and Media Museum, World Bank, and Scotland’s Futures Forum. Her book Digital Futures for Learning: Speculative Methods and Pedagogies (2023) synthesizes her work on forward-thinking educational strategies.
