Research & Expertise

How has research into online learning evolved over the past decade? What insights can researchers offer into how students learn, interact with educational technologies, and manage their own learning? Established in 2011, the International Laboratory of Research and Design in eLearning at the Institute of Education was one of HSE’s first international laboratories. Initially, its researchers focused on large-scale studies of educational inequality. Over time, their work shifted towards exploring the potential of digital technologies to address educational challenges, particularly through experimental research on digital learning.

Summer is traditionally a busy time for international research visits for colleagues at the International Laboratory of Research and Design in eLearning. This year, the Laboratory’s researchers presented their work at two major European education conferences.

A university degree may level one playing field, but it does not necessarily make graduates’ first steps into the labour market equal. A new study by Maksim Nikitin and Vera Maltseva from the Centre for Skills Development and Vocational Education examines how family background continues to matter after graduation—shaping not only whether young people find work, but what kind of work they do.