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Ubisoft unveils scholarship for Black UK students to support games career paths

Annual scholarship will provide £11,250 per year toward fees and living expenses, mentorship, and a three-month paid internship

By Rebekah Valentine

Can game studios radically transform how they hire?

Failbetter Games, Sports Interactive and TT Games discuss their approaches to improving diversity in recruitment

By Millicent Thomas

Flemish government embraces use of games in education

Game.Learn.Grow. toolbox helps teachers to integrate games like Assassin's Creed and Minecraft in their classes

Is the games industry open to working class people?

UK census data suggests it isn't -- here's what you need to know to give yourself the best chance, from people that built careers

By Jason Coles

From student to professional -- advice for the road ahead

Fundamentally Games' Emelie Edholm has some advice for students and graduates building a career in the games industry

By Emelie Edholm

EA, Microsoft and Epic Games join Raising Good Gamers' advisory board

The organisation announced its objectives to create a "more diverse, inclusive and positive online environment for youth"

By Marie Dealessandri

"Instead of recycling your machines, can you donate them instead, please?"

Digital Schoolhouse's Shahneila Saeed on how games companies can help bridge the "digital divide" to the UK's disadvantaged kids

By Matthew Handrahan

How the UK games industry and education should work together

The Games Education Summit revealed how to better prepare games graduates and improve diversity through education

By Christopher Dring

Digital Schoolhouse expands to Nigerian classrooms with Kucheza partnership

Kucheza Games will help UKIE-backed initiative deliver computer science lessons in Nigeria

By Matthew Handrahan

Roblox wants to teach kids how to spot fake news and be safe online

Firm rolls out free 'digital civility' course with 20 hours worth of educational content

By Alex Calvin

Craft, art, and science: Three ways of teaching game design

How can educational institutions best teach prospective designers in a way that prepares them for work in the industry?

By Toke Krainert

New research shows video games improve literacy

35% of the respondents said that playing games made them better readers

By Marie Dealessandri

Games Education Summit goes virtual on September 8th

Education event for the UK market to discuss the threats, changes and opportunities created by COVID-19 and Brexit

By Christopher Dring

Why Ian Livingstone is building a school

Industry veteran on the ethos behind Livingstone Academy and why "there's no point teaching children like robots"

By James Batchelor

Nazara Technologies buys majority stake in Paper Boat Apps

Indian firm raises stake to 51%, values the educational game developer at around $20m

By Matthew Handrahan

Ian Livingstone building new science and tech school The Livingstone Academy

Bournemouth-based institute will host 1,500 pupils, opens in September 2021

By James Batchelor

Tranzfuser selects 28 teams for 2020 competition

Teams of UK graduates will work over the summer to build playable demos of their games

Unity makes premium learning tools free on a permanent basis

More than 350 hours of online courses are now available to everyone due to ongoing impact of COVID-19

By Matthew Handrahan

This War of Mine will be added to school reading list in Poland

"I don't think we've ever encountered a game being officially included in the educational system on a national level as school reading"

By Matthew Handrahan

Ubisoft offers Assassin's Creed: Discovery Tour modes for free for one week

Educational explorations of ancient Greece and Egypt made available to encourage learning from home

By Rebekah Valentine

British Esports Association partners with Pearson on esports qualifications

New skills-focused BTEC courses will be the first of their kind

NACE partners with Skillshot Media for collegiate esports program

Partnership to offer $16 million in annual esports scholarships

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